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| − | '''John Coyle''' was a PR | + | '''John Coyle''' was a well-known financial PR who worked with [[Brian Basham]] at [[Broad Street]] PR. |
==Broad Street Associates== | ==Broad Street Associates== | ||
| − | Coyle joined forces with [[Brian Basham]], founder of the PR firm [[Broad Street Group]]. According to ''PR Week'': | + | Coyle joined forces with [[Brian Basham]], founder of the PR firm [[Broad Street Group]] in 1976. According to ''PR Week'': |
:together they built Broad Street into a pounds 15 million public company with a reputation for high-profile and aggressive PR, together with an equally high-octane lifestyle. <ref> Steve Bevan, [http://www.prweek.com/uk/news/94469/ Profile: Brian Basham, Warwick Corporate: PR man who’s up for a fight - Brian Basham faces 1997 with expansion, instead of libel suits, on his mind], ''PR Week'', 10 January 1997, acc 27 January 2012 </ref> | :together they built Broad Street into a pounds 15 million public company with a reputation for high-profile and aggressive PR, together with an equally high-octane lifestyle. <ref> Steve Bevan, [http://www.prweek.com/uk/news/94469/ Profile: Brian Basham, Warwick Corporate: PR man who’s up for a fight - Brian Basham faces 1997 with expansion, instead of libel suits, on his mind], ''PR Week'', 10 January 1997, acc 27 January 2012 </ref> | ||
| − | Another | + | Another account described him as: |
:Johnny was a colossus who bestrode City PR in the 1980s. He built Broad Street Associates with Brian Basham and between them brought a new meaning to the contested takeover bids of that boom era. Johnny started half-a-dozen other PR companies, married and divorced many times, made two fortunes and lost them both, was declared bankrupt and probably made as many enemies as he did friends.[http://www.profile-extra.co.uk/articledetail.aspx?page=ECB0ED07-A810-4CC1-9B75-594D1A997545&article=DE9E34F3-7DFB-4BC7-8BD0-5B1CD949E01D Coyle a tough player in corporate world], Profile Extra, [[CIPR]] web journal Publication Date : 30 June 2006 . | :Johnny was a colossus who bestrode City PR in the 1980s. He built Broad Street Associates with Brian Basham and between them brought a new meaning to the contested takeover bids of that boom era. Johnny started half-a-dozen other PR companies, married and divorced many times, made two fortunes and lost them both, was declared bankrupt and probably made as many enemies as he did friends.[http://www.profile-extra.co.uk/articledetail.aspx?page=ECB0ED07-A810-4CC1-9B75-594D1A997545&article=DE9E34F3-7DFB-4BC7-8BD0-5B1CD949E01D Coyle a tough player in corporate world], Profile Extra, [[CIPR]] web journal Publication Date : 30 June 2006 . | ||
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==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
Revision as of 11:43, 22 February 2012
John Coyle was a well-known financial PR who worked with Brian Basham at Broad Street PR.
Broad Street Associates
Coyle joined forces with Brian Basham, founder of the PR firm Broad Street Group in 1976. According to PR Week:
- together they built Broad Street into a pounds 15 million public company with a reputation for high-profile and aggressive PR, together with an equally high-octane lifestyle. [1]
Another account described him as:
- Johnny was a colossus who bestrode City PR in the 1980s. He built Broad Street Associates with Brian Basham and between them brought a new meaning to the contested takeover bids of that boom era. Johnny started half-a-dozen other PR companies, married and divorced many times, made two fortunes and lost them both, was declared bankrupt and probably made as many enemies as he did friends.Coyle a tough player in corporate world, Profile Extra, CIPR web journal Publication Date : 30 June 2006 .
- ↑ Steve Bevan, Profile: Brian Basham, Warwick Corporate: PR man who’s up for a fight - Brian Basham faces 1997 with expansion, instead of libel suits, on his mind, PR Week, 10 January 1997, acc 27 January 2012
