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College Hill is an international business communications consultancy, which includes public policy advice.
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College Hill is an international business PR and lobbying firm.
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It claims to offer the services "needed to build and protect clients' reputations with their major stakeholders": Media relations, capital markets communications, government and regulator relations, internal communications, strategic research, brand positioning, design and online communications.<ref>[http://www.collegehill.com/about.php College Hill website], accessed Feb 2009</ref>
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On it's lobbying expertise, College Hill says:
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''"By advising clients of political and regulatory changes that will impact their business and when, with whom and how to engage on policy issues, College Public Policy consultants help their clients' bottom lines to grow and prosper."''<ref>[http://www.collegehill.com/expertise.php?sec=1&ter=4 College Hill website], accessed Feb 2009</ref>
  
 
==People==
 
==People==
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*[[Warwick Smith]], College Hill's lead lobbyist, head of its Public Policy division. Prior to joining College Hill, he was Chairman & Chief Executive Officer of [[Citigate]] Public Affairs. Before joining the public affairs industry, Smith was in government service for 16 years as a policy adviser, ministerial aide, and international negotiator. He is immediate past Chairman of the [[Association of Professional Political Consultants]] in the UK and is a past member of the Policy Committee of the [[London Chamber of Commerce and Industry]].
 
*[[Alex Sandberg]], Chairman. Sandbery, a board member of the [[Public Relations Consultants Association]] ([[PRCA]]) coordinated much of the financial PR industry's response to scrutiny by the [[Financial Services Authority]] in 2008. The FSA was concerned about the FSA lack of control that non-regulated bodies - PR companies, for exaample - had over sensitive information on public takeovers. The FSA's [[Ruth Gevers]] said: 'Our review noted there were areas of weakness in terms of confidentiality. This is not about us regulating the PR industry, it is about making a difference.' The financial PR industry has committed itself to self-regulation under a new set of 'principles of good practice'.<ref>[http://www.prweek.com/uk/news/article/821545/city-firms-self-regulate/ City Firms to Self-regulate] PR Week, 19 June 2008</ref>.
 
*[[Alex Sandberg]], Chairman. Sandbery, a board member of the [[Public Relations Consultants Association]] ([[PRCA]]) coordinated much of the financial PR industry's response to scrutiny by the [[Financial Services Authority]] in 2008. The FSA was concerned about the FSA lack of control that non-regulated bodies - PR companies, for exaample - had over sensitive information on public takeovers. The FSA's [[Ruth Gevers]] said: 'Our review noted there were areas of weakness in terms of confidentiality. This is not about us regulating the PR industry, it is about making a difference.' The financial PR industry has committed itself to self-regulation under a new set of 'principles of good practice'.<ref>[http://www.prweek.com/uk/news/article/821545/city-firms-self-regulate/ City Firms to Self-regulate] PR Week, 19 June 2008</ref>.
  

Revision as of 14:49, 16 February 2009

College Hill is an international business PR and lobbying firm.

It claims to offer the services "needed to build and protect clients' reputations with their major stakeholders": Media relations, capital markets communications, government and regulator relations, internal communications, strategic research, brand positioning, design and online communications.[1]

On it's lobbying expertise, College Hill says: "By advising clients of political and regulatory changes that will impact their business and when, with whom and how to engage on policy issues, College Public Policy consultants help their clients' bottom lines to grow and prosper."[2]

People

  • Warwick Smith, College Hill's lead lobbyist, head of its Public Policy division. Prior to joining College Hill, he was Chairman & Chief Executive Officer of Citigate Public Affairs. Before joining the public affairs industry, Smith was in government service for 16 years as a policy adviser, ministerial aide, and international negotiator. He is immediate past Chairman of the Association of Professional Political Consultants in the UK and is a past member of the Policy Committee of the London Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
  • Alex Sandberg, Chairman. Sandbery, a board member of the Public Relations Consultants Association (PRCA) coordinated much of the financial PR industry's response to scrutiny by the Financial Services Authority in 2008. The FSA was concerned about the FSA lack of control that non-regulated bodies - PR companies, for exaample - had over sensitive information on public takeovers. The FSA's Ruth Gevers said: 'Our review noted there were areas of weakness in terms of confidentiality. This is not about us regulating the PR industry, it is about making a difference.' The financial PR industry has committed itself to self-regulation under a new set of 'principles of good practice'.[3].

Contacts

The Registry Royal Mint Court London EC3N 4QN

T: +44 (0)20 7457 2020 F: +44 (0)20 7866 7900

www.collegehill.com


References

  1. College Hill website, accessed Feb 2009
  2. College Hill website, accessed Feb 2009
  3. City Firms to Self-regulate PR Week, 19 June 2008