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Bell Pottinger Group
Company typePublic Limited Company
IndustryCommunications
Founded1998
ServicesInternational strategic communications, Reputation counsel, Corporate and financial public relations, Political engagement and public affairs consultancy, Consumer PR services, Healthcare services, Environmental, corporate and social responsibility services, TMT public relations services, Business to business public relations, Crisis and Issues Management, Internal Communications and Change Management
WebsiteBell Pottinger Website

Bell Pottinger is a public relations agency based in London, England.[1] It is the PR division of its parent group Chime Communications plc.[2] The Bell Pottinger Group, has been ranked number one for the past four years in both the PRWeek and Marketing magazine league tables.[3][4]

Overview

The Bell Pottinger Group consists of 20 agencies, employs over 450 people worldwide and has UK offices in London, Cardiff, Macclesfield, Leeds and Liverpool.[5][6]

Internationally, Bell Pottinger has offices in Bahrain, Qatar, Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Hamburg, Munich, Brussels, Geneva, Boston, New York and Washington, D.C..[7]

Bell Pottinger offers consumer, corporate and financial, healthcare, technology, industrial, public affairs, public sector, corporate social responsibility, internal communication, crisis and issues management services.[8]

Bell Pottinger’s major brands include Good Relations, Harvard, Insight, Resonate, MMK, Corporate Citizenship, Ptarmigan Bell Pottinger and Pelham Bell Pottinger.[9][10][11][12][13][14][15]. Bell Pottinger donated £11,900 to the Conservative Party in the twelve months to September 2011.[16].

History

In 1998, Lowe Bell was renamed the Bell Pottinger Group.[17] In 2000 the Bell Pottinger Group acquired Harvard Public Relations and QBO, which was renamed Bell Pottinger Public Relations.[7][18] In 2001 Bell Pottinger acquired MMK in Germany and also The Smart Company, which was merged into Corporate Citizenship when the Group acquired it in 2007.[19][20] In 2003 Resonate, a consumer public relations company was set up.[21] In 2004 Bell Pottinger Communications USA was launched and in 2005 Bell Pottinger Middle East was launched with offices in Bahrain in 2009.[22][23] In 2009 Bell Pottinger Change & Internal Communications was launched and Ptarmigan in Leeds was acquired by the Bell Pottinger Group.[24][13]

Staff

Kevin Murray is Chairman of the Bell Pottinger Group.[25] Paul Bell is Chief Executive of the Bell Pottinger Group.[26]

Lord Bell is Chairman of the parent company, Chime Communications plc.[11]

Awards

Bell Pottinger companies have won a number of Awards in 2008/9 for their campaigns including:

Clients

Bell Pottinger clients include:

  • The government of Bahrain.[33]
  • Emirates Airline: Bell Pottinger won the global account in 2000, the account is managed by David Wilson.[34][35] In February 2001 Bell Pottinger landed the Chelsea/Emirates deal.[36]
  • Currencies Direct: this account was won by Bell Pottinger following a competitive pitch in 2008.[37]
  • Fortnum & Mason: first hired QBO Bell Pottinger in 2004.[38] Bell Pottinger handles its retail and brand PR.[39]
  • Milklink: hired Bell Pottinger initially in 2003.[40]
  • BPEX. In September 2007 Good Relations was briefed by BPEX, previously the Meat and Livestock Commission, to run a campaign to raise consumer awareness of the issue. The objective was to show that messages about the plight of pig farmers were reaching consumers in order to persuade supermarkets to increase the price paid to farmers. They came up with the ‘Pigs are worth it’ campaign.[41]
  • EADS:in April 2009 Bell Pottinger fought off six rival agencies to land a wide-ranging public affairs retainer with EADS.[42]
  • Airbus: the Bell Pottinger Group has worked with Airbus on UK government relations since 2004.[42]
  • The RSA Group appointed Fallon in advertising and Bell Pottinger in public relations in November 2009.[43]
  • PowerPerfector: the energy-consumption reduction technology company appointed Good Relations in September 2009, ahead of the UK government’s 2010 push on carbon reduction.[44]
  • Dutch oil company Trafigura.[45] In September 2009, a Guardian article claimed that Bell Pottinger was "appalled" by a report into the Trafigura toxic oil disaster by a UN Human Rights repporteur. The full Guardian article in the national newspaper alleged that Bell Pottinger had claimed the report was premature, inaccurate, potentially damaging, poorly researched and deeply flawed. The UN report listed 15 deaths and 108,000 medical consultations. The Guardian also claimed that, later, Trafigura agreed to pay compensation to 31,000 west African victims.[46][47] In October, 2009, Alan Rusbridger, editor of The Guardian, posited that Lord (Tim) Bell "will be in charge of attempts to reposition positive public perceptions of the Trafigura brand. He might, for instance, suggest they become an official sponsor of the British Lions tour of South Africa and an arts prize".[48]
  • Almac Group: a provider of integrated drug development solutions to the biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries, appointed Good Relations in March 2010.[49][50]
  • DWF: the national law firm’s Liverpool office appointed Bell Pottinger North in March 2010, the campaign is overseen by associate director Richard Clein.[51]
  • The government of Sri Lanka:[52]

Past clients include:

References

  1. ^ http://offlinehbpl.hbpl.co.uk/NewsAttachments/ORP/Top%20150%20Web%20Document1.pdf
  2. ^ http://www.iii.co.uk/investment/detail%3Fcode%3Dcotn:CHW.L&it%3Dle
  3. ^ http://www.prweek.com/uk/researchData/login/904498/
  4. ^ http://www.marketingmagazine.co.uk/news/774155/Marketing-League-Table-PR-leagues/?DCMP=ILC-SEARCH
  5. ^ http://en.factolex.com/Bell_Pottinger_Group:bell
  6. ^ http://doryoku.org/site/topic/6322691
  7. ^ a b Reuters http://www.reuters.com/finance/stocks/companyOfficers?symbol=CHW.L. {{cite news}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. ^ http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=46094782
  9. ^ http://www.mediaweek.co.uk/news/672108/Bell-Pottinger-catches-cricket-gambling-account/?DCMP=ILC-SEARCH
  10. ^ http://www.sabmiller.com/index.asp?pageid=149&newsid=415
  11. ^ a b http://www.prweek.com/news/rss/646479/POWER-BOOK-Britains-powerful/
  12. ^ http://www.onesource.com/free/Chime-Communications-plc/Company/Profile/427066
  13. ^ a b http://www.marketinguk.co.uk/New-Appointments%20/Nathan-Lane-is-the-new-MD-at-Ptarmigan-Bell-Pottinger.asp
  14. ^ PR Week news article http://www.prweek.com/uk/news/965046/Chime-merge-Pelham-PR-Bell-Pottinger-Corporate---Financial
  15. ^ company website http://www.chime.plc.uk/our-companies
  16. ^ "The biggest Conservative donors from beyond the Square Mile". The Bureau of Investigative Journalism. London. 30 September 2011. Retrieved 30 September 2011.
  17. ^ http://www.prweek.com/news/97497/
  18. ^ http://www.prweek.com/news/rss/547243//
  19. ^ a b http://www.prweek.com/uk/news/search/117587//
  20. ^ a b http://www.corporateregister.com/reportingpartners/profile/?num=123&t=c
  21. ^ http://www.prweekshowcase.com/agencies/resonate-communications-ltd/about/
  22. ^ http://www.prweek.com/uk/news/search/201385//
  23. ^ "PR of the Realm: Lord Bell on the art of communication". The Independent. London. 18 August 2008. Retrieved 26 April 2010.
  24. ^ http://www.prweek.com/uk/news/search/969356/Liam-FitzPatrick-rejoins-Bell-Pottinger-boost-internal-comms-practice/
  25. ^ http://www.cipr.co.uk/Training/conferences/internalcomms/2006/conference2006.asp
  26. ^ http://cde.cerosmedia.com/1M4ba9f9b487bbd012.cde/page/28
  27. ^ "Winners 2009". The Guardian. London. 25 September 2009. Retrieved 26 April 2010. [dead link]
  28. ^ http://community.footballpools.com/events/ballet/video/
  29. ^ Pidd, Helen (12 September 2008). "It's a beautiful game as ballet steps into football's shoes". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 26 April 2010.
  30. ^ http://www.bpex.org.uk/
  31. ^ http://www.pigsareworthit.com/
  32. ^ http://www.bpex.org/articles/298505/BPEX_Weekly__29_May_2009.aspx
  33. ^ "Mid-East unrest: Arab states seek London PR facelift". BBC News. 1 March 2011.
  34. ^ http://www.prweek.com/uk/news/search/102976//
  35. ^ http://www.prweek.com/uk/news/search/105923//
  36. ^ http://www.prweek.com/uk/news/search/106218//
  37. ^ http://www.prweek.com/uk/news/search/832592/Bell-Pottinger-wins-FX-brief/
  38. ^ http://www.prweek.com/uk/news/search/214697//
  39. ^ "David Hill: Blair's straight-talking PR man is back in business". The Independent. London. 5 November 2007. Retrieved 26 April 2010.
  40. ^ http://www.prweek.com/uk/news/search/175379//
  41. ^ http://www.pigsareworthit.com/
  42. ^ a b http://www.campaignlive.co.uk/news/900478/Bell-Pottinger-beats-rivals-EADS-brief/?DCMP=ILC-SEARCH
  43. ^ http://www.marketingmagazine.co.uk/news/950482/RSA-Group-hires-Fallon-300th-anniversary-ad-task/?DCMP=ILC-SEARCH
  44. ^ http://www.marketingmagazine.co.uk/news/939247/PowerPerfector-appoints-Good-Relations-PR-brief/?DCMP=ILC-SEARCH
  45. ^ http://www.prweek.com/uk/news/945360/Digital-expert-says-Trafigura-case-shows-why-comms-best/
  46. ^ Leigh, David (13 May 2009). "Papers prove Trafigura ship dumped toxic waste in Ivory Coast". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 1 May 2009.
  47. ^ Leigh, David (17 September 2009). "How UK oil company Trafigura tried to cover up African pollution disaster". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 1 May 2009. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |newspaper= (help)
  48. ^ Rusbridger, Alan (14 October 2009). "The Trafigura fiasco tears up the textbook". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 14 October 2009. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |newspaper= (help)
  49. ^ http://www.zenopa.com/news/19655280/Bell_Pottinger_subsidiary_wins_Almac_health_contract
  50. ^ http://www.prweek.com/uk/channel/healthcare/article/988488/Almac-Group-calls-Good-Relations-PR-support/
  51. ^ http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/ldpbusiness/business-local/2010/03/05/dwf-appoints-bell-pottinger-92534-25966319/
  52. ^ http://www.prweekus.com/pages/login.aspx?returl=/qorvis-to-provide-pr-support-for-sri-lanka/article/160555/&pagetypeid=28&articleid=160555&accesslevel=2&expireddays=0&accessAndPrice=0
  53. ^ http://www.france24.com/en/20081130-europes-last-dictatorship-gets-western-pr-makeover

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