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How-Do’s man in Beijing, Tony Murray checks out the online presence of some of the region's PR consultancies and asks just how Flash are the region’s web spinners? Comments (4)
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Wood dreams of creating an acclaimed new creative talent pool at Lime Pictures

Tony Wood, creative director of Lime Pictures in Liverpool (formerly Mersey TV), has been tasked by the company’s owners, ALL3MEDIA, with building Lime into the UK’s largest and most prestigious drama production company.
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Editor, author and PR – but not necessarily in that order

Jane Wolstenholme likes to be tested. The former editor of the Daily Post, published author in waiting and currently PR person, doesn’t get easily bored. She just needs regular bouts of fresh challenges.
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Agency planner Charlie Varley relishes his move north

Media buying agency, MediaVest Manchester, is bigger than most people realise. Its Manchester HQ employs over 160 staff and total group numbers are above 200.
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Dickinson back to build – not close

Rumours about Mark Dickinson’s new role at Trinity abound. Prior to his return from Birmingham eight weeks ago, the word on the streets was, among other weird and wonderful conspiracy theories, that he was coming back to shut the Post. Comments (3)
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Icons of yore – part two

Tony Murray, How-Do’s man in Beijing, casts his eye over three more Manchester media legends: Paul Carroll, Ray Sale and Robert Johnstone. Comments (1)
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BDH restructures and rekindles its creative edge

BDH\TBWA, arguably Manchester’s best known ad agency over the past 20 years, has changed the way it works. “We have” says managing director Nick Brookes “a new re-energised organisation.” Comments (2)
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GMG Radio regional MD wants to make Century the UK’s biggest station and Smooth the most profitable

Roy Bennett, the newly appointed head of GMG (Guardian Media Group) Radio North West, now has three stations to manage - Century, Smooth and next year’s debutante Rock Talk.
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Battle of the Red Rose lifestyle magazines

Lancashire Life, the flagship brand in Archant’s fast growing stable of monthly lifestyle magazines, is facing one of its toughest tests in its genteel 60 year history of chronicling the lives and loves of Lancashire’s county set. Owen Oyston, Lancashire Life’s flamboyant former owner, wants his business back. Comments (13)
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You’ve heard of Web 2.0. Now here’s Research 2.0…

You’ve heard of Web 2.0. Now here’s Research 2.0…A virtual life in Manchester proves good business for web evaluators. Comments (1)
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