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January: The Economist reports on PR's growth through the recession (US focus)
January: Brunswick CEO Stephen Carter appointed as Gordon Brown's chief strategist (reported in The Times)
CIPR publishes draft Best Practice Guidelines for Environmental Sustainability Communications
May: Technology sector pioneer Text100 is 25 years old
February: CIPR publishes social media guidelines
January: Huntsworth merges its Trimedia and Harrison Cowley businesses to form Trimedia Harrison Cowley
December: Stephen Carter appointed as chief executive of Brunswick
October: Huntsworth plc acquires MMD
September: BusinessWire marks 100th anniversary of PR industry (US source)
The Guardian newspaper reports a Boom time for PR on the back of increased profits at Chime Communications
Financial Dynamics sold to FTI Consulting
August: Political row in UK over growth in numbers of government press officers (The Guardian 31 August)
PR Business closed as a weekly publication
March: PR Business launched as a rival to PR Week
April: Huntsworth merges with Incepta Group
February: Institute of Public Relations gains chartered status, becoming CIPR
Huntsworth acquires Sinclair Mason
Huntsworth acquires Harrison Cowley
IPR Diploma introduced
Peter Gummer made a life peer (becoming Lord Chadlington)
Chime Communications founded
Undergraduate PR degrees established at Leeds, Bournemouth and Plymouth (College of St Mark and St John)
PR Week bought by Haymarket
First postgraduate PR degree course established at University of Stirling
PR Week founded
Shandwick floated on London Stock Exchange
Shandwick founded by Peter Gummer
The Communications, Advertising and Marketing Education Foundation (CAM) established
Public Relations Consultants Association (PRCA) founded as a breakaway from the IPR
International Public Relations Assocation (IPRA) formally established in London
First British book on public relations published (Brebner, J**: Public relations and publicity.)
Institute of Public Relations (IPR) founded
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