News archives July 2001 News from clients KPMG: Hallmark PR has been appointed as consultancy for the whole Southern Business Unit that covers the international accountants and business advisors' offices in Gatwick, Reading, Southampton, Bristol, Cardiff and Plymouth. Working with SBU public relations manager Mandy Graham, the main activity is media relations. Account director Eva Lambert-Smith and director Helen Symes, supported by account executive Chris Skerry make Hallmark PR's team. Atlantic Housing Group has doubled its usage of Hallmark PR's services following a very successful initial six months. The Hallmark team under director Steve Osborne-Brown and account manager Fiona Peters has had strong praise from Atlantic, especially in creating a series of industry seminars. The first event in February on Best Value in Housing was commended by Atlantic's Business Review Manager Sharon Mitchell, who said: "Your attention to detail is second to none, and your commitment to making sure the event ran without a hitch is exemplary." uknetguide: A three-month media relations project was undertaken for uknetguide, which is a "portal of portals" group based in London. The campaign focused on raising the profile in a period of rapid growth during which at least one new site was being launched each month. The results included wide coverage in online media and strong support for uknetguide's advertising sales and marketing efforts. For further information contact Steve Wilson