Bates PanGulf, BM to end exclusive partnership

DUBAI — Global public relations consultancy Burson-Marsteller (B-M) and Dubai-based Bates PanGulf Public Relations (BPG PR) have agreed to end their exclusive partnership in the Middle East.

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Published: Wed 2 Aug 2006, 9:45 AM

Last updated: Sat 4 Apr 2015, 2:01 PM

The two companies — both affiliated with WPP — reached the decision after reviewing the implications of BPG PR's significant growth over the past 18 months and its increasing importance in the integrated service offering of its parent, the Bates PanGulf Group, as well as B-M's needs to focus on its own strategy in the Middle East.

B-M is part of the Young & Rubicam Group which is wholly-owned by WPP. Bates PanGulf Group is a joint venture with WPP.


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