Bell Pottinger (English Wikipedia)

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bbc.co.uk (Global: 8^th place; English: 10^th place)

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bdlive.co.za (Global: low place; English: low place)

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bell-pottinger.co.uk (Global: low place; English: low place)

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bellpottinger.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

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bellpottingerusa.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

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biznews.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

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businesslive.co.za (Global: low place; English: 5,879^th place)

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businessweek.com (Global: 712^th place; English: 526^th place)

investing.businessweek.com

"Bell Pottinger Group Ltd". Bloomberg BusinessWeek. Archived from the original on 6 January 2012. Retrieved 7 December 2011.

campaignlive.co.uk (Global: 3,580^th place; English: 2,187^th place)

Singleton, David (22 April 2009). "Bell Pottinger beats rivals to EADS brief". Campaign. PR Week UK. Retrieved 7 December 2011.
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cerosmedia.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

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chime.plc.uk (Global: low place; English: low place)

"Completion of Disposal". Market Announcements Monday, 2 July 2012. Chime Communications. Archived from the original on 14 January 2013. Retrieved 20 August 2012.
"Templeton Foundation Hires Bell Pottinger Business & Brand". Chime Communications. 9 April 2007. Archived from the original on 20 April 2012. Retrieved 7 December 2011.

chimeplc.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

"Chime Communications PLC ("Chime" or the "Company") A Vendor Placing and Cash Placing to Facilitate the Merger of Bell Pottinger" (Press release). London: Chime PLC. 15 January 2010. Retrieved 15 January 2015.

citizen.co.za (Global: 5,581^st place; English: 3,093^rd place)

"Campaign to name and shame Bell Pottinger executives grows". The Citizen. 2 April 2017. Retrieved 7 April 2017.
"Read: Alleged full report of Bell Pottinger's Gupta PR plan". The Citizen. 4 April 2017. Retrieved 7 April 2017.
"PR firm Bell Pottinger 'exposed' as masterminding Gupta plots". The Citizen. Retrieved 27 June 2017.

cityam.com (Global: 5,872^nd place; English: 3,264^th place)

Key, Alys; Harris, Julian (4 September 2017). "Bell Pottinger senior management criticised in damning South Africa report as chief executive resigns". City AM. Archived from the original on 4 September 2017. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
Turvill, William (11 September 2017). "Insiders are now expecting Bell Pottinger administration on Tuesday". City AM. Archived from the original on 11 September 2017. Retrieved 12 September 2017.
Turvill, William (25 September 2017). "Personality clashes and the poisoned client: The inside story of Bell Pottinger's collapse". City AM. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
Keown, Callum (17 April 2019). "Bell Pottinger partners could face legal action over disgraced PR firm's collapse". City AM. Retrieved 29 April 2019.
Warrington, James (23 October 2019). "Administrators hunt Bell Pottinger partners in bid to claw back 'excess' pay". City AM. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
Gill, Oliver (20 November 2017). "Bell Pottinger Middle East arm bought by London-headquartered PR firm Hanover". City AM. Archived from the original on 13 December 2017. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
Turvill, William; Key, Alys (5 September 2017). "Bell Pottinger faces client exodus: Top companies seek to distance themselves from disgraced PR firm". City AM. Archived from the original on 7 September 2017. Retrieved 7 September 2017.

companieshouse.gov.uk (Global: 2,657^th place; English: 1,638^th place)

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"J&H Communications Ltd". Companies House. Retrieved 5 April 2018.

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corpcommsmagazine.co.uk (Global: low place; English: low place)

Dunne, Helen (10 October 2017). "Bell Pottinger shareholders consider legal action". Corporate Communications. Archived from the original on 13 June 2020. Retrieved 13 October 2017.

corporateregister.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

"ReportingPartners Profile – Corporate Citizenship". Corporateregister.com. Retrieved 7 December 2011.

da.org.za (Global: low place; English: low place)

"DA to report Bell Pottinger to international PR bodies for unethical behaviour". Democratic Alliance. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
"DA will not pursue Bell Pottinger with CPIR, but we still want full disclosure". Democratic Alliance. 20 September 2017. Retrieved 20 September 2017.

doi.org (Global: 2^nd place; English: 2^nd place)

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economist.com (Global: 254^th place; English: 236^th place)

"A famous London PR firm suffers a PR disaster". The Economist. 7 September 2017.

everything-pr.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

Pace, Richard, "Bell Pottinger Wins: Bail Extended for Atlaf Hussain's Money Laundering Charges", Everything PR, 7 October 2015. Retrieved 9 October 2015.

fin24.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

"BREAKING: Bell Pottinger expelled from PR body for Gupta work". Fin24. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
"Crunch time for #BellPottinger over dirty tricks for Guptas' Oakbay". News24.co.za. 6 July 2017. Retrieved 6 July 2017.

fnlondon.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

Newlands, Chris; Pfeuti, Elizabeth (25 September 2017). "Departing Bell Pottinger staff told to share revenues". Financial News. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
Newlands, Chris (8 September 2017). "Bell Pottinger's £7m debt pile scares off bidders". Financial News. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
Newlands, Chris (23 January 2018). "Former Bell Pottinger partners angered by cost of wind down". Financial News. Retrieved 29 January 2018.

force.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

registerofconsultantlobbyists.force.com

"Register of Consultant Lobbyists". December 2016. Retrieved 6 June 2017.

ft.com (Global: 210^th place; English: 157^th place)

Mance, Henry (25 August 2016). "Lord Bell quits as Bell Pottinger chairman". Financial Times. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
Cotterill, Joseph (6 July 2017). "Public relations firm Bell Pottinger apologises over Gupta contract". Financial Times. Archived from the original on 6 July 2017. Retrieved 6 July 2017.
Bond, David; Cotterill, Joseph. "PR industry reads last rites for scandal-hit Bell Pottinger". Financial Times. Retrieved 6 September 2017.
Bond, David (4 September 2017). "Bell Pottinger rebuked in report into South Africa controversy". Financial Times. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
Cotterill, Joseph (12 April 2017). "Bell Pottinger drops Gupta-owned client amid South Africa tensions". Financial Times.
Cotterill, Joseph (30 June 2017). "Bell Pottinger orders review of South African role". Financial Times. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
Cotterill, Joseph (6 July 2017). "Public relations firm Bell Pottinger apologises over Gupta contract". Financial Times. Archived from the original on 6 July 2017. Retrieved 6 July 2017.
Cotterill, Joseph; Bond, David (5 September 2017). "Scandal-hit Bell Pottinger hires BDO to advise on sale". Financial Times. Retrieved 12 September 2017.
Bond, David (15 September 2017). "Heather Kerzner attacks 'cancer of a few people' at Bell Pottinger". Financial Times. Retrieved 27 September 2017.

globallegalpost.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

"Herbert Smith is 'owed nearly £1 million' after collapse of Bell Pottinger". Global Legal Post. 10 November 2017. Retrieved 10 November 2017.

gorkana.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

"Bell Pottinger launches luxury offer". Gorkana. 12 September 2014. Archived from the original on 11 March 2015. Retrieved 17 December 2014.
"Centrica has appointed Bell Pottinger as Group communications adviser". Gorkana. 20 February 2014. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 17 December 2014.
"AT&T Williams appoints Pelham Bell Pottinger to advise on IPO". Gorkana. 9 February 2011. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 17 December 2014.

holmesreport.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

"MHP Latest Agency To Snap Up Senior Bell Pottinger Execs". Holmes Report. 11 October 2017. Retrieved 13 October 2017.
Sudhaman, Arun (29 September 2017). "Klareco Restructures Ownership After Buying Out Bell Pottinger UK". Holmes Report. Retrieved 3 October 2017.

huffingtonpost.co.za (Global: low place; English: low place)

du Toit, Pieter (25 January 2017). "How Rupert Was Warned About Bell Pottinger: 'They're Behind It.'". HuffPost. Archived from the original on 7 April 2017. Retrieved 7 April 2017.
"Mngxitama On The Gupta Emails: It's A White Plot". Huffington Post South Africa. Archived from the original on 14 June 2017. Retrieved 27 June 2017.

ibtimes.co.uk (Global: 1,746^th place; English: 1,165^th place)

Rebello, Lara (3 October 2016). "Thatcher PR guru Lord Bell ran a $540m Pentagon false propaganda campaign in Iraq". International Business Times. Retrieved 8 September 2017.

independent.co.uk (Global: 36^th place; English: 33^rd place)

Brown, Colin (14 August 1997). "Labour advisers show ethical face of political lobbyists". The Independent. Archived from the original on 9 July 2022. Retrieved 15 September 2025.
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Kevin Rawlinson, "Revealed: lobbyists' plans to hijack 'people's petitions'", The Independent, 10 April 2012
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"The Transcript: 'David Cameron raised it with the Chinese Prime Minister'". The Independent. 5 December 2011. Retrieved 7 December 2011.
Newman, Melanie; Wright, Oliver (6 December 2011). "We wrote Sri Lankan President's civil war speech, say lobbyists". The Independent. Retrieved 9 December 2011.
Morris, Nigel; Sherwin, Adam (8 December 2011). "Reaction: Lobbying company faces investigation by its own industry". The Independent.
Pegg, David; Wright, Oliver (8 December 2011). "Wikipedia founder attacks Bell Pottinger for 'ethical blindness'". The Independent.
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Morris, Nigel (9 December 2011). "Parliamentary inquiry into lobbying to call Bell Pottinger executives as witnesses". The Independent. Retrieved 9 December 2011.
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latimes.com (Global: 22^nd place; English: 19^th place)

Dixon, Robyn (10 July 2017). "How a London PR firm was forced to apologize for sowing racial division in South Africa". Los Angeles Times. Johannesburg. Retrieved 11 July 2017.

legalweek.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

Evans, Joseph (12 September 2017). "Mishcons advises ex-Bell Pottinger partners at centre of scandal as Pinsents cuts ties with PR firm". Legal Week. Retrieved 27 September 2017.

liverpooldailypost.co.uk (Global: 9,591^st place; English: 5,872^nd place)

Houghton, Alistair (5 March 2010). "DWF appoints Bell Pottinger". Liverpool Daily Post. Retrieved 7 December 2011.

marketingmagazine.co.uk (Global: low place; English: 9,744^th place)

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mg.co.za (Global: 2,427^th place; English: 1,420^th place)

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moneyweb.co.za (Global: low place; English: low place)

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morningstar.com (Global: low place; English: 7,431^st place)

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news24.com (Global: 1,309^th place; English: 762^nd place)

Cronje, Jan (24 March 2021). "Masterminds behind Bell Pottinger's Gupta PR campaign lose bid to block legal action". News24. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
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prca.org.uk (Global: low place; English: low place)

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PRCA Public Affairs and Lobbying Register. Retrieved 7 September 2017.

prweek.co.uk (Global: low place; English: low place)

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"Top 150 PR consultancies". PR Week. Archived from the original on 2 December 2011. Retrieved 11 December 2011.

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prweek.com (Global: 9,825^th place; English: 5,405^th place)

Black, Alex (28 March 2007). "The Power Book: Britain's most powerful". PR Week UK.
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Cann, Richard (6 February 2004). "Chime opens Bell Pottinger USA to boost PA offer". PR Week UK. Retrieved 7 December 2011.^{[permanent dead link]}
Mattinson, Alec (24 November 2009). "Liam FitzPatrick rejoins Bell Pottinger to boost internal comms practice". PR Week. Retrieved 7 December 2011.
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Mattinson, Alec (14 January 2009). "Bahrain passes brief on to Bell Pottinger". PR Week. Retrieved 17 December 2014.
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Rogers, Danny (2 February 2018). "Former Bell Pottinger boss James Henderson launches new venture". PR Week. Retrieved 5 April 2018.
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Shelton, Ed (31 March 2000). "Stop Press: Bell Pottinger hires Wilson for Emirates". PR Week UK. Retrieved 7 December 2011.^{[permanent dead link]}
"Stop Press: Bell Pottinger lands Chelsea/Emirates deal". PR Week UK. 2 February 2001. Retrieved 7 December 2011.^{[permanent dead link]}
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Owens, John (4 November 2013). "Friends Life moves UK PR to former Chime bedfellows". PR Week. Retrieved 17 December 2014.
Mattinson, Alec (9 September 2013). "Bell Pottinger Pelham picks up FTSE 250 recruitment firm Hays". PR Week. Retrieved 17 December 2014.
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prweekus.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

Lee, Jaimy (4 January 2010). "Qorvis to provide PR support for Sri Lanka". PRWeek US. Archived from the original on 8 September 2012. Retrieved 7 December 2011.

s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

Bell Pottinger. "Oakbay Capital statement" (PDF). Retrieved 6 July 2017.

salon.com (Global: 456^th place; English: 300^th place)

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sky.com (Global: 431^st place; English: 274^th place)

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Kleinman, Mark (8 July 2020). "Former Bell Pottinger bosses face boardroom ban after PR firm's collapse". Sky News. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
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standard.co.uk (Global: 238^th place; English: 159^th place)

Lynch, Russell (11 September 2017). "Scandal-hit Bell Pottinger pair weigh lawsuit". London Evening Standard. Retrieved 12 September 2017.
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sundance.org (Global: 1,743^rd place; English: 1,059^th place)

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telegraph.co.uk (Global: 30^th place; English: 24^th place)

Withers, Ian (4 September 2017). "Bell Pottinger kicked out of PR trade body as report slams 'race hate' South Africa campaign". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
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thebureauinvestigates.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

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"Bell Pottinger 'incited racial hatred' in South Africa — The Bureau of Investigative Journalism". Thebureauinvestigates.com. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
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thebusinessdesk.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

Barry, Chris. "Bell Pottinger North reborn as Good Relations". TheBusinessDesk.com. Retrieved 20 August 2012.

thedailybeast.com (Global: 330^th place; English: 222^nd place)

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thedrum.com (Global: 5,929^th place; English: 3,383^rd place)

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theglobeandmail.com (Global: 293^rd place; English: 203^rd place)

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theguardian.com (Global: 12^th place; English: 11^th place)

Sweney, Mark (31 May 2012). "Chime agrees £20m Bell Pottinger sell-off". The Guardian. Retrieved 17 December 2014.
Inman, Phillip (3 September 2017). "Bell Pottinger chief quits ahead of ruling on race hate campaign claims". The Guardian. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
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