Emirate Ras Al Khaimah’s Tourism Development Authority has appointed Rooster PR as its retained PR agency following a competitive pitch. Rooster will use creative campaigns and activations as well as media and influencer relations to raise awareness of the region as a destination for adventure, wellness and beach tourism in the Middle East. The agency will […]
Three former members of Midas PR’s senior team have launched Colour PR, a new London-based agency catering for the creative, entertainment and leisure sectors. Founding directors Daniel Freeman, Zekra Rahman and Liz Mallett will use their combined 30 years’ experience in PR, journalism and marketing to work with consumer and B2B brands in the arts, […]
Chris Jackson, deputy editor and head of editorial research at Spear’s magazine, discusses his promotion, the magazine’s content and why it is considered the “bible of the banking fraternity”. Congratulations, you’ve just been promoted to deputy editor! What does your new role involve? Are you bringing any new features to the magazine? The role is […]
Centropy PR has expanded following five months of successive growth which have seen its client portfolio reach double figures. The agency’s client wins include FTSE 250 brands FDM Group and the Corsham Institute, as well as an advisory role with leading technology industry body techUK. As a result, Centropy has hired five new staff and relocated from Richmond to the […]
Home fragrance brand Wax Lyrical has appointed Wolfstar to plan and implement an influencer marketing strategy. Wolfstar will help the brand use media influencers to secure coverage across blogs and YouTube to raise awareness of the brand and its British heritage to new customers. The agency’s first campaign for Wax Lyrical will involve supporting the […]
Paul Lamkin, co-founder of Wareable and new sister site The Ambient, explains why he set up a site dedicated to smart homes with fellow co-founder James Stables, the site’s audience and the item he’d buy for a smart home. Can you give us a brief description of The Ambient? The Ambient is designed to be the first and […]
WPP has merged Cohn & Wolfe and Burson-Marsteller to form Burson Cohn & Wolfe, creating one of the world’s largest full-service comms agencies. Cohn & Wolfe CEO Donna Imperato will lead the combined agency and Don Baer, Burson-Marsteller’s worldwide chair and CEO, will become chairman of Burson Cohn & Wolfe. The combined group will encompass more […]
Strategic comms consultancy Hudson Sandler has appointed Andrew Leach as a partner. Leach rejoins the business after spending five years at MHP Communications as managing director, after fulfilling the same role at Hudson Sandler. Prior to his PR roles, Leach was a specialist business journalist who covered the City’s “Big Bang” in the 1980s through to […]
Arriva Buses has appointed Smoking Gun to manage its media relations and lead its national PR campaigns across UK regions. Arriva’s brief includes promoting its commitment to the environmental agenda and its development of eco-technology, as well as its CSR projects. Smoking Gun will also support on stakeholder relations, crisis management and internal comms strategy. The […]
FleishmanHillard Fishburn has appointed Lyndsay Haywood as director of business development in its London office. Haywood will support new business opportunities across all of the agency’s practices. She was previously a partner and director at Lansons. In her 17 years at the agency she directed its corporate, crisis and B2B accounts. She was also responsible […]