Omnicom-owned Portland has hired former Ketchum director, Daniel Beach, as director at Portland Health. John Clarke joins the consultancy as associate director for policy and public affairs. Beach’s experience spans agency and in-house roles. In his new position, he will support pharma and med tech clients, strengthening Portland’s global product communications capability. He said: “Portland stands out among […]
Martin Farrar-Smith, branding and design director at Manifest London, believes agencies need to think less about media coverage and more about changing things, says all Manifest’s campaigns need to to be “bold, brilliant and beautiful”, and wants to get his hands on a brief from Liverpool Football Club… Describe the current state of the comms industry in […]
Rooster has been handed a UK media relations brief by CityUnscripted, a new personalised travel service, which offers travellers planning and booking tools to help them get to know a city “through the eyes of a like-minded local”. CityUnscripted launched in London in April 2016 with a database of ready-made tours and an online TripPlanner […]
Matthew O’Keeffe has joined FTI Consulting as a managing director in its Industrials & Special Situations team. O’Keeffe joins FTI with more than 20 years of experience working as a sell-side analyst at a number of major investment banks. His most recent post was a senior analyst role at Berenberg Bank, and he has worked at Merrill […]
Interbrand’s Best Global Brands report has launched, identifying the 100 most valuable brands and automotive companies are leading the way. Media experts tell Gorkana why car brands are building on their strengths in terms of reputation and why Tesla is growing up fast. A ‘valuable brand’, according to the global brand agency’s ISO-approved report, is considered in light of three key […]
Kuwaiti European Holding Group (KEH) has brought in Newgate Communications as its retained PR agency, with a combined financial and corporate brief. KEH is headquartered in London and is the holding company for a group of businesses operating in the financial services, leisure and healthcare sectors. It was established in 2008 and concentrates its investments in the UK […]
The Great British Exchange, which supports British manufacturing and local suppliers, has named Golley Slater PR North as its PR agency and preferred PR supplier to its 500 supplier businesses. Harrogate-based Great British Exchange (GBE), which launched in 2014, sources British products from all around the UK to make them easily accessible on the high […]
Motorcycle manufacturer Triumph Motorcycles has handed a UK PR and social brief to automotive and sports brand specialist Performance Communications, following a competitive pitch. The 50-strong agency has been briefed to support the Hinckley-based British motorcycle manufacturer as it looks to grow its brand position both within and outside of the traditional two-wheeled specialist media […]
Rocket Software has appointed Fourth Day PR as its UK PR agency, following a competitive review. Rocket Software helps companies run critical infrastructure and business processes while extending technology investment to embrace mobile, business analytics, cloud services and other innovations. Fourth Day will focus on raising Rocket Software’s UK profile as experts in infrastructure solutions among senior […]
Infinite Global, an international professional services comms consultancy, has hired Benjamin Thiele-Long as an account director in London. Thiele-Long joins Infinite Global from global law firm King & Wood Mallesons, having previously been a consultant at Pagefield Communications. He has more than seven years experience as a criminal and regulatory barrister. Thiele-Long also has experience across a broad […]