Dentsu Aegis Network has acquired Perfect Relations Group, one of the largest PR groups in India. Perfect Relations will retain its branding and become a member of Dentsu Aegis Network India. Perfect Relations Group has 19 offices servicing Fortune 500 companies across 50 Indian cities. Its clients include Coca-Cola, Nokia, Bharti Airtel and Honda. Perfect […]
The Lifestyle Agency has won PR briefs from fashion brand Ruyi Lifestyle, ski resorts Chalet Rosiere and Megeve, and Val D’Isere’s luxury hotels Le Blizzard and Hotel Mourra. Ruyi Lifestyle has appointed The Lifestyle Agency to represent the fashion brand in the UK for the upcoming winter season. The agency will target fashion and lifestyle media, with a focus on health and fitness. The account […]
Grant Fisher has joined firstlight as associate director, and Kristen Barrett has joined as account director. Fisher joins from Ruder Finn, where he was associate director, developing and delivering global communications programmes. Barrett joins from Aurora Healthcare Communications and, prior to that, Atlantis Healthcare, where she focused on patient advocacy and media relations. Pat Pearson, […]
PR consultancy Spreckley has reaffirmed its commitment to Scotland by joining the Forth Valley Chamber of Commerce. Spreckley recently opened a satellite office in Stirling, Scotland, and has joined the Chamber to further capitalise on regional growth. The Chamber, which accounts for the central regions of Clackmannanshire, Falkirk and Stirling, provides its members with products […]
Claremont has been appointed by EngineeringUK to promote The Big Bang UK Young Scientists & Engineers Fair, which will run from 15 to 18 March 2017, for the second year running. Claremont, which was re-appointed following a competitive pitch, has been briefed to provide a media relations and social media campaign to drive attendance at […]
Abbey Road Studios, dubbed the “most famous recording studios in the world”, has appointed Starscream Communications as its PR agency, following a number of new developments planned for the iconic London-based music business. The agency’s appointment comes as Abbey Road Studios expands, creating two new rock and pop studios for emerging artists alongside a post-production […]
Speciality healthcare firm AXON Communications is establishing a Swiss operation. Claire Olivia Williams, who has been appointed vice president, will lead in the region. Williams is based in the city of Zug, close to both Basel and Zurich, and one of the country’s pharmaceutical centres. AXON’s Swiss operation will support global and European head offices of Swiss-based clients. […]
Michael Ann Thomas has joined APCO Worldwide to head up its technology practice in North America. A former Edelman executive, Thomas has joined APCO Worldwide as technology practice chairwoman for North America, responsible for all technology practice strategy and execution in the region, and for the growth of APCO’s global tech presence. Nelson Fernandez, chairman, […]
Three Little Birds PR and Business Development has been chosen by Dari Indera Villas and Spa to lead its consumer marketing, PR strategy and trade relations in the UK and Ireland, following a competitive pitch. Dari Indera Villas and Spa is a group of new luxury villas based in Bali. The inaugural villa, ‘the Muse’, […]
File hosting service Dropbox has hired 3 Monkeys | Zeno to handle its UK PR, following an in-depth agency review process. The UK agency, created through the merger of 3 Monkeys and Zeno earlier this year, will help the EFSS (Enterprise File Sync and Share) and Collaboration technology company, which has 500 million sign-ups worldwide, […]