Ascot Racecourse has promoted Ashley Morton-Hunte to corporate and racing comms manager. Previously, Morton-Hunte was press officer at the business, having first joined the racecourse in 2013. Before that, she held PR and marketing positions at a number of brands. In her new role, she will report to Nick Smith, director of racing and comms. […]
London Fashion Week has grown from an exclusive event which hosted previews of premium fashion lines months ahead, to an occasion where consumers can buy items “off the runway”. Comms pros from Portas, Push PR and W talk to Gorkana about how this has created a new media environment to work in. Ahead of London […]
Soho-based PR agency Seven Dials has been appointed by online stationery retailer Papier to handle its UK PR. Papier has briefed Seven Dials’ luxury lifestyle team to provide a robust press office and media relations strategy, as well as assist with targeted collaborations and raising the awareness of the brand. Papier was founded in London […]
Telecoms service provider Nexbridge has appointed MediaCityUK-based PR agency Rule 5 to provide media support for conference call provider WHYPAY? and non-profit fundraising platform The Wonderful Organisation. Rule 5 will also support Nexbridge’s rebrand later in the year. Kieron James, Nexbridge chairman, said: “We’ve appointed Rule 5 because they understood our businesses and have a strong […]
Salamander Davoudi, co-founder and managing partner at Tancredi, explains how Iran’s corporate environment makes it an exciting frontier for PR. Iran is emerging as one of the most exciting frontiers in the public relations business. For me, as a former journalist and current PR practitioner, the particularities of media relations and corporate communications in Iran are endlessly […]
The Playbook, a creative comms agency launched by Hanover Group in July, has appointed Pitch’s Nick Meakin to head of sport. Meakin has more than 10 years’ media and comms experience, including roles with the Football Association, H+K Strategies and Lexis. As new business director at Pitch, he has delivered campaigns for a variety of sponsors […]
Reusable cup company KeepCup has brought in Kin&Co to handle its UK comms activity, following a four-way pitch. Founded in Australia, KeepCup launched in the UK in 2012 and now sells in 32 countries through retailers including Oliver Bonas, Selfridges and Amazon. UK comms activity, which will initially run for three months, aims to help […]
Tech start-up specialist Clarity PR has appointed Liban Nooh as director of marketing. Nooh is currently the director of global marketing and business development at Racepoint Global, a PR and marketing agency. He will join Clarity’s leadership team in London with responsibility for managing and developing Clarity’s brand globally. Sami McCabe, Clarity’s CEO, said: “Having someone of […]
British brand Sellotape has handed a social media brief to Mercieca to raise the profile of its new ‘Don’t Come Unstuck’ campaign. Recently launched, the new ‘Don’t Come Unstuck’ campaign includes a re-launch of the British brand’s Facebook, alongside the introduction of Instagram and influencer identification. Targeting families and young professionals, the activity is key […]
L&Q, a London housing association, has appointed Grayling to a brief promoting The Quarry, its joint venture with the Anderson Group, in Erith, South East London. Grayling will provide L&Q with PR, social media management and community engagement services. Kathryn Ager, director at Grayling, said: “This is an incredibly exciting and ambitious development project which will transform an […]