Four Communications strengthens healthcare group with acquisition of Packer Forbes

July 5, 2016 /1 Comment/in /by

Four Communications Group today (5 July 2016) announced the acquisition of independent healthcare comms consultancy Packer Forbes. Packer Forbes provides PR, medical education, digital patient advocacy and access communications to blue chip pharmaceutical clients, including Actelion Pharmaceuticals, Gilead Sciences and Novo Nordisk. Packer Forbes will rebrand as Four Health Communications, and will sit within a […]

Newgate Communications hires senior partner

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Newgate Communications UK has appointed Charles Chichester as a new senior partner to lead its financial PR practice. Chichester will report to Steffan Williams, group managing director at Newgate and board member for Porta Communications, Newgate’s holding company. He will be responsible for growing Newgate’s client base, strengthening its offer and raising awareness of the company, particularly […]

Gorkana meets… Running

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In March, Running Fitness, the magazine for people who are passionate about running, rebranded as Running. Four months on, Gorkana‘s Ronan George catches up with editor Amy Curtis to find out why the title has done away with models on the cover to feature “real runners”, the type of runners she’s now looking to attract and what […]

Punch Comms’ Pete Goold: ‘Seize the opportunity of Facebook Live before it changes’

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Facebook Live has benefited a range of Punch Communications’ clients, according to its managing director Pete Goold, but PRs need to make the most of the opportunity before Facebook changes its rules. Goold told Gorkana that over the past six months Punch has seen an “unbelievably high level of interest among brands regarding Facebook Live, (more) […]

Jamie Hooper joins Buchanan

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Jamie Hooper joins Buchanan in the role of associate director. Hooper is a corporate and financial PR specialist whose experience includes positions at Spreckley Partners and financial PR firm Abchurch. Hooper specialises in the life sciences and technology sectors, and has advised various private and publically-quoted companies on their corporate and financial communication requirements. He […]

Bally names global PR lead

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Bally has brought in Michael Kors’ Hannah Thomas as global PR manager. Thomas was previously EMEA PR manager for Michael Kors, having joined the fashion label in 2015. While there, she worked on its Runway and Menswear collections in the UK, Scandinavia and the Netherlands, as well as franchise markets including Russia, Ukraine, Kazakhstan and […]

Eulogy to promote Education in Ireland

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Enterprise Ireland (EI), the Irish government body charged with the international growth of Irish enterprises, has extended its contract with Eulogy for a further two years. Eulogy, which has offices in Mumbai, Delhi and Bangalore as well as in London, will raise the profile of the Education in Ireland brand, which is managed by Enterprise Ireland. Through a […]

Video case study: Goodyear – launching the eagle

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Goodyear brought Bottle onboard for a creative and innovative campaign to launch a new tyre product. The video-led campaign raised brand awareness and reinforced Goodyear’s values through an artistic idea with a focus on social sharing.     Client: Goodyear PR Team: Bottle Timing: Video launched 29 April, 2016 Objectives: Goodyear asked Bottle to: “Make our new tyre […]

Just:: Health Communications rebrands as Havas Just::

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Following Havas’ acquisition of London-based Just:: Health Communications in June 2015, the agency has rebranded to Havas Just::. Havas Just::, which is part of the Havas Health group, continues to be led by its co-founders, Emma Crozier and Jennie Talman. Talman said: “We are proud to be part of Havas Health. We share the same passion […]

Finn Communications opens London office

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Leeds-based Finn Communications has officially opened its new London office today. Matt Bourn, who has joined the agency from MWW PR, heads up the new offer. The move is part of the 10 year-old agency’s plan extend its consumer, trade and corporate PR services to media brands, as well as bring new content and platform […]