ARK Skincare briefs RKM Communications

British-made skincare brand ARK Skincare has brought in RKM Communications to handle its PR. The agency has been briefed to raise the profile of the ARK brand, highlighting its use of natural ingredients and core ranges, which include ageprotect, for women in their teens and 20s, agedefend, which is targeted at women in their 30s […]

Only By Nature chooses Nudge PR

Nudge PR has won an ongoing PR retainer for Only By Nature frozen yoghurts, with a brief to increase B2C and B2B brand awareness. Made with the Stevia leaf for no added sugar, Only By Nature’s Frozen Yoghurts claim to be the lowest calorie frozen yoghurts on the market and are gluten-free and vegetarian friendly. […]

Optimum Nutrition goes for Speed

Sports nutrition brand Optimum Nutrition, creator of whey protein Gold Standard Whey, has chosen Speed Communications to deliver a number of campaigns for the brand, ahead of a new initiative launch for its consumers to mark its 30th anniversary this year. The agency, which is part of part of The Mission Group and won the […]

Behind the Headlines with 3 Monkeys Zeno’s Tristan Pineiro

Tristan Pineiro, co-head of 3 Monkeys Zeno’s consumer practice, reveals how he got a starter lesson in the importance of branding, recalls his first, unintentional, pitch to a journalist and wonders why “street food” is a thing. Before I reach the office in the morning, I’ve already… Walked Tuppence, my Jack Russell, spent an hour in […]

W promotes Sophie Raine to director

W has promoted its head of brand, Sophie Raine, to director, just over two years after she first joined the agency. Raine, who joined W in 2014, has helped grow the agency’s brand division, which has already brought in Lidl and V Festival as clients this year. She has also helped grow W’s Unilever portfolio. In her […]

RMS asks Aspectus to provide comms

RMS, the global catastrophe risk modelling company, has hired Aspectus to grow its presence beyond insurance sector and trade press. RMS and the financial services communications team at Aspectus aim to earn coverage within “wider” finance and business publications. Together, they plan to run a number of integrated campaigns throughout the year – from thought […]

HR tech company appoints Man Bites Dog

LaunchPad Recruits, an HR technology company, has appointed Man Bites Dog to support its next phase of growth. Man Bites Dog will work alongside the business on an integrated communications programme to build brand awareness and enhance the company’s profile among HR and recruitment professionals and the wider business and investment community. Kirstie Kelly, director […]

Lloyd’s of London hires Harvard

Lloyd’s of London has hired Harvard PR, part of Chime, with the aim of positioning the insurance giant as a global leader in cyber insurance. Harvard will develop a new narrative and messaging to be used by Lloyd’s to tell a consistent story around cyber risk, and to support its ‘reputation for genuine innovation’. Stewart Todd, head of […]

Law firm Nabarro appoints Rostrum

Nabarro, the international law firm, has appointed Rostrum to assist with a project that will raise its profile among technology companies in the UK. The project will consist of a research report, social media content and a media relations campaign. Alex Bellinger, head of communications at Nabarro, said: “The Rostrum team impressed us with their ideas, […]

The BIG Partnership reports new client wins

Claiming to be Scotland’s largest independent PR and digital marketing agency, The BIG Partnership‘s Aberdeen office has secured new client wins worth over £350,000 in the first half of 2016. included in this total is BIG’s first contract with a Middle Eastern company, The Bahrain Petroleum Company (BAPCO). Zoe Ogilvie, director and head of BIG’s Aberdeen […]