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 […]
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 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, 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 […]
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 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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
International Greetings, a designer, manufacturer and distributor of gift packaging, cards and stationery, has appointed Redleaf Communications to handle its corporate communications. Rebecca Sanders-Hewett, MD, capital markets, Sarah Fabietti-Dallison, senior account manager, Helena Shadbolt, account manager, and Susie Hudson, account executive at Redleaf, will work on the account. Sanders-Hewett said: “We are delighted to have […]
Stuart Jackson, Nissan’s VP of comms, tells Gorkana about the lessons that have stayed with him since helping to launch the joint venture between Orange and T-Mobile in 2012 and explains why he co-authored The 4G Mobile Revolution: Creation, Innovation and Transformation at EE. Since its launch in 2012, EE has won multiple uSwitch awards as the fastest UK network and […]