With more than a third of PR professionals saying they have experienced, or been diagnosed with, mental illness, Amanda Powell Smith, CEO of Forster Communications, believes there is no excuse for the industry not to tackle this growing issue. At Forster, we have been working with Business in the Community and Public Health England to […]
The elections for Mayor of London had the capital in a buzz. With the end of Boris Johnson’s reign, many took to social media to discuss who the next successor would be. In primarily a Labour vs. Tory debate, we’ve taken a look at the conversation and selected some key highlights. Infographic produced by Emma […]
FT-owned title The Banker has appointed Launch PR to promote its annual ranking of the Top 1000 World Banks for the sixth consecutive year. Launch PR is set to focus on publicising the Top 1000 World Banks ranking to media outlets in Europe, Asia and the US. The list has been running since 1970 and evaluates each […]
European stock exchange Euronext has retained Montfort Communications as its UK strategic communications adviser. Hugh Morrison, Montfort’s founding partner, will lead the account team working with Stéphane Boujnah, Euronext CEO and chairman and Pauline Bucaille, chief communications officer of the exchange. Euronext has more than 1,300 listed issuers, together worth more than €3 trillion in […]
Champagne Nicolas Feuillatte, the third largest retail Champagne brand in the UK, has handed a PR brief to Sopexa UK, as it celebrates its 40th anniversary. The brand is looking to “reconnect with its history and DNA” and Sopexa’s campaign will focus on actively working with consumer and trade media to raise the profile of the […]
Spider PR has been appointed to handle the social media strategy for Typhoo, with a brief to promote the tea brand’s current advertising campaign, ‘Great moments. Great brew. Always Typhoo’. Spider PR will work to enhance Typhoo’s key message that “great moments always begin with a great brew”. A key part of the campaign will […]
Brighton-based healthcare comms specialist Pegasus has been acquired by UDG Healthcare, a FTSE 250 listed international provider of outsourced healthcare services, for £16.8 million. The deal involves a £10.1 million initial consideration followed by £6.7 million deferred over a three year earn-out. The proceeds will be shared between a number of Pegasus shareholders. The Pegasus board will […]
Specialist management consultancy, Parker Fitzgerald (PFG), has appointed Newgate Communications to advise on its corporate communications and marketing strategy. The Newgate team will be led by group managing director Steffan Williams (pictured) and supported by Alistair Kellie, partner at the agency. Newgate will work with sister company 2112 which will provide marketing and design consultancy. PFG provides […]
News apps and new software are growing in importance for newsbrands and have even changed the dynamics within newsrooms and the way journalists work. Comms professionals from Newgate, W and Golin discuss how this has affected PR. As the closure of national newspaper The New Day has shown, it now difficult for titles to survive without a solid digital […]
Taylor Herring has unveiled its latest creative for the Kellogg’s #GreatStarts Olympic Campaign, releasing a video of team GB athlete Louis Smith demonstrating a “unique” breakfast gymnastics routine. The video and picture led content follows the launch campaign 100 days ahead of the Rio Olympics, which saw Smith team up with Sir Steve Redgrave and […]