Five months after the launch of lifestyle website Lovin Dubai, Gorkana’s Jessica Lester talks to editor Devinder Bains about why the title is “BuzzFeed meets Time Out“, the attributes of a good PR relationship and top tips for catching her eye with a good story. Lovin Dubai launched in November 2015. How did it come about and […]
Speed Communications has been retained to manage the global PR for The World’s 50 Best Restaurants, as the brand embarks on its first global tour. The World’s 50 Best Restaurants provides an annual snapshot of the leaders in the global gastronomic scene. It claims to champion the development of gastronomy worldwide, discovering new trends and talents. Organised […]
The squads for this Sunday’s (10 April) annual football and netball showdown between PRs and journalists have been announced. Sunday sees the Bank of England Sports Centre in Roehampton open its doors to more than 60 sporting hopefuls as the Flaks look to avenge the “dispiriting white wash of last year”. The charity event, now in […]
International investment management business Fidante Partners has appointed Montfort Communications to develop and implement a global communications programme. Fidante is an Australia-headquartered business that expanded last year with the acquisition of Dexion Capital, the European alternative investments firm . Earlier this year Dexion was rebranded as Fidante Capital as part of a Fidante brand relaunch […]
Free business newspaper City AM is planning to allow companies to publish their own content on its website in return for a monthly fee. The CityTalk product is the idea of chief operating officer Charles Yardley, whose previous role was EMEA MD for Forbes, a business publication which has a similar system. CityTalk, the new […]
Narda Shirley, founder of Gong Communications, on corporate reputation, working for challenger brands and misconceptions about PR. What media are you consuming on your way in to the office? I listen to Radio 4 in the car on my drive to the station, then I scan Twitter on the train. The amount of video on […]
The Entertainment Retailers Association (ERA), the UK trade body that represents digital and physical retailers of video, music and games, has named Universal Pictures’ Lynn Li as its new director of marketing and comms. Li previously led the international publicity functions for Universal Pictures Home Entertainment and 20th Century Fox International Home Entertainment until 2014. […]
British transport group FirstGroup has extended its relationship with Mischief PR by handing the agency a consumer PR brief for its TransPennine Express franchise. In December, Mischief supported FirstGroup’s announcement of its successful bid for the TransPennine franchise, which links major urban areas including Newcastle, York, Leeds, Sheffield, Manchester and Liverpool. The agency provided a […]
One of the world’s largest sailing regattas, Cowes Week, has appointed luxury boutique agency Gabrielle Shaw Communications to handle its PR as it reaches its 190th year. Cowes Week, which takes place from 6 to 13 August this year, has seen the globe’s most talented sailors and Olympians compete alongside seasoned amateurs and novices along the shores of […]
When Harley-Davidson wanted to tap into its target audience of touring motorcycle riders, Lexis set in motion an evolving ‘Discover More’ competition that would offer one lucky biker, selected from more than 10,000 entries, the chance to create the ultimate European biking adventure. Campaign: Discover More 2014/15 Client: Harley-Davidson PR Team: Lexis Timing: Winter 2014 – Summer 2015 Overview […]