Weber Shandwick has become the first global PR firm to adopt Facebook’s business platform Facebook at Work, after a successful pilot programme that began late last year. Facebook at Work lets staff create a work account, separate from their personal Facebook account, allowing them to interact with coworkers and share work, visible only to other […]
Logistics company Wincanton has hired creative comms agency Bray Leino to support the transformation of its digital assets and redesign its web presence. Bray Leino will aim to improve client journeys on the supply chain giant’s website. It will also raise the brand’s visibility and awareness online. Jon Hexter, Wincanton marketing director, said: “We were […]
FTI Consulting has hired Hanover’s Viv Jemmett as senior director in its digital team, reporting into MD and head of digital Ant Moore. Jemmett joins FTI’s 12-strong corporate digital team from Hanover where he was head of digital. He was previously head of online reputation management at Bell Pottinger, where he advised governments, international organisations and high-net-worth […]
Johnny Pitt, CEO of Launch PR, on roaring success, a very public penchant for chocolate and the worst thing anyone has said to him. Before I reach the office in the morning, I’ve already… Exercised. You’ll mostly find emails about…in my inbox. Ideas, results and people. I know I’ve had a good day if… I roar. My first […]
Bell Pottinger has made a number of senior appointments across its global network, including, in its London office, the promotion of Philip Pank (pictured) and Paul de Bendern, and the appointment of Hotwire’s Claudia Bate, to partner. Most recently, Bate was financial services and corporate lead at Hotwire, taking responsibility for its growth in the FinTech sector. Pank, […]
Consumer PR agency Rich Leigh & Company is providing pro bono PR support for new social enterprise Foodinate, which provides free meals to the homeless by working with local restaurants. Foodinate is a social enterprise designed to make a reduction in UK food poverty “as easy as dining at your favourite restaurants”. Every ‘Foodinate’ branded meal sold results in […]
The London Motor Show has appointed agencies Stature PR and 4mediarelations, both part of 4media Group, to handle the PR around its May event, following a competitive pitch. Held at Battersea Evolution from 5 to 8 May, the event will be the first London Motor Show since 2008, and will showcase a range of new cars, guest […]
Nuix, a cybersecurity and risk management company, has brought in Octopus Group to increase brand awareness in the “highly competitive” UK IT market. Octopus was hired for “its proven track record in the security and enterprise software space” and will develop content-led thought leadership campaigns with the aim of boosting awareness of the Nuix brand among key UK IT decision makers. […]
Golin UK has launched a “Life Time” scheme for its employees, which features unlimited holidays, flexible working and enhanced paternity pay and maternity leave, which it claims will help tackle diversity and the gender pay gap in PR. From 4 April, all 150 London employees will benefit from the Life Time scheme, which includes unlimited […]
Gorkana has a few places available at next week’s exclusive media briefing (5 April) with Jason Karaian, senior European correspondent at digital news outlet Quartz. One of the digital news success stories of the moment, Quartz describes itself as a digitally native news outlet, born in 2012, for business people in the new global economy. It […]