When Stand Agency was briefed to celebrate the Diamond Anniversary of the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award and launch its new Diamond Challenge, the agency enlisted a host of celebrities, including Davina McCall and Arlene Phillips, to climb the equivalent of Ben Nevis in London’s Covent Garden. The results? A 163% increase in sign-ups for the new DofE Diamond Challenge. […]
DagangHalal, which says it is the first global e-marketplace to provide Halal verification on products and services, has brought in FTI Consulting ahead of its intended float on the London Stock Exchange’s AIM market next month. DagangHalal’s online database allows suppliers and consumers to deal with Halal products “with confidence”. The business increased its revenue by 187% […]
Lazarus Consulting, a consultancy for media and tech businesses, has launched a fundraising service to drive growth in comms companies and the wider media. In 2005, the consultancy launched to provide commercial advice, around strategic partnerships, to growth media businesses. Among its services, it partners with PR companies to advise their clients on revenue-growing commercial strategies. Its fundraising service will focus […]
Samsung Electronics UK has handed a PR brief to M&C Saatchi Sport & Entertainment to work across key sporting campaigns, including a revival of the Samsung School of Rugby campaign featuring Jack Whitehall. The agency, which won the account following a competitive pitch, will provide strategic consultation and activation support, covering Samsung’s global Olympic and […]
Marriott International has appointed Bacchus as the UK consumer and trade PR agency for five of its luxury lifestyle brands, following a competitive pitch process. Activity will focus on JW Marriott Hotels & Resorts, Autograph Collection Hotels, Renaissance Hotels, AC Hotels and Moxy Hotels. In addition to traditional media relations, Bacchus will develop brand campaigns […]
TodayTix, a free mobile app for purchasing theatre tickets, has brought in Frank to handle its PR in the UK. Established in 2013, TodayTix was co-founded by Broadway and West End producers Merritt Baer and Brian Fenty to offer an easy way to obtain theatre tickets. With a presence in both “homes of theatre” – Broadway and […]
Manifest London is providing pro bono PR support for CALM (Campaign Against Living Miserably), a charity dedicated to preventing male suicide, around its 10th anniversary this year. Founded in 2006 CALM, which counts Professor Green among its patrons, seeks to prevent suicide by providing a service for men who are down, or are in crisis. […]
FWD Group has been acquired by two of its existing directors, Gug Kyriacou and Elliot Lane, from founder Michael Gaughan, who remains as a consultant with the business. The details of the transaction haven’t been disclosed. Kyriacou and Lane joined the group, which includes research division FWD Research and investor content service business First Quartile, in 2013 and 2012, […]
Network solutions provider Brocade has appointed Kaizo as its EMEA PR agency as part of a global overhaul of its comms strategy. Kaizo will lead Brocade’s EMEA comms strategy, working closely with newly-appointed Ogilvy PR in the US and Havas Worldwide Siren in the APAC region (Asia-Pacific). The agency’s remit includes an EMEA content and co-ordination role, […]
Digital storage provider Gridstore has hired Spreckley as its retained PR agency in the UK and Europe. Spreckley will build Gridstore’s media profile in the UK among IT and other relevant trade media. It will also develop an analyst relations programme in the HyperConverged infrastructure (software-defined storage) and virtualisation (a category of data storage) market. The PR programme […]