This week’s PR news in brief (5-9 March)

Here’s a round-up of the week’s essential PR news, featuring Centropy PR, Henman Communications and Cision’s exclusive International Women’s Day profiles. Thought leadership To celebrate International Women’s Day, Cision spoke to eight industry-leading women about the state of equality in the industry and what it takes to succeed in PR. Launch director Niki Wheeler looks back on […]

Celebrating women in rock with Classic Rock’s Sian Llewellyn

Classic Rock editor Sian Llewellyn talks about profiling the world’s greatest female rock stars, her relationship with PRs and how to get up-and-coming acts featured in the magazine. Last month, Classic Rock, Metal Hammer, Prog and TeamRock.com celebrated women in rock music. What inspired you to honour the world’s great female artists? The catalyst was […]

Matthew Peltier joins Brands2Life as head of film

Brands2Life has appointed Matthew Peltier as its head of film, with a brief to develop and grow the agency’s film offering. Peltier previously helped establish Global Radio’s in-house commercial video team. There, he served brands including AVIVA, British Airways, National Rail and Vodafone. Before that, he set up branded content teams for start-ups and marketing agencies. […]

Former freuds CEO Nicola Howson joins Portland

Nicola Howson, the former freuds CEO and ITV network comms director, has joined Portland in a consultancy role as a senior adviser. Howson will use her 25 years’ experience to support and advise the agency’s clients, with a focus on corporate and philanthropy accounts. She will also act as a mentor to key agency staff […]

MHP Communications appoints Oliver Hughes as head of capital markets

MHP Communications has appointed Oliver Hughes as its head of capital markets and promoted Andrew Jaques to executive chairman of capital markets. Hughes joins the firm from Brunswick Group, where he spent 12 years advising businesses and their stakeholders on capital markets communications. His past clients include AT&T, InterContinental Hotels, Sainsbury’s, Santander and William Hill. […]

How to implement a PR newsroom model in 3 simple steps

PR newsrooms are the best way to ensure your comms function can keep stride with the sheer pace of conversation on the internet. As Stephen Waddington, Ketchum’s chief engagement officer, says, they’re an absolute requirement of modern PR. They provide an elegant solution to the biggest challenges modern communicators face – creating a centralised content […]