Retail management system provider Brightpearl has appointed W’s newly established W Enterprise division to increase its engagement with mid-sized UK retailers. W will build awareness and understanding of Brightpearl’s business among retail and vertical publications, and will tell the company’s story in the mainstream business press. The agency will also build a bespoke press office function […]
Buy Art Fair has appointed Rule 5 to deliver its 2017 communications strategy as the event celebrates 10 years of cultivating the Manchester art market. Rule 5 will raise the event’s profile as the largest UK art fair outside of London, driving media coverage through artist and gallery profiles, creative campaigns and news generation activities. “Rule […]
Following Third City’s relocation to a new office in Clerkenwell, we spoke to founder Mark Lowe about how the agency has grown, its “Third Citizens” network and the secret to happiness at work. Congratulations on moving into your new office! How will this new space affect the work Third City does? It gives us the space […]
Former LUCHFORD APM board director Tania Thomas has joined forces with Henrietta Harwood-Smith to launch property and lifestyle agency Maison Communications. Thomas spent seven years as LUCHFORD’s head of property and was a board director for over five of those. Before that, she was head of residential PR at estate agent Knight Frank. Her past client work […]
Redleaf Communications has hired Elisabeth Cowell, a former partner at financial PR firm St Brides Partners, as its capital markets director. Cowell has worked closely with listed companies in London and elsewhere for more than 10 years, supporting corporate activities including M&A and IPO projects. She has provided strategic advice to companies operating across a […]
LFT (Lifestyle Fitness Threads) has appointed sports PR agency Calacus to promote its range of gym clothing and daywear. The fashion company – which caters for those who want to stand out at the gym or want something comfortable to wear when out and about – is aiming to build its brand and secure concessions […]
Investment management firm Investec Wealth & Investment has chosen Frank to deliver a “holistic PR” strategy for its new online service, Click & Invest. The agency will work with Citigate Dewe Rogerson, Investec Wealth & Investment’s retained corporate consultancy, to promote Click & Invest to UK residents with £10,000, or more, to invest. Frank’s first […]
Kin&Co helped to launch Somerset Garden Day – a local gardening movement – in just three months, gaining “cut through” in a busy gardening calendar. Campaign name: Somerset Garden Day Client: Somerset Garden Day Timing: March – May 2017 Summary Culture and communications consultancy, Kin&Co, has successfully launched the first ever Somerset Garden Day, a new local initiative aimed at encouraging people to enjoy […]
Travel PR agency Hills Balfour will kick-start the PR strategy for Mayflower 400, a programme commemorating the 400th anniversary of the Mayflower voyage in 2020. Hills Balfour will partner with 11 destinations from the original voyage to raise awareness of them internationally and drive visitors to the UK to undertake their own “Mayflower pilgrimage”. The Mayflower 400 programme will leverage the […]
Welsh content marketing and PR agency BrandContent has secured a retained contract with insurance company Admiral in a five-way pitch against global and London-based agencies. The firm will deliver Admiral’s UK consumer PR and social amplification to drive brand awareness across its car and home insurance product range. Sharon Flaherty, founder and managing director at […]