Instilling newsroom culture into a business will maximise the effectiveness of its corporate communications, the co-founders of corporate comms agency Stampa argued in yesterday’s Cision webinar. James Curtis and Abigail Levene said that every business can follow the lead of brands like Coca-Cola and ING to start treating their comms departments like media organisations. “We believe […]
Independent production companies Hopscotch Films and Mosaic Films have appointed tpr media to promote two BBC Storyville documentaries this summer. Hopscotch Films’ Accidental Anarchist will be broadcast on BBC Four on Sunday 23 July and follows the story of Carne Ross – a diplomat-cum-anarchist who John Le Carré described as “a brave and original thinker and a […]
PR and social media consultancy WPR Agency has appointed Rebecca Williams as consumer director. She will be tasked with expanding the division and devising strategic campaigns that deliver tangible commercial benefits. Williams previously spent 10 years at McCann Birmingham, where she led accounts including Oxfam, Robert Welch and McCarthy & Stone. “Rebecca’s broad range of sector experience across […]
Manchester-based PR agency Roland Dransfield is launching a new consumer division to coincide with its 21st birthday this summer. Adam Moss will lead the division in his new role as head of consumer. He joined Roland Dransfield from Brazen, where he spent nine years and was director of news and creative content. In recent years, […]
Integrated communications agency Carswell Gould has hired Ian Murray and Jen Humm as associate director of media and PR account director, respectively. Murray joins the agency from the Southern Daily Echo, where he enjoyed a 19-year stint as editor, overseeing its print and online editions. He will enhance the agency’s media and influencer connections and […]
Powerscourt advised Tatton Asset Management on its recent admission to AIM, which raised £51.6 million in an oversubscribed institutional placing. Tatton Asset Management was the first financial services firm to float since June’s general election. Its current market capitalisation is £105 million. The Powerscourt team was led by Justin Griffiths, head of financial services, and […]
Hotwire PR has promoted Emma Hazan from managing director to the newly created role of global head of consumer. Working with the consumer teams across the Hotwire offices in EMEA and the US, she will help develop the agency’s consumer business and grow existing clients both locally and internationally. She will also provide strategic support to Hotwire’s […]
Steph McDonald, Ketchum’s sports and entertainment practice director, gives her views on why brands should invest in women’s sports, how PRs can shape the sports conversation – and who will win the UEFA Women’s Euro 2017. Earlier this month, Toni Duggan became the first English footballer to sign for Barcelona since Gary Lineker in 1986. […]
Marketing communications agency Text100 has appointed Gary Berman as its head of PR in London, with a brief to enhance the company’s public relations credentials. Berman joins Text100 from Fearlessly Frank, where he was PR and partnerships director. He has more than 17 years of consumer brand experience, specialising in media and influencer relations, experiential […]
Angling Direct, the UK’s largest fishing tackle and equipment retailer, has retained Yellow Jersey PR after the agency advised on its successful IPO and admission to AIM. The fishing company raised £9 million to facilitate store and online expansion, raise its corporate profile and increase brand awareness. The Yellow Jersey team includes directors Charles Goodwin […]