Golley Slater wins LDF account
Golley Slater PR will handle communications for LDF, the largest “non-bank” SME finance provider in the UK. LDF is a 30-year-old business that, it says, [...]
IBT UK announces new business editor at Gorkana media briefing
At Gorkana‘s London media briefing event this morning, John Crowley, editor-in-chief of the International Business Times, announced a roster of new columnists and [...]
We Are Social appoints ACD and first shooting director
Global social media agency We Are Social has boosted its creative and production teams by hiring All Together Now’s Daniel Evans as associate creative director and Hello You [...]
The Big Partnership opens Manchester office
Scottish PR agency The BIG Partnership has expanded its offering in the North West of England with the launch of a new Manchester office, and brought in Sarah Lawless from [...]
Allianz launches fantasy fund management game
The PR and comms team at Allianz Global Investors (AllianzGI) has launched a campaign to make finance and fund management more accessible. AllianzGI’s fantasy fund [...]
Clarion’s Amanda Meyrick takes on CEO role
WPP-owned Clarion has restructured its senior team, with MD of 12 years Amanda Meyrick stepping into the role of CEO to lead a newly-formed board of four managing partners, as [...]
Hotwire promotes Matt Cross to UK MD
Hotwire’s deputy MD, Matt Cross, has been promoted to MD of the UK business, four years after joining the agency as a director. Cross, who was made deputy UK MD in 2013, has [...]
FTI Consulting advises Motorpoint on IPO
FTI Consulting has advised vehicle retailer Motorpoint on its recent IPO. Jonathon Brill, Alex Beagley, James Styles and Fiona Walker make up the team that advised Motorpoint [...]
Mischief appointed to GetStocks app
Licensed online brokerage GetStocks has appointed Mischief to promote its app and web platform. Using influencer marketing, among other tactics, Mischief aims to help [...]
ZyXEL hands Euro comms brief to 3 Monkeys Zeno
3 Monkeys Zeno has been handed a European comms brief by global broadband networking tech provider ZyXEL. The agency will serve as the lead PR agency for ZyXEL, acting as the [...]
Aduro promotes Crosta & Mollica
Italian bakery brand Crosta & Mollica has hired Aduro Communications as it looks to expand the business in 2016. Translated from the Italian for ‘crust and [...]
Former Grayling director joins Cognito
Yvonne Maher is joining the London team of Cognito, the financial communications and marketing consultancy firm, as a director for its EMEA business. She will be [...]
Murdo Mathewson launches Ginger Dog Comms
Andy Giles Associates partner and former tech journalist Murdo Mathewson has launched a new Hove-based consumer and B2B comms agency called Ginger Dog Comms, specialising in [...]
Redleaf appoints three managing directors
Redleaf Communications has promoted Rebecca Sanders-Hewett, Charlie Ansdell and Henry Columbine to managing director. Sanders-Hewett heads up the capital markets team, which [...]
Finsbury and Hering Schuppener selected to guide Bayer through Monsanto bid
German life sciences company Bayer has chosen WPP agencies Finsbury and Hering Schuppener to work alongside its retained adviser, Brunswick, on its £42.8 billion ($62 billion) [...]
FTI Consulting hires Fiona Holroyde in public affairs push
Global business advisory firm FTI Consulting has appointed Fiona Holroyde as managing director within its public affairs practice in London. For the past year, Holyroyde has [...]
Pernod Ricard names head of comms and corporate affairs
Pernod Ricard, which includes alcohol brands Absolut Vodka, Beefeater Gin and Jameson Irish Whiskey, has promoted its head of corporate comms, Aurélie Kane, to comms and [...]
Clarion launches Sambazon Açai to UK market
Sambazon, a US-based food company specialising in açai berries, has chosen Clarion Communications to handle its UK consumer and trade PR activity. Sambazon was launched in [...]