Channel 4 names PR leads for content and corporate
Channel 4 has enhanced its press and publicity team with the internal appointments of Donna Mathews to group PR lead for content and programmes and Victoria Wawman to group PR [...]
LEWIS opens New York office
LEWIS has opened its 28th office in New York, as it expands its international network and the reach of its integrated offering. New York is the agency’s fifth US site and will [...]
England Athletics calls in Promote PR
England Athletics, the sport’s national governing body, has appointed Promote PR to increase public awareness and encourage more people of all ages to “enjoy the benefits of a [...]
Accenture buys Karmarama
Accenture has acquired one of the UK’s largest independent creative agencies Karmarama, which owns Kaper, for an undisclosed sum. Based in London, Karmarama was founded in [...]
Spreckley pledges support for Stirling City Deal
London-based PR agency Spreckley, which recently opened a satellite office in central Scotland, has pledged its support Stirling’s new City Deal, to further position the [...]
IFC Advisory advises Warpaint London on AIM IPO
IFC Advisory has advised Warpaint London on its successful AIM IPO. Warpaint London is a colour cosmetics business based in Iver, Buckinghamshire. Its flagship brand is W7, [...]
Harvest Fund Management hires Peregrine Communications
Chinese asset management firm Harvest Fund Management has hired Peregrine Communications to help build its brand with international investors. Peregrine’s remit includes [...]
Former press secretary Graeme Wilson joins Tulchan Communications
Tulchan Communications has hired former press secretary Graeme Wilson as a partner. He will join the firm on December 1, 2016. Wilson recently worked as press secretary at 10 [...]
Knauf appoints Threepipe
Knauf, a market leader in the construction product industry, has appointed Threepipe to help deliver its 2017 UK digital marketing activity. In 2017 Knauf plans to [...]
Toucan appoints The PR Office
The PR Office has been appointed by Toucan, a support network for small businesses in the creative industries, to raise its profile. It will implement a media relations [...]
British Triathlon appoints The Playbook for membership campaign
British Triathlon has partnered with The Playbook to continue the momentum from the 2016 Rio Olympics and get more people involved in the sport. British Triathlon was one of [...]
Meet The Independent
Gorkana has a few final places available for an exclusive breakfast briefing with The Independent this Thursday (December 1), with editor Christian Broughton and Zach Leonard, [...]
Virgin Holidays hires One Green Bean
Virgin Holidays has appointed One Green Bean as its first retained PR agency with a brief to support its new ‘Seize the Holiday’ brand positioning. One Green Bean’s PR [...]
Brightwells appoints Prova
Auctioneer Brightwells, which specialises in vehicles and classic motoring, has hired communications consultancy Prova. Midlands-based Prova will deliver an integrated [...]
Anthony Joshua-backed gym hires TLA
BXR, a members-only fitness facility backed by IBF Heavyweight Champion Anthony Joshua, has chosen The Lifestyle Agency to launch its flagship site on Chiltern Street in [...]
AstraZeneca’s Kelly Teasdale joins Burson-Marsteller
Kelly Teasdale has joined Burson-Marsteller’s healthcare team as senior director, following two years as global brand comms director at pharmaceutical firm AstraZeneca. At [...]
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John Doe to begin work with Roundhouse
John Doe has been hired to handle the PR for the Roundhouse’s Charity Gala in March 2017. On its shared 50th anniversary as an arts centre and 10th anniversary as a charity [...]