Burson-Marsteller names Stephen Day UK CEO
Burson-Marsteller has named renowned political lobbyist Stephen Day as CEO of its UK operations. Day joined Burson-Marsteller in April 2014 as a managing director and became [...]
PR Case Study: Stand – Leading The Probate Debate
Stand Agency helped its client Solicitors for the Elderly engage with the media and MPs to head off the Government’s planned rise in probate fees earlier this year. [...]
UK kitchen giant hands Citigate financial communications brief
Howdens Joinery, the FTSE 250 UK kitchen supplier, has appointed Citigate Dewe Rogerson to handle its financial communications. Founded in 1995, Howdens supplies small [...]
Tech start-up The Urban Collective chooses MUNCH for UK launch
Tech start-up The Urban Collective has selected consumer agency MUNCH to handle its UK launch as it embarks on a mission to disrupt the property rental market. MUNCH will [...]
Scottish conveyancer appoints Clarion for B2B and trade PR
Land and property search firm Millar & Bryce has appointed Clarion Communications to spearhead its trade and B2B PR in Scotland. Clarion’s primary brief is to handle brand [...]
Gorkana meets… Giuseppe De Bellis
Giuseppe De Bellis is editor-in-chief of GQ Italia. He talks to Mario Cipriano about his career in Brussels and his view of modern journalism. Before your current role as [...]
Cision PR Panel: Financial brands must beware the “London bubble”
Brexit and disruptive technologies are transforming the relationship between consumers and financial brands, a panel of experts said at last night’s Cision thought leadership [...]
Source LF launches marketing and PR division
Recruitment business Source LF has launched a new marketing and PR division led by Kate Watson. Watson has rejoined the London-based company after a seven-year stint in the [...]
Acuity hires Mindi Chahal as content editor
B2B PR and marketing agency Acuity has appointed former Marketing Week journalist Mindi Chahal as content editor. The newly-created position demonstrates the growing value of [...]
Bubble Communications lands digital production client
The Digital Production Partnership has appointed Bubble Communications to provide global PR support. An international not-for-profit membership organisation, the DPP aims to [...]
Hume Brophy Singapore hires Holly Huang as director
Hume Brophy has appointed Holly Huang as a director in its Singapore office, to advise clients across its financial and corporate communications practices. Huang previously [...]
Newgate appointed for Atalaya Mining financial brief
Atalaya Mining, a European mining and development company, has instructed Newgate Communications to provide financial and investor communications. Atalaya’s major [...]
City Against Hunger Mud Challenge open for entries
Financial PRs are invited to enter teams into the City Against Hunger Mud Challenge, which will take place on Friday 15th September. The afternoon sees a maximum of 75 [...]
EAST VILLAGE. wins raft of food and drink brands
Birmingham-based EAST VILLAGE. has secured a raft of food and drinks accounts including Ian Macleod Distillers, which has enlisted the agency to drive media coverage for its [...]
Portland launches strategic planning function
Portland has hired Tanya Sandler, a former Ogilvy & Mather New York creative strategist, as its first strategic planner. Sandler will help Portland’s communications [...]
Franco Manca owner appoints Hudson Sandler
UK restaurant company The Fulham Shore has appointed Hudson Sandler as its retained financial and corporate communications adviser following a competitive pitch. The Fulham [...]
Calacus to run cycling union president’s international election campaign
International Cycling Union president Brian Cookson has appointed Calacus to run his campaign communications as he stands for a second term at the helm of cycling’s governing [...]
Morgan Rossiter wins financial services clients LGB & Co and SteelEye
Financial services companies Lesmoir-Gordon, Boyle & Co and SteelEye have chosen Morgan Rossiter to handle their corporate communications briefs. The London-based [...]