Ian Priest named non-exec chair of Pitch Marketing Group
Pitch Marketing Group has today appointed Ian Priest, co-founder of ad agency VCCP, as non-executive chairman. Priest is currently chief executive of global marketing [...]
Sundeep Sehijpal chosen to lead Star PR
Sundeep Sehijpal, a PR consultant and former reporter at the Worcester News, has been brought in to lead Star Public Relations, the West Midlands agency launched by the [...]
Property consultancy appoints Barques PR
National commercial property consultancy Naismiths has appointed Barques PR to raise its profile in the Midlands. Mark Bevan, project services director at Naismiths’ [...]
Tin Man wins six-figure PR brief from Monarch
Monarch, Britain’s oldest surviving airline brand, has handed a six-figure PR brief to creative comms agency Tin Man following a four-way pitch. The holiday company, which [...]
Meet the 5 News editorial team
A few places remain at a Gorkana media briefing, where three journalists from 5 News – editor Rachel Corp, planning assistant news editor Emma Greatorex and digital editor [...]
Scottish FA comms chief to join Frame
Frame, the Glasgow-based creative marketing and communications agency, has appointed Darryl Broadfoot, Scottish FA’s head of communications and corporate affairs, as a partner [...]
Frontierpay appoints Bottle
Specialist foreign exchange broker Frontierpay has appointed Bottle to share its business insight and raise brand awareness. Frontierpay has appointed Bottle to increase its [...]
Powerscourt supports Bank of Cyprus listing on the LSE
Powerscourt supported Bank of Cyprus, the banking and financial services group, as it listed its shares on the main market of the London Stock Exchange (LSE) on 19 January. [...]
Brands2Life launches in US with San Francisco opening
Brands2Life has today launched its first US office in San Francisco and appointed Rene Musech as managing director of Brands2Life US. The US team will act as an extension of [...]
Swinton Insurance appoints head of PR
British insurance retailer Swinton Insurance has hired Gill Galassi for its newly-created head of public relations role. Galassi is the former head of global comms for PZ [...]
Fashion brand Quiz appoints Hudson Sandler
Quiz, the international womenswear fast-fashion brand, has appointed Hudson Sandler retained advisor for its international strategic communication and brand awareness work. [...]
Restaurant Yang Sing appoints Havas PR
Yang Sing, one of Manchester’s longest-established and best-known Chinese Cantonese restaurants, has appointed Havas PR UK to support its 40th anniversary year. Havas PR has [...]
60 Seconds with Mundipharma’s Susie Hackett
Susie Hackett, the new head of corporate communications at pharmaceutical company Mundipharma, talks to Gorkana about her new role, the challenges she anticipates and the [...]
This Girl Can creator joins The Playbook
Tanya Joseph, the architect of Sport England’s award-winning This Girl Can campaign, has joined The Playbook’s new Change Network – a group of specialist advisors with [...]
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Your bitesize update on the latest People News and Moves featured on Gorkana News: Portland hires former Michael Gove adviser Portland has hired Henry Cook, a former adviser [...]
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Your bitesize update on the best PR opinion, interviews, events and insights on Gorkana News this week: Event: Media briefing with Shortlist Media In our first media briefing [...]
Opinion: Harnessing the power of local radio
Josh Wheeler, general manager at broadcast PR specialist Markettiers Manchester, argues the value of local radio and offers tips for PR professionals looking to target it in [...]
Hanover Health makes Anna Korving chair
Anna Korving has joined Hanover to chair its health practice working closely with Andrew Harrison, managing director of health. Korving co-founded and built healthcare agency [...]