Why it’s time for CMOs to embrace PR and comms
What you’re about to read might sound like bad news. But for businesses that arm themselves with the right tools, it actually represents a huge opportunity just waiting to be realised. You see, consumer trust is falling across the board. Global research firm Nielsen reports that consumers now trust print, TV and radio ads less […]
Alexander PR promotes artist Gary Card
Global management agency Streeters London has brought in Alexander PR to raise the profile of artist Gary Card’s inaugural exhibition. Card studied Theatre Design at Central [...]
Cognito appoints Tilleray as non-exec chair
Cognito has appointed ex-Huntsworth chief operating officer, Sally Tilleray, as non-executive chairman and member of the board. Based in London, Tilleray will work with [...]
The Co-op Bank announces McPherson as director of comms
Lesley McPherson has taken up the position of director of communications at The Co-operative Bank and is based in its Manchester head office. McPherson joins the bank from [...]
Weber Shandwick Manchester boosts corporate team
Weber Shandwick Manchester has boosted its corporate team through the hiring of Amy Hopkinson as senior account director, and two internal promotions. Following a series of [...]
PR Case Study: The re-launch of Virgin Radio
To mark the re-launch of Virgin Radio this year, Wireless Group’s in-house PR team partnered up with Virgin Trains to transform a Manchester to London train into a live [...]
Pier expands marine PR portfolio
East Anglian PR agency Pier has been chosen to raise the profile of independent marina Suffolk Yacht Harbour. The agency has been briefed to help build awareness of Suffolk [...]
Kindred uses Instagram for ‘creative’ recruitment
Kindred has launched an Instagram portfolio to give creative marketing professionals the chance to learn more about the agency and apply to join its team, as part of Kindred’s [...]
BritainThinks expands education practice with new hire
BritainThinks has hired Hannah Kilshaw as an associate director, in order to expand its education practice. Currently, the strategy and insights business works with clients [...]
Unilever’s Geoff McDonald joins Burson-Marsteller with corporate purpose remit
Burson-Marsteller has appointed Geoff McDonald, Unilever’s former global VP of HR for marketing, comms, sustainability and global talent, as a senior advisor on corporate [...]
Meggitt appoints FTI as financial PR advisor
Meggitt, the FTSE 250 global engineering group, has appointed FTI Consulting as its retained financial PR advisor. The engineering group specialises in aerospace equipment and [...]
Ex-BBC Breakfast presenter joins CNC
Strategic comms agency CNC, which is part of MSLGROUP, has brought in former BBC Breakfast presenter Dominic Laurie as a senior consultant within its London office. Laurie [...]
Four Communications strengthens healthcare group with acquisition of Packer Forbes
Four Communications Group today (5 July 2016) announced the acquisition of independent healthcare comms consultancy Packer Forbes. Packer Forbes provides PR, medical [...]
Newgate Communications hires senior partner
Newgate Communications UK has appointed Charles Chichester as a new senior partner to lead its financial PR practice. Chichester will report to Steffan Williams, group [...]
Gorkana meets… Running
In March, Running Fitness, the magazine for people who are passionate about running, rebranded as Running. Four months on, Gorkana‘s Ronan George catches up with [...]
Punch Comms’ Pete Goold: ‘Seize the opportunity of Facebook Live before it changes’
Facebook Live has benefited a range of Punch Communications’ clients, according to its managing director Pete Goold, but PRs need to make the most of the opportunity [...]
Jamie Hooper joins Buchanan
Jamie Hooper joins Buchanan in the role of associate director. Hooper is a corporate and financial PR specialist whose experience includes positions at Spreckley Partners and [...]
Bally names global PR lead
Bally has brought in Michael Kors’ Hannah Thomas as global PR manager. Thomas was previously EMEA PR manager for Michael Kors, having joined the fashion label in 2015. While [...]
Eulogy to promote Education in Ireland
Enterprise Ireland (EI), the Irish government body charged with the international growth of Irish enterprises, has extended its contract with Eulogy for a further two years. [...]