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 […]
M&C Saatchi Sport & Entertainment launches eSports offering
M&C Saatchi Sport & Entertainment, the dedicated sport sponsorship and entertainment PR agency, has announced the launch of a new eSports offering, and a partnership [...]
The Gorkana Weekly Industry News Brief: 8 to 13 May 2016
Missed out on this week’s PR News? Get your handy round-up of the essential highlights of PR and media stories, features and events content over the last seven days on Gorkana [...]
LaSalle hires Lydia Eades to lead EMEA corporate comms
LaSalle Investment Management, a global real estate investment manager, has hired former FleishmanHillard Fishburn account director Lydia Eades (pictured) to lead EMEA [...]
W wins Y.CO superyacht account
PR agency W Communications has been appointed by Y.CO, a luxury yacht charter and sales platform, to handle its communications. Y.CO provides charter, sales, management [...]
Fleet Street promotes Italian soft drink Galvanina
Fleet Street Communications has been brought in by organic Italian soft drink brand Galvanina as its retained consumer PR agency. The agency has been briefed to build [...]
PR saw salary rises in 2015 reports The Works Search
Recruitment firm The Works Search has published findings from a survey showing a majority of PR professionals saw a rise in salary and bonuses last year. The annual survey [...]
Fever founder Frankie Oliver joins Nexus as MD
Frankie Oliver, co-founder and former joint-MD of consumer agency Fever, has joined Nexus Communications as MD, as the agency announces plans for future acquisitions and the [...]
Data workflow specialist Phixflow appoints KISS
PhixFlow, a data and workflow company, has appointed KISS PR to handle its communications. A PR agency specialising in advertising, branding, digital, and strategy, KISS will [...]
Blue Rubicon wins RICS brief
Professional accrediting body RICS (Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors) has appointed comms consultancy Blue Rubicon to deliver a series of campaigns to highlight the [...]
Former government special adviser joins MHP
MHP Communications has unveiled Lisa Hunter, former special adviser to Iain Duncan Smith at the Department for Work and Pensions, as an associate director in its corporate [...]
Theo Paphitis hires Jess Littlewood as PR lead
The Theo Paphitis Retail Group (TPRG) has brought in LIVING TV’s (now SKYLiving) former senior PR manager, Jess Littlewood, as head of PR, with a brief to consolidate comms [...]
The Times Philip Collins joins The Pagefield Academy
Pagefield, the independent comms consultancy, has appointed columnist Philip Collins to the faculty of The Pagefield Academy, which offers clients tailored training courses [...]
The Sun’s ex news chief joins PHA Media
James Clench, The Sun‘s former head of news, has joined PR firm PHA Media. At PHA, Clench will work on many accounts across all of the company’s divisions with a [...]
Frank promotes this year’s Jeans for Genes Day
National charity Genetic Disorders UK (GDUK) has chosen Frank to promote its annual charity fundraising event, Jeans for Genes Day. Now in its 21st year, the mass [...]
Burson-Marsteller appoints head of brand comms
Burson-Marsteller UK has appointed Debi Clay-Moore as director of its brand communications practice. Clay-Moore will report to Burson-Marsteller’s UK CEO, Amanda Pierce. [...]
MassChallenge appoints Red Lorry Yellow Lorry
Global start-up accelerator, MassChallenge, has appointed Red Lorry Yellow Lorry as its UK and US PR partner. Red Lorry Yellow Lorry’s comms campaign, which will run from [...]
PR Case Study: Sounds of the Neighbourhood
When IHG-owned Hotel Indigo wanted to highlight the influence of the surroundings of each of its hotels, its PR team got TV and radio presenter Edith Bowman to help launch a [...]
News UK’s Sarah Mason joins Wild Card
Wild Card has made a brace of senior appointments, including News UK’s former senior comms manager, Sarah Mason, as senior consultant and House of Fraser’s social media [...]