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 […]
Another Word Communications wins The Body Shop pitch
Another Word Communications has been appointed by the ethical skincare company, The Body Shop, to manage its corporate and sustainability communications following a [...]
Collinson Group selects Citigate Dewe Rogerson
Collinson Group, which operates brands in the loyalty, lifestyle benefits, insurance and assistance spaces, has hired Citigate following a competitive pitch process. Citigate [...]
Citizen’s Tom Winterton joins The Romans as associate director
Creative agency The Romans, which celebrates its first anniversary this week, has appointed Citizen senior account director Tom Winterton as associate director. In his new [...]
Bottle promotes consumer director Natasha Hill to MD
Bottle’s Natasha Hill has moved from her position as director of consumer to take up the role of MD at the agency. Hill joined Bottle in February 2015, having spent seven [...]
The Food Standards Agency chooses Threepipe
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has appointed Threepipe to help drive social reach and engagement around key consumer facing campaigns after a competitive pitch. The first [...]
Cogent Elliott wins creative brief from London Midland
Train operator London Midland has handed a creative comms brief to marketing comms agency Cogent Elliott, following a four-way pitch. London Midland operates trains through [...]
Café Rouge appoints LightBrigade to handle consumer PR
Café Rouge, part of the Casual Dining Group, has brought in LightBrigade to handle its consumer PR, as the French-styled restaurant chain undergoes a major property and brand [...]
NRAS hands cross-sector brief to Nobull
Nobull Communications has been appointed to support The National Rheumatoid Arthritis Society (NRAS) and handle consumer PR, corporate PR and seasonal media campaigns for the [...]
Food sharing app OLIO hires Marlin PR to grow brand awareness in UK
OLIO, an app that allows neighbours and local shops to share surplus food and avoid waste, has brought in Marlin PR for a six month project covering consumer and corporate PR [...]
Birmingham International’s John Morris joins Freshwater
Independent comms agency Freshwater has appointed John Morris from Birmingham International Airport to strengthen its work in the transport and infrastructure sectors. Morris [...]
Online community International Women in Mining brings in Yellow Jersey
International Women in Mining (IWiM), a global web-based community which aims to improve the gender balance in the mining industry, has appointed Yellow Jersey as its comms [...]
PepsiCo hands UK corporate PR account to Headland Consultancy
PepsiCo has briefed Headland to manage its UK corporate comms, following a pitch for its account in December. Headland started working on the account earlier this month and [...]
British Gas retains Weber Shandwick for B2B and consumer work
British Gas, the Centrica-owned energy and services company, has brought in Weber Shandwick as its retained B2B and consumer adviser, following a competitive pitch. Weber [...]
Montfort supports Northill Capital’s acquisition
Asset manager Northill Capital, which was founded in 2010 by Jonathan Little, former Vice Chairman of BNY Mellon Asset Management, is working with Montfort to support its [...]
Frank appoints Nexus MD Richard Medley to its board
Former Nexus MD Richard Medley has joined Frank as a board director, with a brief to head up the agency’s corporate reputation, crisis and issues division, as well as oversee [...]
Vigo supports Rockhopper Exploration merger
Rockhopper Exploration, a UK-based oil and gas exploration company, worked with strategic comms consultancy Vigo on its merger last year with Falkland Oil & Gas (FOGL) to [...]
Burger & Lobster briefs Manifest London as it expands internationally
Restaurant chain Burger & Lobster has brought in Manifest London to establish the brand internationally. Burger & Lobster first launched in 2011, selling lobster and [...]
3 Monkeys’ Craig Stockwell joins on demand concierge service Henchman as head of marketing
Henchman, an on demand concierge service that promises to deliver “anything from anywhere” within central London, has appointed 3 Monkeys Communications’ former [...]