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 […]
Launch wins UN Foundation brief
The UN Foundation has hired Launch to drive noise around its inaugural Families +SocialGood event this summer. Launch will focus on capitalising on momentum generated by the [...]
Shooting Star wins five clients
Lincoln-based Shooting Star has been appointed by five clients in the healthcare, recruitment and software development industry. The agency is now working with HMT St Hugh’s [...]
Good Relations appoints ex-Shine MD Lawrence Collis as executive consumer director
Good Relations has appointed Lawrence Collis as executive consumer director to head up its consumer practice alongside David Wiles. Collis’ role will encompass team and [...]
David Cameron’s former press chief launches Trafalgar Strategy
Giles Kenningham, former head of political press for David Cameron has launched Trafalgar Strategy, a strategic communications consultancy. The consultancy is based in Covent [...]
CDR advises Irish government on AIB privatisation
Citigate Dewe Rogerson is providing Ireland’s Department of Finance with strategic communications advice on the planned privatisation of Allied Irish Banks (AIB), announced [...]
White Paper: Analysis best practice and measurement in a changing world
Following a successful awards at this month’s AMEC summit in Bangkok, Cision has published a new UK white paper – Analysis best practice and measurement in a changing [...]
AXON makes seven hires across medcomms and finance teams
AXON has made seven new hires across the agency’s medical communications, public relations and finance teams. The AXON medcomms team has hired four new starters, including two [...]
TimeZoneOne chooses Cellet as strategic partner for Illinois Office of Tourism
TimeZoneOne, a global creative comms agency based in Chicago, has selected Oxfordshire-based agency Cellet Marketing & Public Relations as its strategic partner in the UK [...]
Mortgage ‘robo-adviser’ MortgageGym appoints Peregrine Communications
MortgageGym, a mortgage ‘robo-adviser’, has appointed Peregrine Communications to handle messaging, UK media relations and social media. Peregrine Communications [...]
Freud Communications hires former Sun journalist Ben Jackson
Freud Communications has appointed Ben Jackson, a media specialist and former journalist for The Sun, as an associate director. Jackson will join as an associate director in [...]
Sam Otter joins Celebrity Cruises to lead marketing and PR
Celebrity Cruises has brought in Cheapflights’ former global marketing lead, Sam Otter, as director of marketing and PR for the UK and Ireland. Otter has been global marketing [...]
Gorkana meets Carlos Carnicero Urabayen
Carlos Carnicero Urabayen, is European correspondent and political analyst for a range of Spanish newspapers and publications, including El País, El Periódico de Catalunya and [...]
2020 Dynamics appoints Milk & Honey PR
Milk & Honey PR has been appointed by 2020 Dynamics, the Microsoft Dynamics partner, to support sales and drive leads for the CRM specialist. 2020 Dynamics was set up to [...]
Wolfstar promotes Direct Conversion
Wolfstar has been appointed by digital X-ray imaging specialist Direct Conversion to establish and build its social media presence. Direct Conversion is a multinational [...]
It Works appoints new trio
Leeds-based digital agency It Works has appointed Kate Roodt as client services manager, James Nuttall as content and outreach specialist and Andre Hughes as SEO executive. [...]
Darren Hewitt-McLaren joins Aisle 8
Aisle 8 has brought in Beauty SEEN’s Darren Hewitt-McLaren as senior beauty PR manager. Hewitt-McLaren will oversee the Aisle 8’s beauty division, with brands including blow [...]
Morgan Rossiter makes fintech and healthcare hires
London-based financial and corporate communications agency Morgan Rossiter has appointed Kathleen Edmondson as account manager and Rosie Ward as senior account executive, as [...]
CNC named 2017 EMEA Financial PR Consultancy of the Year
CNC Communications & Network Consulting (CNC), the global strategic communications consultancy, was named 2017 EMEA Financial PR Consultancy of the Year at The Holmes [...]