Young Women’s Trust names Ketchum’s London CEO as chair
Ketchum London CEO Jo-ann Robertson has been named the new chair of Young Women’s Trust, a UK charity that helps young women on low or no pay. Robertson will head up a board [...]
This week’s PR news in brief (16-20 April)
Here’s a round-up of the week’s essential PR news, featuring Ketchum’s Erin Salisbury, a new Finn Partners division and Cision’s upcoming 2018 State of the [...]
New Mason Williams division to help brands conquer the UK market
Mason Williams is launching Brands2UK, a new division within the agency dedicated to helping overseas brands conquer the UK market. John Williams, Mason Williams’ chairman and [...]
This week’s PR news in brief (9-13 April)
Here’s a round-up of the week’s essential PR news, featuring Rugby editor-in-chief Alex Mead, PR thought leadership from Gumtree and the “Hacks vs Flaks” [...]
Specialist LGBTQ+ travel PR agency KOG launches
Former journalists Gordon Smith and Krystin Arneson have launched KOG, a specialist agency aimed at building relationships between the LGBTQ+ community and tourism [...]
PrettyGreen launches creative production house The Producers
PrettyGreen has launched a creative production house called The Producers to tap into a growing need for “in-sourcing and co-creation”. Sian Baker, PrettyGreen’s content and [...]
Eulogy shakes up management to drive growth
Eulogy has promoted Adrian Brady and Elisabeth Field to chairman and CEO, respectively, as the agency seeks to build on its most successful year yet. Brady started Eulogy in [...]
Hills Balfour acquired by MMGY Global
Integrated travel and hospitality agency MMGY Global has acquired Hills Balfour to expand its offering in Europe. The two firms will begin integrating this year, with Hills [...]
Former Midas employees collaborate to form Colour PR
Three former members of Midas PR’s senior team have launched Colour PR, a new London-based agency catering for the creative, entertainment and leisure sectors. Founding [...]
Centropy PR expands following client wins
Centropy PR has expanded following five months of successive growth which have seen its client portfolio reach double figures. The agency’s client wins include FTSE 250 [...]
WPP merges Cohn & Wolfe and Burson-Marsteller
WPP has merged Cohn & Wolfe and Burson-Marsteller to form Burson Cohn & Wolfe, creating one of the world’s largest full-service comms agencies. Cohn & Wolfe [...]
Muckle Media selects Pauline McLaughlin to launch Glasgow office
Muckle Media has appointed Pauline McLaughlin as a director to oversee the launch of its new Glasgow office. As well as managing the office launch, McLaughlin will lead the [...]
DDA launches live events arm DDA Live
The DDA Group and event production specialists Rachel Nichols and Daniel Starmer have joined forces to launch a new venture, DDA Live. Based in The DDA Group’s London offices, [...]
Raw London wins 2018 Creative Shootout
Specialist branded content agency Raw London was crowned the winner of the 2018 Creative Shootout at BAFTA’s Piccadilly venue last Thursday. The agency emerged victorious [...]
Former Hotwire engagement head founds consultancy
John Brown, Hotwire’s former group head of engagement, has set up comms consultancy Don’t Cry Wolf. The consultancy will work with “straight-talking” brands [...]
Good Relations launches live experience division Good Live
Good Relations has launched Good Live, a live brand experiences division, with former Taylor Herring staffer Kat Day at the helm. As Taylor Herring’s group account director, [...]
Ketchum launches executive committee and appoints corporate MD
Ketchum has created an executive committee reporting to recently appointed London CEO Jo-ann Robertson. The committee will be responsible for talent development, client [...]
Madano launches new technology practice
Strategic communications consultancy Madano has launched a new technology practice and appointed Dominic Weeks as head of technology. Weeks joins Madano from its sister [...]