Grayling to switch to an affiliate presence in Sweden
Grayling looks to launch an affiliate agency presence in Sweden after closing its office in the country. Jan Simunek, CEO Europe at Grayling, said: “Sweden has proven to be a [...]
Beattie recruits 30 staff members in 30th year
In 2016, creative comms agency Beattie has recruited 30 members of staff across its network of eight offices; which include London, Birmingham, Manchester, Leeds, Glasgow and [...]
LEWIS launches employee advocacy product
LEWIS has launched an employee advocacy product and service named Employee Activate. The new product will enable individual employees to be a part of their company’s wider [...]
FTI expands strategic comms practice in London
FTI Consulting has expanded its strategic communications segment in London with the addition of 15 people from HR and learning development firm JSB. These professionals will [...]
Beattie sets up “vlogger dating forum”
Creative comms group Beattie is to launch a “vlogger dating forum” to match vloggers and bloggers with brands, and is setting up a video and content studio in Scotland. The [...]
This week’s top agency news
Your bitesize update on the latest agency news from Gorkana this week: Triple S Group, the management group for Wayne Rooney, has appointed the FA’s former head of media, Mark [...]
Triple S Group hires FA’s Mark Whittle to lead PR company
Triple S Group, the management group for Wayne Rooney, has appointed the FA’s former head of media, Mark Whittle, as MD of its newly-formed PR company, Triple S [...]
John Doe launches dedicated influencer division
John Doe has launched a global influencer division called John Doe_i, which the agency says will drive influencer activity across its client base. Services provided by John [...]
Pete Davies launches B2B PR agency Sugar
Former RMS PR director Pete Davies has launched a new Manchester-based PR agency called Sugar, with six new clients. Davies has spent the past the past 15 years at RMS PR, [...]
Hotwire PR acquires Eastwick Communications in the US
International communications consultancy Hotwire has acquired tech specialist agency Eastwick Communications as it expands its US presence. The acquisition will also [...]
Clarion expands to Scotland
London-based Clarion Communications has opened a new Scotland branch, which will be based in the offices of WPP sister agency MediaCom in Edinburgh. Clarion’s expansion into [...]
W expands to Amsterdam
W has opened a full-service office in Amsterdam, in partnership with boutique consultancy roycomm, 12 months after opening its doors in Singapore. W has decided to put down [...]
Next 15 buys Pinnacle for £4.4 million
Next 15, which owns Text100, Bite, OutCast, and MBooth, has acquired tech PR agency Pinnacle for £4.4 million. At the same time, the digital marketing and PR group has [...]
Splendid Communications launches YARN to enhance SEO offer
Splendid Communications has launched a new organic search offering, YARN, to add SEO expertise to its creative and PR services. YARN is Splendid’s “people-first creativity [...]
Instinctif Partners launches risk and crisis management tool
Instinctif Partners has launched a crisis management tool to help companies measure the resilience of their business. CrisisOptic is the new tool and it measures resilience in [...]
LEWIS appoints digital leader for new Hamburg office
Britta Heer, former Achtung MD and chief digital officer, will lead LEWIS’ new office in Hamburg. Heer’s experience also includes a head of digital role at Edelman in [...]
Dentsu Aegis Network acquires India’s Perfect Relations Group
Dentsu Aegis Network has acquired Perfect Relations Group, one of the largest PR groups in India. Perfect Relations will retain its branding and become a member of Dentsu [...]
Spreckley joins Forth Valley Chamber of Commerce
PR consultancy Spreckley has reaffirmed its commitment to Scotland by joining the Forth Valley Chamber of Commerce. Spreckley recently opened a satellite office in Stirling, [...]