WPR cements brief from FTSE 250 housebuilder
FTSE 250 housebuilder Redrow has appointed WPR to support its expansion in the Midlands, following a four-way pitch. The agency has been briefed to promote Redrow’s portfolio [...]
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 [...]
Clarity PR to promote ‘conversational marketing’ platform iAdvize
iAdvize, a platform that helps businesses engage customers and prospects with real-time messaging, has appointed Clarity PR as its UK comms agency. The firm has briefed [...]
Frankie Oliver joins Kindred Agency
Integrated agency Kindred has appointed Frankie Oliver as managing partner. Oliver joins from Nexus Communications Group, where she was both MD of Nexus and founder of [...]
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 [...]
PR Case Study: Kazoo – The Gfinity Elite Series
Kazoo created a media strategy and a wide range of content to help raise awareness around Gfinity’s Elite Series eSports competition through traditional and social [...]
W wins innocent’s consumer PR brief
Innocent has appointed W as its retained consumer PR agency to help drive its continued expansion in the health and wellness sector. W will work with innocent’s marketing team [...]
This week’s PR news in brief (5-9 March)
Here’s a round-up of the week’s essential PR news, featuring Centropy PR, Henman Communications and Cision’s exclusive International Women’s Day profiles. [...]
Chris Tuite joins MRM board as director and head of consumer finance
Financial services consultancy MRM has promoted Chris Tuite to the new position of head of consumer finance and made him a director on the agency’s board. He will be [...]
Rooster secures Ras Al Khaimah tourism brief
Emirate Ras Al Khaimah’s Tourism Development Authority has appointed Rooster PR as its retained PR agency following a competitive pitch. Rooster will use creative campaigns [...]
Matthew Peltier joins Brands2Life as head of film
Brands2Life has appointed Matthew Peltier as its head of film, with a brief to develop and grow the agency’s film offering. Peltier previously helped establish Global Radio’s [...]
Opinion: Why experiential activity is key for brand engagement
Jon Carson, partner at Immerse, explores why more brands are creating experiential campaigns to engage potential customers. Emerging technologies are rapidly reshaping the [...]
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 [...]
Former freuds CEO Nicola Howson joins Portland
Nicola Howson, the former freuds CEO and ITV network comms director, has joined Portland in a consultancy role as a senior adviser. Howson will use her 25 years’ experience to [...]
Meet the Journalist: Spear’s Chris Jackson
Chris Jackson, deputy editor and head of editorial research at Spear’s magazine, discusses his promotion, the magazine’s content and why it is considered the [...]
Smoking Gun takes home MSD’s companion pets brief
Animal healthcare brand MSD has handed a multi-channel UK PR brief to Smoking Gun, following a four-way pitch. Smoking Gun will handle comms for the brand’s “companion animal” [...]
Fusion Media wins OVO Energy’s cycling PR brief
Independent energy supplier OVO Energy has appointed Fusion Media to handle its cycling PR brief for the UK market. The firm recently announced a two-year deal to sponsor the [...]
Wolfstar to manage influencer marketing for Wax Lyrical
Home fragrance brand Wax Lyrical has appointed Wolfstar to plan and implement an influencer marketing strategy. Wolfstar will help the brand use media influencers to secure [...]