LD Communications wins Vevo brief
Online music video platform Vevo has appointed LD Communications as its UK consumer PR agency, following a five-way pitch. LD has been briefed to create a mix of product and [...]
Clifford French to drive Glenmorangie’s Open campaign
Glenmorangie has appointed Clifford French to activate its sponsorship of the 146th Open Championship at Southport’s Royal Birkdale Golf Club in July. The sports and [...]
Tangerine to publicise Motoring.co.uk re-brand
Motoring.co.uk has chosen Manchester-based PR agency Tangerine to publicise its re-branding project and manage its print and digital communications. Brand incubator Garage [...]
Maisons du Monde hires Mischief as UK PR agency
Mischief has been chosen as the first retained UK consumer PR agency for interiors retailer Maisons du Monde (UK), following a competitive pitch. Mischief will handle the [...]
Clarity PR to promote portable vapourizers
Firefly has enlisted Clarity PR to handle UK communications for its range of portable vapourizers, created by ex-Apple designer Mark Williams and Silicon Valley entrepreneur [...]
The PR Office wins Invertex brief
Invertex has hired London-based agency The PR Office to promote its scan-to-fit guided shopping experience platforms. The agency will spearhead a campaign to bolster the [...]
Government approves new PR and communications apprenticeship
The government has approved a new Public Relations and Communications Assistant apprenticeship for delivery from autumn 2017. It was developed by a group of 23 employers [...]
Hertz hands pan-European brief to Smarts Communicate and Stack
MSQ-owned agencies Smarts Communicate and Stack have been named as the joint pan-European content agency for car rental company Hertz, following a six-way pitch. Stack, [...]
Rwanda chooses The PC Agency to build its brand in the UK
The PC Agency has been selected by the Government of Rwanda to build its brand in the UK, as the country prepares for the first non-stop flights from the UK and the opening of [...]
Kickers appoints Aduro Communications ahead of ‘Back to School’ sales window
Kickers has hired Aduro Communications to drive awareness of the footwear brand through a media relations and influencer programme that will focus on the ‘Back to [...]
Weber Shandwick’s Colin Byrne to step down
Colin Byrne, Weber Shandwick’s UK and EMEA CEO, is to step down from his role in early 2018 after nearly 23 years at the global agency. The firm has not yet named a [...]
Weber Shandwick wins big at PRWeek Global Awards
At last night’s PRWeek Global Awards in London, Weber Shandwick won six awards out of 24 and was named Global Agency of the year. Weber won awards for Corporate Social [...]
Opinion: Why PR needs to move away from the ‘holding company model’
Aaron Petras, vice president of WE Communication’s agency and partner strategy and now managing director of The PLUS Network, discusses the marketing industry problems [...]
Dogs Trust appoints new comms director
St John Ambulance’s Emma Sheppard has joined animal welfare charity Dogs Trust as comms director. Sheppard will head up an 18-strong team that will showcase the charity’s [...]
Purity hands brief to TASTE PR
Consumer PR and marketing agency TASTE PR has been appointed by drinks company Purity to provide consumer and trade PR support, following a competitive pitch. Purity has [...]
Chris Sanderson revealed as Cision World Tour London keynote
Renowned brand strategy consultant Chris Sanderson is to be the keynote speaker at next month’s Cision World Tour summit in London. Open to a select group of PR and [...]
Hotwire Group hires Barbara Bates as CEO
Barbara Bates has been appointed as Group CEO at Hotwire, following the departure of Brendon Craigie in March. Bates was most recently North American CEO of Hotwire following [...]
China Southern Airlines hands UK brief to Rooster PR
China Southern Airlines has appointed Rooster PR as its first ever UK PR agency, following digital and social media campaigns for Asia’s largest airline, which saw seasonal [...]