2016 Suzy Spirit Award winner Henry Playfoot joins 2017 judging panel
Henry Playfoot, the winner of the 2016 Suzy Spirit Award, has joined the panel of judges in their quest to find two exceptional PR and comms professionals for 2017. Now in its [...]
Coffee brand The New Black appoints Redleaf
Coffee brand The New Black has appointed Redleaf Communications to manage its UK launch and raise awareness. Redleaf Communication’s senior account manager Rishi [...]
Opinion: Did Trump create the perfect PR campaign?
Back in July, Lord Sugar’s former publicist, David Fraser, said Trump’s campaign for the US presidency was arguably one of the greatest PR campaigns in recent [...]
W offers job to creator of fake John Lewis Christmas ad
Nick Jablonka, the 18-year-old A-Level student whose online Christmas video made thousands of internet users believe it was this year’s official John Lewis Christmas advert, [...]
Sauce Communications appoints Sarah Canet to international director role
Spoon PR founder Sarah Canet has joined lifestyle comms agency Sauce Communications to build its international division and brought four new clients onto its books. Canet, who [...]
The Pool calls in Exposure
The Pool, the multi-media platform for women “too busy to browse” launched by magazine editor and author Sam Baker and broadcaster Lauren Laverne in 2015, has appointed [...]
Video becomes the main driver for brand loyalty
Well over half (59%) of consumers say they are more likely to develop loyalty to a brand if they watch a video about it that they like, according to new research from video [...]
FSCS hands PR and public affairs retainer to Hanover
The Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) – the UK’s statutory compensation scheme for customers of UK authorised financial services firms – has [...]
Betfair appoints CAA Sports to activate FC Barcelona and horse racing partnerships
Betfair has chosen CAA Sports Consulting, a division of entertainment and sports agency Creative Artists Agency (CAA), to activate its global partnerships – including PR [...]
Clarion appoints Tom Fender to advisory board
Convenience retailing expert Tom Fender has joined Clarion’s advisory board. He joins TV personality and Saturday Kitchen regular Olly Smith and Condiment Junkie co-founder [...]
Anthony Barnes named comms director for UK Music
Former news journalist Anthony Barnes has been appointed director of communications for lobby group UK Music. Barnes worked for many years as head of showbusiness, media and [...]
Splendid creates VIP Greggs WhatsApp group for pasty lovers
As part of the Greggs Christmas campaign, Splendid Communications has teamed up with the UK’s largest bakery chain to launch an exclusive Greggs WhatsApp group. The ‘Festive [...]
Opinion: 10 reasons why working in PR is like fatherhood
Lee Bassin, senior producer at TVC Group, has downed his broadcasting PR tools for five months to tackle the most challenging of roles and take on full-time care of his two [...]
Top Italian pasta brand hands UK PR brief to Aduro
Barilla, the largest pasta producer in the world, has chosen Aduro Communications to deliver its first ever UK press and PR support. Worth €3.3bn globally, Barilla sells more [...]
Global fashion brand Missguided hires Thinkhouse
Missguided has appointed youth marketing agency Thinkhouse to work on a Christmas campaign for the global fashion brand. Thinkhouse will support Missguided’s global [...]
All Bar One briefs Manifest
Manifest has been appointed by All Bar One to manage its social media and content strategy across all of its social media platforms. Activity kicks off tonight (3 November) [...]
Opinion: Four ways to get your PR workforce up to scratch on digital
The convergence of technology and digital has become a significant force within all forms of stakeholder engagement. The failure to deploy technology and digital comms can [...]
Blackpool Pleasure Beach hires Rule 5
Blackpool Pleasure Beach has appointed comms agency Rule 5 to deliver a retained brief for the amusement park’s new £16.25m rollercoaster Construction MMXVIII which is [...]