The Playbook makes first senior hire since July launch
The Playbook, a creative comms agency launched by Hanover Group in July, has appointed Pitch’s Nick Meakin to head of sport. Meakin has more than 10 years’ media and comms [...]
KeepCup hires Kin&Co as first UK comms agency
Reusable cup company KeepCup has brought in Kin&Co to handle its UK comms activity, following a four-way pitch. Founded in Australia, KeepCup launched in the UK in 2012 [...]
Sellotape briefs Mercieca
British brand Sellotape has handed a social media brief to Mercieca to raise the profile of its new ‘Don’t Come Unstuck’ campaign. Recently launched, the new ‘Don’t Come [...]
The Sun’s ex-royal editor joins Zest
The Sun’s former royal editor, Duncan Larcombe, has joined Kent-based PR agency Zest as director. Larcombe left the paper earlier this year to write a biography on Prince [...]
Vets Now hires Golin
Golin has been chosen by Vets Now, which provides out-of-hours emergency and critical care services for pets, to lead its consumer PR in the UK. Founded in 2001, Vets Now [...]
Threepipe unveils ‘Powered by Ideas & Algorithms’ positioning
Threepipe has unveiled its new ‘Powered by Ideas & Algorithms’ positioning alongside a revamped logo and web site, which co-founder Jim Hawker says “sums up the challenges [...]
Frank handles UK launch of Ribs & Burgers
Frank has been appointed to handle the UK PR for Ribs & Burgers, which is part of the Seagrass Boutique Hospitality Group, following its decision to launch its first UK [...]
Weber Shandwick buys Flipside
Weber Shandwick has acquired Flipside, a specialised mobile and digital agency, for an undisclosed sum. Flipside will retain its name and work with Weber Shandwick to deliver [...]
Zing Zing appoints PR director after raising £1.6m on Crowdfund
Chinese takeaway Zing Zing, which raised £1.6 million in the biggest “over-fund ever” on platform Crowdfund earlier this year, has appointed Alfred’s Stacey Jaffe [...]
Manifest hires branding and design director
Manifest has named IlK’s Martin Farrar-Smith as branding and design director, as the agency further bolsters its executive committee for growth and international expansion [...]
Weber Shandwick’s former tech MD launches content business
Peter Ross, former MD and EVP of Weber Shandwick’s EMEA tech practice, is launching a content writing business Ross Content Writing & Consulting to support corporate, [...]
Teneo integrates UK businesses under Teneo Blue Rubicon
Global CEO advisory firm Teneo has integrated its entire UK strategic comms businesses, including Blue Rubicon, under the new name Teneo Blue Rubicon. The move follows Teneo’s [...]
Virgin Media PR joins Rooster
Virgin Media’s former consumer PR lead Joe Thomas has joined Rooster as the PR and digital comms agency’s first creative director. Thomas, who led consumer PR at Virgin Media [...]
Two PR briefs for The Lifestyle Agency
The Lifestyle Agency has won PR briefs from Vail Resorts and boutique Croatian hotel The Admiral Zaton. Following a successful campaign last season, Vail Resorts has [...]
Opinion: How to pitch to broadcast media
Good Broadcast this week welcomed BBC journalist Jack Baine onto its team as a consultant. Working on programmes including BBC World News TV, BBC Radio 1 Newsbeat and BBC [...]
Twitter appoints Kristin Binns as senior comms director
Twitter has brought in Kristin Binns, VP for comms at health insurance firm Anthem, as senior comms director. Binns will handle all consumer and corporate PR activity for the [...]
Forster Communications on how focusing on social change is good for business
As B Lab announces the agency’s success, Peter Gilheaney, Forster Communications’ PR director, talks to Gorkana about how it has won the awards for good business [...]
Hotwire graduate returns as senior programme director
Atomic’s Amy Ronge has returned to Hotwire as a senior programme director on its consumer team, eight years after starting her PR career on the agency’s graduate scheme. [...]