Harris Tweed briefs Portas
The Harris Tweed Authority has appointed creative comms agency Portas to work on a project for the Milan Design Triennale, which runs from 31 March to 12 September 2016. [...]
April Fool’s Day – don’t trust anything you read…
Don’t trust anyone today. Don’t trust your neighbour. Don’t trust the news. Expect your yearly lot of pranks, jokes and hoaxes. For today is April Fool’s Day. It is uncertain [...]
Vivino wine app appoints Manifest London
Vivino, which claims to be the world’s most downloaded wine app, has brought in Manifest London to handle its UK PR. The Vivino app was created to “take the guesswork out of [...]
Behind the Headlines with Launch PR’s Johnny Pitt
Johnny Pitt, CEO of Launch PR, on roaring success, a very public penchant for chocolate and the worst thing anyone has said to him. Before I reach the office in the morning, [...]
Rich Leigh & Company partners with Foodinate to tackle food poverty
Consumer PR agency Rich Leigh & Company is providing pro bono PR support for new social enterprise Foodinate, which provides free meals to the homeless by working with [...]
4media Group promotes London Motor Show
The London Motor Show has appointed agencies Stature PR and 4mediarelations, both part of 4media Group, to handle the PR around its May event, following a competitive pitch. [...]
Golin UK introduces unlimited staff holidays
Golin UK has launched a “Life Time” scheme for its employees, which features unlimited holidays, flexible working and enhanced paternity pay and maternity leave, which it [...]
Siemens Home Appliances briefs Publicasity
Siemens has chosen Publicasity to handle the UK PR for its range of cooking, cooling and washing appliances, following a four-way pitch. Publicasity will work with Siemens to [...]
Well Hello wins Sown & Grown
Well Hello, an independent PR agency set up by WE Communications’ Nick Woods and Cow PR’s Lisa Taylor in February, has been hired by Great Little Grains to launch its new [...]
H+K promotes Team GB ahead of Rio Olympics
The British Olympic Association (BOA) has appointed Hill+Knowlton Strategies (H+K) to help unite the nation in support of Team GB, as Olympians prepare for the Rio 2016 [...]
Beam Suntory awards global brief to LDR CREATIVE
Beam Suntory, the world’s third largest premium spirits company, has appointed LDR CREATIVE to enhance awareness of its Global Travel Retail brand portfolio and support [...]
Refresh briefed to find best ‘Window with a View’
Manchester PR agency Refresh PR has been appointed by the Glass and Glazing Federation (GGF) to create a national campaign to discover Britain’s best ‘Window with a View’. [...]
Christopher Ward briefs PHA Media
London PR agency PHA Media has been chosen by luxury men’s watch brand Christopher Ward to handle its UK PR. Christopher Ward was established in 2004 by Mike France, [...]
Cohn & Wolfe appoints UK consumer marketing lead
Global comms agency Cohn & Wolfe has named Diffusion’s Tom Malcolm as its new MD of consumer marketing for the UK. Malcolm has been briefed to enhance the growth of the [...]
LEWIS’ Dean Russell launches epifny consulting
Dean Russell, former EMEA creative strategy director at LEWIS PR, has launched epifny consulting, with Bite and the Direct Marketing Association as founding clients. The new [...]
Pitch launches sponsorship division
Sports PR agency Pitch has launched a specialist sponsorship division, Pitch Partnerships, and brought Havas Sport & Entertainment Cake’s Gavin Peters to head up the new [...]
Innis & Gunn hands global comms brief to Manifest
Innis & Gunn has appointed Manifest as its global comms agency following a competitive pitch, as the Edinburgh-based craft brewer embarks on expansion plans in both the UK [...]
Morrisons hires Shine @ The Academy
Morrisons, the UK’s fourth largest supermarket chain, has named Shine @ The Academy as its retained brand PR agency, following a competitive pitch. Shine @ The Academy is the [...]