Another Word to manage UK Mail’s brand
UK Mail has appointed Another Word for UK reputation management, with particular emphasis on building the brand’s presence in the home delivery sector. The parcel [...]
Cision panel: Communicators must combine art and science
Communicators need to harness a combination of data and instinct in order to create successful campaigns, industry experts said at last night’s exclusive discussion event in [...]
This week’s PR news in brief (16-20 October)
Here’s a round-up of the essential PR news stories that have been announced over the past week – featuring Threepipe, the new Cate Blanchett film and highlights from the PR [...]
Weber Shandwick wins consultancy of the year at PR Week Awards
Weber Shandwick was the big winner at last night’s PR Week Awards, taking home a haul of five awards including the Gold Award for Consultancy of the Year. The agency was also [...]
4 essential PR insights from the 2017 Social Journalism Study
From Twitter’s falling popularity to the dawn of a new breed of “social journalist” – Cision’s 2017 Social Journalism Study is packed with insights to help communicators build [...]
John Mahoney joins Hotwire as chief client officer
Hotwire has appointed John Mahoney as its first chief client officer. The role will be entirely focused on delivering exceptional campaigns and experiences to its clients, [...]
Edelman to handle comms for Assura
Primary care property specialist Assura PLC has appointed Edelman UK as its retained financial comms and public affairs advisor following a competitive pitch. Edelman [...]
CYBG appoints Powerscourt and Hanover
Challenger bank CYBG has awarded its UK financial and corporate comms brief to Powerscourt, in partnership with Hanover, after a competitive pitch process. Powerscourt will [...]
Yves Romestan joins ComCorp as executive VP
Communications agency ComCorp has appointed Yves Romestan, the Walgreens Boots Alliance global comms chief, as its executive vice president. Alongside Charles de La [...]
Velcro Companies appoints new chief corporate affairs officer
Velcro Companies has appointed Tristan Peniston-Bird as its chief corporate affairs officer. Based in London, Peniston-Bird will work closely with the company’s regional [...]
This week’s PR news in brief (9-13 October)
Here’s a round-up of the essential PR news stories, people news and account wins that have been announced over the past week. Account wins The Media Production Show has [...]
Lloyds Banking Group appoints new media relations director
Lloyds Banking Group has appointed Grant Ringshaw, a former Citigate Dewe Rogerson executive director, as director of media relations. He will report to Fiona Laffan, Lloyds’ [...]
Dan de Belder joins Hudson Sandler as a partner
Hudson Sandler LLP has newly appointed Dan de Belder as a partner, with a remit to support the continued development of its fast growing corporate communications practice. De [...]
Kaizo wins Pure Storage brief
Data solutions company Pure Storage has appointed Kaizo to support the brand’s evolution in the UK after a five-way pitch process. Kaizo will help the all-flash data platform [...]
MHP appoints new heads of corporate and public affairs
MHP Communications has appointed Andy Bloxham as head of its corporate practice and Jamie Lyons and James Gurling as joint heads of public affairs. Bloxham joins from Bell [...]
Farrer Kane hires B2B specialist Jocelyn Grant
Farrer Kane has appointed Jocelyn Grant as senior account manager. The agency will rely on her B2B comms and journalism expertise after a summer expansion of its client [...]
Newgate to run Hovis’ corporate brief
Hovis has appointed Newgate Communications to handle its corporate and financial PR after a competitive pitch process. The agency will also oversee the 130-year-old British [...]
Portland hires senior SNP aide Paul Robertson
Portland has appointed Paul Robertson as an account director to strengthen its Scottish public affairs expertise. Previously, Robertson was the Scottish National Party’s head [...]