Stephen Benzikie launches strategic consultancy Hydra
Stephen Benzikie, former MD at Bell Pottinger corporate and financial, has launched new strategic consultancy Hydra. Prior to his role at Bell Pottinger, Benzikie led [...]
PR Case Study: Sending Innis & Gunn IPA to India
To launch Innis & Gunn’s new India Pale Ale, Manifest London sent a hitchhiker on a gruelling 5,000 mile journey from Edinburgh to India, using only the Scottish brewer’s [...]
Former Saatchi & Saatchi chairman joins Beattie
Kevin Roberts, the former Saatchi & Saatchi chairman and CEO, has joined UK creative communications group Beattie. As chairman, Roberts will coach the senior team and help [...]
Former Hudson Sandler MD launches Milk & Honey PR
Kirsty Leighton, former MD at Hudson Sandler, has launched new agency Milk & Honey PR. Leighton, who has worked in senior comms roles at Edelman, Text 100, Waggener [...]
Cognito associate director joins APAC HQ
Cognito associate director Charlie Morrow has relocated to the financial PR and marketing firm’s APAC headquarters in Singapore, where he will be a member of the region’s [...]
Instinctif Partners makes public affairs hire
Instinctif Partners is expanding its public affairs practice in Germany with the addition of new partner Bernd Buschhausen. Buschhausen will work alongside managing partner [...]
Hanover opens Dublin office
Public affairs consultancy Hanover Group has opened a new office in Dublin. It will be led by former MD of Keating & Associates Lorna Jennings. Further appointments [...]
9 social media predictions for 2017
We’re only 10 days into the New Year and already we’re seeing the launch of virtual reality shoes at CES and rumours of a Tweet edit button coming to Twitter. With new trends, [...]
Markettiers Manchester hires new general manager
Broadcast consultancy Markettiers has appointed Josh Wheeler as general manager of its Manchester division. Wheeler, who has been with Markettiers for three years, will take [...]
Independent investment consultant Redington appoints MRM
Independent investment consultant Redington has appointed financial services PR consultancy MRM to support its growth plans. MRM will work closely with head of marketing, Dave [...]
Yellow Jersey PR appoints account director
Corporate and financial consultancy Yellow Jersey PR has hired Georgina Whittle as an account director in its corporate team. Whittle who will report to head of corporate Adam [...]
KPMG hires Paul Middleton as corporate comms senior manager
Professional services firm KPMG has appointed Ketchum’s Paul Middleton as corporate communications senior manager, with special responsibility for the firm’s Brexit comms. The [...]
Hume Brophy hires Metro Bank PR director to lead corporate affairs team
Hume Brophy has appointed former director of communications at Metro Bank Pete Murray to lead on corporate affairs. Murray supported Metro Bank during its £400m capital raise, [...]
Remarkable hires north region director
Communications and public affairs consultancy Remarkable Group has hired Kevin Whitmore as north region director. He will oversee the group’s work across the north of England [...]
South Wales Argus ex-editor launches PR consultancy
Kevin Ward, who stepped down from the role as editor of the South Wales Argus in October last year, has launched his own agency Kevin Ward Media Ltd. Ward spent 27 years [...]
Instinctif Partners Asia makes senior hire
Instinctif Partners has appointed Crystal Chan as partner, general manager in its Hong Kong office. The hire is part of its international growth plan and comes on the back of [...]
Influencer marketing: what’s next in 2017?
Last year, influencer marketing came of age in terms of its power and popularity. According to Matt Donegan, MD at social influencer marketing platform Social Circle, 2017 [...]
M&C Saatchi hires PLMR’s Ros Trinick
Creative agency M&C Saatchi has hired PLMR director Ros Trinick. She is reportedly leading on its Home Office counter-extremism brief. Trinick joined political lobbying [...]