Newgate forms MWW alliance
Newgate Communications has formed an alliance with MWW, which will see it offer public affairs and corporate comms services to a new roster of clients, including StubHub. As [...]
Weber Shandwick appoints Joey Jones as head of public affairs
Joey Jones, the former Sky political journalist and media adviser to Theresa May when Home Secretary, is the new head of public affairs at Weber Shandwick. Jones replaces [...]
How start-ups can get the right PR support
Start-up businesses often have big ideas but can be hindered by very small budgets. Comms pros from Cherish PR, The Wern and Clarity PR tell Gorkana how they can get their [...]
firstlight grows healthcare team
Grant Fisher has joined firstlight as associate director, and Kristen Barrett has joined as account director. Fisher joins from Ruder Finn, where he was associate director, [...]
Dropbox briefs 3 Monkeys | Zeno
File hosting service Dropbox has hired 3 Monkeys | Zeno to handle its UK PR, following an in-depth agency review process. The UK agency, created through the merger of 3 [...]
TVC Group promotes Virgin Disruptors 2016
TVC Group has been brought on board to deliver an integrated comms campaign around Virgin Disruptors 2016, an event designed to bring together action leaders who have [...]
Pagefield appointed by data consultancy Ctrl-Shift
Ctrl-Shift has selected Pagefield to handle the promotion of its Personal Information Economy 2016 conference, an annual event which will take place next week (29 September). [...]
Political comms strategist John McTernan joins Penn Schoen Berland
Penn Schoen Berland (PSB), a global research-based consultancy, has announced that John McTernan, the political adviser, commentator and strategist, will join the firm as [...]
Redleaf promotes Vanessa Chance to associate director
Redleaf has promoted Vanessa Chance to associate director in its professional and financial services team. Chance has more than 10 years of experience in financial services [...]
Muniya Barua made director of corporate affairs at Newington
Public and corporate affairs agency, Newington, has made former CBI (Confederation of British Industry) corporate communications director, Muniya Barua, director of corporate [...]
FTI Consulting launches affiliate network
FTI Consulting has formed a network of affiliate companies, run by senior MD Jon Aarons out of the firm’s London office, in order to expand upon its global reach. FTI [...]
Ascot Racecourse enhances comms team
Ascot Racecourse has promoted Ashley Morton-Hunte to corporate and racing comms manager. Previously, Morton-Hunte was press officer at the business, having first joined the [...]
How to PR a ‘see now, buy now’ London Fashion Week
London Fashion Week has grown from an exclusive event which hosted previews of premium fashion lines months ahead, to an occasion where consumers can buy items “off the [...]
Nexbridge appoints Rule 5
Telecoms service provider Nexbridge has appointed MediaCityUK-based PR agency Rule 5 to provide media support for conference call provider WHYPAY? and non-profit fundraising [...]
Clarity PR appoints Liban Nooh
Tech start-up specialist Clarity PR has appointed Liban Nooh as director of marketing. Nooh is currently the director of global marketing and business development at Racepoint [...]
Housing association L&Q appoints Grayling
L&Q, a London housing association, has appointed Grayling to a brief promoting The Quarry, its joint venture with the Anderson Group, in Erith, South East London. Grayling [...]
Cherish PR launches Little Bear for start-up clients
Cherish PR is launching Little Bear, a specialist division that aims to provide start-ups with PR support to help them grow. Little Bear launches with two founding clients; [...]
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 [...]