Supply chain tech win for Cubitt
Virtualstock, a tech company with software which evaluates and improve the efficiencies of company supply chains, has brought in Cubitt Consulting as its corporate comms [...]
FTSE100 TUI Group brings in Maitland
Travel and tourism multinational TUI Group, which owns the Thomson Airways and Corsair International brands, has appointed Maitland to manage its financial and corporate [...]
DMA appoints group PR head
Diffusion’s Tim Bond has joined the Direct Marketing Association Group (DMA), a trade association for the marketing industry, as group head of PR. In the role, Bond will [...]
Costa recruits corporate comms manager
Coffee chain Costa has appointed Thrive PR’s Esme Knight as corporate communications manager. Knight takes responsibility for corporate communications, policy [...]
Lansons promotes McKenzie to joint MD
Lansons has promoted Scott McKenzie, director and head of change and employee engagement, to joint MD. He will work alongside existing MDs Laura Hastings, Rebecca Mayo and [...]
Harvard wins tech recruiter Hired
Hired, a tech recruitment specialist headquartered in San Francisco, has brought in Harvard as it looks to boost its UK profile following a competitive pitch process. The [...]
AVG’s Innovation Labs hires Augur
AVG’s Innovation Labs, the internet security provider’s independent development arm, has hired Augur to raise its global profile. Augur, which calls itself a comms [...]
Business membership body hires Spreckley
Global non-profit organisation The Association of Business Executives (ABE) has appointed Spreckley as its retained PR support in the UK. ABE is a professional membership body [...]
ICG launches strategic media offering
Comms agency ICG has setup the Media Task Force, led by former Metro political editor John Higginson, to offer “high level” corporate-focused strategic advice to [...]
Jargon PR wins DOCOMO Digital account
DOCOMO Digital, the European-based subsidiary of Japanese mobile operator NTT DOCOMO, has appointed Jargon PR to provide media relations and branding support as it launches a [...]
Pair of account wins for FleishmanHillard Fishburn
FleishmanHillard Fishburn‘s brand marketing and corporate teams have picked up briefs to work with gardening equipment business Gardena and the non-profit Global [...]
NetBooster hands corporate brief to Rostrum
Independent European marketing agency NetBooster has hired Rostrum to raise awareness of the agency’s profile in the UK market, targeting sectors including retail, [...]
Speyside launches Inside Iran service
Emerging markets consultancy Speyside has launched a dedicated counselling service called ‘Inside Iran’ to assess business risks and opportunities in the country. [...]
PRs must convey context
At the end of last year, IPSOS Mori released a piece of research claiming the “average” person’s attention span is eight seconds, down from 12 seconds in 2000. Will Spratt, [...]
Clare joins Fox Agency as online PR lead
B2B marketing agency Fox has appointed Hotwire’s David Clare as digital marketing director with responsibility for the agency’s online PR. At Fox, Clare will lead [...]
Clearwater Advisers forms video partnership
Advisory firm Clearwater Advisers has partnered with Guy Ruddle, founder of First Touch TV and former editor of Telegraph TV, to provide its clients with additional video [...]
Portland hires Shapiro as US B2B lead
Portland has continued its growth into the US market with the appointment of FleishmanHillard’s Rob Shapiro as head of its B2B practice. Shapiro’s responsibilities [...]
Ingenuity appoints van der Zant as business director
Ingenuity, an integrated new business consultancy for agencies and brands, has appointed Claire van der Zant as business director. Van der Zant will be responsible for leading [...]