M&A activity in PR jumps for the third quarter of 2016
Merger and acquisitions (M&A) activity in PR has jumped in the third quarter of 2016 with 28 deals – nearly as much as the entire first half of the year – [...]
Michael Ann Thomas joins APCO Worldwide
Michael Ann Thomas has joined APCO Worldwide to head up its technology practice in North America. A former Edelman executive, Thomas has joined APCO Worldwide as technology [...]
Edelman appoints UK general manager, digital
Edelman UK has appointed Toby Gunton, head of innovation at media agency OMD UK, to the newly-created role of general manager, digital. With more than 20 years’ industry [...]
MHP Communications hires Edelman’s Alex Bigg as CEO
Edelman’s former London GM, Alex Bigg, has been named CEO of MHP Communications. Bigg has spent more than ten years at Edelman, heading up its public affairs and corporate and [...]
Edelman’s Hong Kong office makes senior hires
Adrian Warr has been named managing director at Edelman’s Hong Kong office, and, as of July 1, Carolyn Hammond will also join the team in the role of head of consumer [...]
PR agency M&A activity rises by 54% in 2016
Merger and acquisition (M&A) deals in the global PR sector have risen by 54% in the first quarter of 2016, according to research by Results International. [...]
Ad-blocking presents PR opportunity
Last week’s Guardian Changing Media Summit highlighted once again that ad-blocking, the practice of using software to remove banner ads from web pages, desktops and [...]
PR firms in Sunday Times Best Companies
Engine and Edelman have made it onto this year’s The Sunday Times’ 100 Best Companies To Work For list. In addition, Bite has been named one of the 100 Best Small Companies To [...]
Mobile World Congress helps brands stand out
Mobile World Congress (MWC), which will be held in Barcelona next week (from 22-25 February), is the biggest mobile and technology conference in the world [...]
PR Lions names John Clinton as jury president
Edelman Canada chair John Clinton has been named as the jury president for this year’s PR Lions at the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity. Clinton leads a team [...]
Zeno Group buys 3 Monkeys
Zeno Group, sister agency of Edelman, has acquired 3 Monkeys Communications for an undisclosed figure. In the UK, the newly-combined agency will be known as 3 Monkeys | Zeno, [...]
Speyside hires Edelman’s Chris Dobson
Speyside Corporate Relations, an emerging markets corporate affairs consultancy, has hired Edelman’s Chris Dobson to manage the company’s “rapid [...]
Who’s watching? What is the role of online video today?
The role of online video, when it comes to news stories – is one which has shifted significantly over the last 5+ years. When I started out as a broadcast journalist more [...]