Community-based traffic and navigation app Waze has appointed Battenhall to handle its UK PR brief following a competitive pitch. Battenhall is tasked with supporting the company’s UK growth by targeting a range of media sectors, ranging from mainstream consumer press to business and trade media titles. The agency will oversee all aspects of Waze’s UK […]
Bike brands Raleigh and Haibike have appointed Brandnation to implement their PR and comms plans. The agency is tasked with raising the visibility of both brands within the UK media. Joe Murgatroyd, account director of Brandnation’s sport division, will lead both accounts. Mary Killingworth, managing director at Brandnation, said: “We’re absolutely delighted to be working […]
2018 promises to be another intriguing year in the evolution of the PR industry as economic, social and technological trends continue to change the earned media landscape. Whether it’s the development of new technology or the way in which consumers view the world, earned media’s evolution this year will see divergence from “traditional” operations. Artificial Intelligence, […]
Investment bank Panmure Gordon has appointed Montfort Communications as its comms adviser following a competitive pitch. The strategic comms agency will work closely with the bank’s senior management to develop and implement an ongoing external comms programme. Its account team will be led by founding partner Gay Collins. The appointment comes as Panmure expands its […]
Specialist branded content agency Raw London was crowned the winner of the 2018 Creative Shootout at BAFTA’s Piccadilly venue last Thursday. The agency emerged victorious after it, and eight others, had four hours to devise a campaign for food redistribution charity FareShare before presenting their ideas to assembled judges and audience members. Live experience agency Ignis […]
Here’s our round-up of essential PR news stories and features from the past week, including an interview with olive’s Laura Rowe, account wins for Red Lorry Yellow Lorry and William Murray, and new appointments at WPR. Thought leadership Zoe Ogilvie, director of BIG Partnership, outlines what she sees as the key growth areas for PR in 2018, […]
German science and technology company Merck has appointed Golin to develop its global corporate narrative following a competitive pitch. The agency has been tasked with coming up with a narrative which clearly and concisely explains who Merck is, why it exists and where it is heading. Merck will use the narrative to sharpen its storytelling […]
Grayling has appointed Lee Southen as associate director in its Birmingham office. Southen will oversee the office’s business development strategy while also providing client direction for a number of accounts, including InMoment and Women in Rail. He joins after spending 10 years at Staffordshire agency 8848, where he oversaw accounts such as Persimmon Homes, Goodyear Dunlop […]
Tony Hodson, head of content at new football website the Coaches’ Voice and former editor of Sport magazine, explains how the website came about, the sort of content he hopes to produce and which coaches he’d like to profile. After the closure of Sport, why did you decide that launching the Coaches’ Voice would be your next move? […]
John Brown, Hotwire’s former group head of engagement, has set up comms consultancy Don’t Cry Wolf. The consultancy will work with “straight-talking” brands to help build affinity with their audiences, providing services around brand strategy, creative and training. It aims to assist clients working to specific objectives, and as such will not offer business on […]