Three businesses – Tanglewood Care Homes, NK Academy and insolvency and company recovery specialist Forbes Burton – have appointed Shooting Star to handle their PR and comms. In addition, the agency has won a four-way pitch to continue its work on Greater Lincolnshire Local Enterprise Partnership’s comms brief. The new tender will extend its the arrangement, which began […]
Steven George-Hilley, founder of Centropy PR, talks about how start your own agency, balancing work and family and why going it alone is the ultimate thrill. You founded Centropy PR in September last year. What inspired you to start your own agency? I started out in the industry over a decade ago and had been dreaming of launching […]
Newsline PR has appointed former The Sun and News of the World chief sports correspondent Rob Beasley as a PR account manager. Beasley will work with the Newsline team to produce content for all of the agency’s clients, including case study press releases, producing and ghost writing blogs and contributing to social media content. He […]
Laura Rowe, editor of olive magazine, discusses being named an FIPP rising star, what food and drink stories she’s looking for and her biggest food phobia. You were named one of FIPP’s rising stars last year. How did it feel to win that award? It was an incredible honour to be recognised internationally for all […]
MWWPR has appointed Jessie Allen as an associate director in its London office. Allen will help the agency to expand its media and entertainment portfolio, strengthening its B2B, consumer and corporate offering in the sectors. She was previously head of PR at Digitalis Media and has held senior positions at Eulogy and Speed Communications. Her […]
Here’s our round-up of essential PR news stories and features from the past week, including Good Relations’ Huw Morgan, account wins for Kaizo and Skout, and new appointments at Hotwire and Gong Communications. Thought leadership Huw Morgan, director of Good Relations’ internal communications practice, argues that Carillion’s collapse shows why brands must invest in employee engagement. […]
Financial services comms specialist Greentarget has appointed Jamie Brownlee as director. Brownlee will work alongside the consultancy’s existing directors to help support the growth of the agency. He joins from Citigate Dewe Rogerson, where he spent eight and a half years in its corporate team working with some of the world’s leading financial services companies. He has […]
Independent cake manufacturer The Cake Crew has appointed The Lucre Group to support the launch of its first cupcake range. The agency will engage in a number of PR activities, from video and social media management to influencer and media relations, to promote the new Beautifully Crafted cupcake range across the UK. It will also assist […]
Charity SOS Children’s Villages UK (SOSUK) has appointed Stand Agency to develop a campaign for its 50th anniversary. The agency has been tasked with creating a PR and social media campaign to raise the charity’s profile in the UK and to position it as best placed to tackle the issue of unsupported children. Stand will […]
Gorkana Jobs, the go-to job site for PRs and journalists, has relaunched as Cision Gorkana Jobs with an enhanced offering and new features which allow media job seekers to find their new role. The website has a new look to reflect Gorkana’s alignment with Cision – which acquired Gorkana in 2015 – as the jobs team […]