Home furnishing retailer IKEA has selected Kaper as its retained UK corporate PR agency, following a competitive pitch. The appointment will see Kaper work with IKEA’s in-house PR team to deliver corporate comms campaigns, building the IKEA corporate reputation and brand across England, Wales and Scotland from September 1 2016. Kaper will work alongside IKEA’s […]
IFA Berlin is one of Europe’s largest consumer electronics trade shows, bringing in major tech brands such as Samsung, Sony, Lenovo and Motorola. As the conference opens its doors to exhibitors this week ( Friday September 2), Gorkana finds out how the location makes it stand out as a media event and asks comms pros how […]
Lisa Hunt, a former PR manager at Debenhams, has launched a new PR and social media agency called TWENTYTHREE PR, with founding clients including ArtRookie, Homage Online, designer Lizzie Lees and estate agent Madison Fox. TWENTYTHREE PR will specialise in PR, social media, events, shoot production, content creation and design. Hunt has worked alongside leading […]
Specialist recruitment company Hays has appointed sports and entertainment marketing agency Pitch to raise the profile of its partnership with Manchester City Football Club. The partnership aims to attract skilled professionals to build high performance teams, whether that be in a club environment or in the wider world of work. Pitch has been retained to help […]
Lucara Diamond Corp, which has a £930 million (Ca$1.6 bn) market cap, has retained Citigate Dewe Rogerson as its UK financial and corporate communications adviser. CDR will support Lucara’s capital markets profile and corporate reputation while handling all UK and European communications. Producer of the “world’s largest diamond” the 1,109 carat Lesedi La Rona, Lucara […]
Alex Myers, founder and CEO at Manifest, talks about office moves, international growth and his ambition to have five offices on five continents by 2020. He insists that if you want to run an agency with a winning company culture, it’s essential to hire the right team and work hard on keeping them. What’s your daily routine? […]
Aspectus has promoted PR Week 30 Under 30 member, Laura Iley, to a head of energy role. Aspectus’ energy, oil and gas practice serves more than 20 clients from the agency’s offices in London, Aberdeen and New York. Iley, who was listed as a PR Week 30 Under 30 member this year, joined Aspectus as head […]
Accountant and business adviser BDO LLP has appointed Petal & Co as its retained North West PR agency. The specialist corporate and B2B agency has been briefed to highlight the strength of BDO’s expertise and sector insight across the region, and position it as a leading adviser to the mid-market. Jessica Wilkinson, who founded Petal & Co […]
Sophie Lister, a client director at Hudson Sandler who specialises in corporate storytelling, talks about the value of an employer brand, and shares some tips for engaging staff and sharing that positive message. The term ‘employer brand’ used to be the stuff of blog posts, internal news channels and the occasional CSR story, but is now seen as […]
The BIG Partnership has opened its fifth Scottish office in Dundee – and seventh in the UK – after securing contract wins worth £250,000 in its Manchester base, which it launched two months ago. Its leaders now have sights on winning £150,000 of new business in the first year in Dundee. The BIG Partnership’s clients in […]