AEW UK Investment Management has appointed Temple Bar Advisory as its financial PR advisor to the AEW UK Long Lease REIT, which is seeking to raise up to £150m from an IPO. The team at Temple Bar Advisory is led by partners Ed Orlebar and Tom Allison, supported by Alycia MacAskill and Lucy Featherstone. AEW […]
Mischief has been chosen as the first retained UK consumer PR agency for interiors retailer Maisons du Monde (UK), following a competitive pitch. Mischief will handle the launch of Maisons du Monde’s 2017 collection in the UK, as well as create “fame-driving” campaigns. Mischief associate director Jess Buttress will lead the account and report to […]
PR & Public Affairs consultancy Social Communications has hired account director Tony Whittingham, who will lead on marketing services for its growing list of clients across the UK. Whittingham joins the team at the head office of Social Communications, which is based in central Manchester. The agency employs 23 members of staff with offices also […]
Farrer Kane has been appointed by Lavanda, the disruptive challenger brand, to manage its media communications. By using the home sharing economy to monetise otherwise void periods in a property’s life-cycle, Lavanda looks to help landlords maximise performance across their residential portfolios. Each property on their books is wrapped in a luxury hospitality experience in […]
Redleaf Communications has been hired by Filta Group Holdings, the global provider of Cooking Oil Filtration & Fryer Management Services to restaurants and other customers, following its admission to AIM in November 2016. Rebecca Sanders-Hewett, David Ison and Elise Palmer will manage the account. Sanders-Hewett, managing director at Redleaf Communications, said: “Filta has a proven strategy […]
Yellow Jersey PR has appointed Evie Lelliott as operations manager and Abena Affum as senior account executive. Lelliot joins Yellow Jersey from BMW where she was the central contact for an allocated group of brand ambassadors, providing bespoke client support. At Yellow Jersey, Lelliot will work closely with management assisting across all agency operations. Affum joins from Brunswick where […]
MSLGroup has promoted Anthony Poncier to head of social and digital for EMEA, following James Warren’s move to become strategic development director earlier in the year. Poncier joined MSLGroup in 2012 as EMEA digital transformation director and led MSL’s French social and digital team for the last three years. In his new role, he will work […]
MSQ-owned agencies Smarts Communicate and Stack have been named as the joint pan-European content agency for car rental company Hertz, following a six-way pitch. Stack, specialist in customer acquisition and engagement, will work with PR and content agency Smarts Communicate to lead Hertz’s global content strategy, developing creative campaigns and content creation across all owned, […]
The PC Agency has been selected by the Government of Rwanda to build its brand in the UK, as the country prepares for the first non-stop flights from the UK and the opening of several premium hotels and lodges. British travellers are among the top five nationalities visiting Rwanda which saw 1.3 million visitors last year. RwandAir […]
Kickers has hired Aduro Communications to drive awareness of the footwear brand through a media relations and influencer programme that will focus on the ‘Back to School’ sales window. Aduro will look to target parents of primary school children, as well as the children themselves, and secondary school pupils. Irene Celli, head of brand activation […]