Weber Shandwick and outdoor media partner Clear Channel have launched a campaign with ActionAid UK called #BrutalCut to raise awareness of female genital mutilation (FGM). ActionAid’s #BrutalCut campaign aims to alert people to the short and long term dangers of female genital mutilation and raise funds to provide safe centres for girls fleeing FGM in […]
Abchurch has appointed Tim Thompson as joint senior partner. He will work alongside Abchurch founder Julian Bosdet. Thompson has over 25 years’ experience in financial, corporate and investor relations working for consultancies such as Shandwick Consultants, Hill Murray Rogerson, Buchanan and Newgate Capital Markets. Prior to that, he held a role at the Financial Times. Thompson […]
Natalie Lukaitis joined marie claire as digital beauty editor from STYLIST magazine in May. In an exclusive interview, she talks to Gorkana’s Jessica Lester about writing for the “New Type A” girl, being a Google rankings geek, and what PRs can do to grab her attention. You have worked at a number of women’s lifestyle […]
Claire Snowdon, director at Regester Larkin and head of its aerospace, defence and maritime sector team, has relocated to the Houston office. Snowdon will continue to work across Regester Larkin’s international portfolio of clients. She leads the design and implementation of crisis management frameworks for a range of global organisations. Snowdon said: “We’ve had operations in the […]
Unity has been shortlisted for 10 PRWeek UK Awards this year, with Golin nominated eight times, The Romans in the running for seven, and Taylor Herring and Mischief nominated six times. Unity’s nominations include Best PR Event, Best Use of Content, Healthcare, Best Integrated Campaign and Mid-Sized Consultancy of the Year. Also in the running […]
Manchester-based agency Rumpus PR has been re-appointed by children’s cancer research charity Kidscan following a competitive six-way pitch. Kidscan, which has worked with Rumpus since 2013, has helped the charity fund a range of groundbreaking research projects, with the sole purpose of providing new and improved treatments for children with cancer. The team at Rumpus PR, which developed several new ideas […]
Misfit, the wearable tech brand co-founded by former Apple CEO John Scully, has brought in consumer tech PR and social media specialist Ranieri to handle its UK PR. Acquired by Fossil Group at the end of 2015 for a reported $260 million (£198 million), Misfit aims to “fill the gap in existing fashion-forward wearable technology”. […]
Gorkana’s Louise Pantani catches up with Daniel Gumble, news editor of Music Week, as he talks about his love of music, the magazine’s readership and a typical week at the music trade publication. What’s a typical Music Week news story? We deal with so many different types of news stories that it can change drastically from day to […]
PR agency, Instinctif Partners, and business network, BritishAmerican Business (BAB), have partnered to support business growth and trade between the UK and the US in the wake of Brexit. The partnership will focus on relations between British and American companies and policymakers, leveraging Instinctif’s public policy insights and BAB’s corporate relationships. The organisations will bring […]
Corporate PR and content marketing agency, Rostrum, has announced five promotions: Jo Cresswell to account director, Sam Anderson to operations manager and Sophie Mellish, Hannah Polson and Nick Seymour to senior account executive roles. Cresswell is responsible for managing Rostrum’s corporate team and works with clients across a variety of sectors including technology, payments and […]