Colin Byrne, Weber Shandwick’s UK and EMEA CEO, is to step down from his role in early 2018 after nearly 23 years at the global agency. The firm has not yet named a successor. Byrne joined Weber Shandwick in 1995, rising to lead its public affairs practice as MD in London in 1997. He was […]
Research from Results International says that despite a slight drop in M&A activity in the UK’s PR sector, this isn’t likely to be a long-term trend. The M&A adviser shows that despite there being a rise to 14 deals worldwide in Q1 from Q4 last year, deal volumes in the UK fell from 22% of […]
At last night’s PRWeek Global Awards in London, Weber Shandwick won six awards out of 24 and was named Global Agency of the year. Weber won awards for Corporate Social Responsibility, Global PR Breakthrough, Issues and Crisis, Nonprofit, Global Impact, Global Agency and Campaign of the Year for its Daughters of Mother India campaign for […]
Aaron Petras, vice president of WE Communication’s agency and partner strategy and now managing director of The PLUS Network, discusses the marketing industry problems that The PLUS Network is trying to solve and why agencies need to move away from the ‘holding company model’. Choice. As consumers this is something we’ve become used to. We […]
St John Ambulance’s Emma Sheppard has joined animal welfare charity Dogs Trust as comms director. Sheppard will head up an 18-strong team that will showcase the charity’s expertise in dog training and behaviour. The team will also promote the rehoming of dogs and responsible dog ownership. Sheppard’s brief will also include internal comms activity. She […]
Metia Group, the B2B and technology agency, has appointed Matt White as its chief financial officer. White brings more than 20 years of board level experience from previous CFO roles in publicly quoted and private equity-backed international technology and media groups, including Time Out Group and Portrait Software plc. White will take leadership of financial and […]
Your bitesize update on the latest People News and Moves featured on Gorkana News: 21-year-old Ben Jeffries launches new influencer marketing platform Influencer, a new web platform that allows brands to collaborate with social media content creators, has been launched by 21-year-old entrepreneur Ben Jeffries. Hotwire Group hires Barbara Bates as CEO Barbara Bates […]
Consumer PR and marketing agency TASTE PR has been appointed by drinks company Purity to provide consumer and trade PR support, following a competitive pitch. Purity has briefed TASTE PR to elevate its existing credentials and communicate relevant news across both its Firefly and JUICEBURST brands. The Firefly brand launches a collaboration this month with […]
MagnaCarta Communications has appointed communications management leader François Baird as non-executive chairman. Baird is founder and chairman of Baird’s US LLC and of British headquartered international communications management consultancy, Baird’s CMC. MagnaCarta is a member firm and directors Denise Gee and Simon Hardie are also partners in Baird’s CMC, the agency with 34 partners in […]
NHS Confederation’s Communications Conference 2017 will be its first ever event dedicated to giving comms leads insight on how to approach their work. The Comms Conference will take place in Liverpool on 14 – 15 June and will look to provide practical tips and techniques for getting the most out of limited resources. It will […]