Tulchan Communications has been retained to provide financial PR services for Frontier Developments, the British video game developer. Frontier, which was founded in 1994 by David Braben – co-author of Elite – develops and publishes games, including Elite Dangerous, LostWinds and Zoo Tycoon, for platforms such as Xbox and Apple’s App Store. James Macey White, partner at Tulchan, and […]
David Paterson, UK corporate relations director at beer and cider producer Heineken, talks about the dynamic sector he works in and the challenges it presents. He also talks about the the differences between working in politics, on FMCG brands and why he moved in-house. What’s it like to represent alcohol brands? It’s great fun to work in the beer, cider and […]
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Wireless charging service Chargifi has hired Launch PR to help achieve its ambitious expansion plans, following a three-way pitch. Chargifi was launched by 27-year-old Dan Bladen, who, while travelling for six months, found many of the places he visited weren’t set up to let him charge his devices. The service offers venues, such as coffee […]
Sine Qua Non (SQN) has been appointed by Yale Europe Materials Handling to lead its PR in the EMEA region. Chris Ritchie, SQN managing director, and director of PR and communications, Chris Hughes, will lead the account, reporting directly to Karen Waddington, Yale EMEA PR and promotions executive. Yale, an 137 year old business, manufactures forklifts […]
Eulogy has had its PR brief with Molson Coors extended to include the Sharp’s Brewery offer with the Doom Bar brand, following the agency’s work with the UK-based brewer’s other brands Grolsch, Coors Light and Singha in 2015. The agency has been briefed to grow awareness of the Sharp’s Brewery portfolio, which includes Doom Bar – […]
The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) has appointed Harry McAdoo as director of brand and corporate reputation. McAdoo joins from ICAEW where he was director of communications. He will lead the ACCA team responsible for driving brand and corporate reputation across the world, and will report to Alan Hatfield, executive director, strategy and development […]
London-based Dynamo PR is launching a sister company in Redwood City, California, to support its US client base. Heather Delaney, vice president, North America, will lead Dynamo’s US business having previously launched Dynamo’s consumer technology and crowdfunding divisions. Delaney said: “Dynamo has grown so much in a short space of time to be truly international in its […]
Peter Cobley, managing director at recruitment consultancy Found Us, explains how he thinks talent pipelining could help tackle the PR industry’s skills gap. Recruitment in the world of public relations has been through a bumpy ride lately. The Chartered Institute of Public Relations (CIPR) refers to a significant skills shortage, and there are so many agencies cropping up each year […]
Chime-owned tech PR specialist Harvard has brought in Gareth Clark from B2B tech sales and marketing agency McDonald Butler to take on the role of client services director. A board member at McDonald Butler, Clark created demand generation campaigns for clients including Microsoft, HP, SAP and Oracle. Leading a large client services team, he was […]