Camden Town Brewery has appointed W following a competitive pitch to handle its UK PR as it looks to move from a London brewery into a global brand. W’s brief will include consumer and corporate comms, influencer engagement and live events. Working with Camden Town Brewery’s in-house team, including founder Jasper Cuppaidge and MD Mark Turner (who recently […]
MSLGROUP has strengthened its UK corporate team through the hiring of Quintin Keanie as associate director. Keanie rejoins Publicis Groupe’s strategic communications agency MSLGROUP after three years at Ogilvy PR. Prior to this, he was a senior consultant at CNC Communications (formerly Capital MSL), and part of the MSLGROUP. Keanie led on clients such as […]
Adam Woodward, digital editor of Little White Lies, the bi-monthly print magazine which champions great movies and the people who make them, talks to Gorkana‘s Niall Davies about creating a unique ranking system for the title, looking for new ways to connect with its audience and what PRs can do to help enhance its content. Tell us about the ethos […]
Global management agency Streeters London has brought in Alexander PR to raise the profile of artist Gary Card’s inaugural exhibition. Card studied Theatre Design at Central Saint Martins and has collaborated with the likes of Nick Knight, Dinos Chapman, Tim Walker, Nicola Formichetti, and Stella McCartney. He has also designed headpieces for Comme des Garcons […]
Cognito has appointed ex-Huntsworth chief operating officer, Sally Tilleray, as non-executive chairman and member of the board. Based in London, Tilleray will work with Cognito’s board and management in New York, London and Singapore. Tilleray was previously COO and finance director at healthcare PR firm Huntsworth. Her role included the management and development of the company’s […]
Lesley McPherson has taken up the position of director of communications at The Co-operative Bank and is based in its Manchester head office. McPherson joins the bank from Edinburgh City Council, and will head up the comms team; handling internal comms, media relations, public affairs and values and ethics. Her financial services experience also stems from roles […]
Weber Shandwick Manchester has boosted its corporate team through the hiring of Amy Hopkinson as senior account director, and two internal promotions. Following a series of client wins, Dean Gallagher and Lianne Hunter have been promoted to account directors. Hopkinson was formerly a senior account director at Remarkable Group’s Manchester office. Prior to that, she […]
To mark the re-launch of Virgin Radio this year, Wireless Group’s in-house PR team partnered up with Virgin Trains to transform a Manchester to London train into a live music venue with the help of performances from Matt Richardson, Travis, The Feeling, Mystery Jets, Gavin James and Walking On Cars. Campaign: The re-launch of Virgin Radio PR […]
East Anglian PR agency Pier has been chosen to raise the profile of independent marina Suffolk Yacht Harbour. The agency has been briefed to help build awareness of Suffolk Yacht Harbour regionally and nationally. Pier will also raise the profile of its annual regattas and events. Its team will also create print and digital newsletters, as […]
Kindred has launched an Instagram portfolio to give creative marketing professionals the chance to learn more about the agency and apply to join its team, as part of Kindred’s drive to find new creative talent. The Kindred Instagram portfolio is designed to showcase the current roles available in the agency, as well as its people, culture […]