The Association for the Measurement and Evaluation of Communication (AMEC) is set to launch its annual International Summit in London this week (15-16 June). With Gorkana as headline sponsor, the conference gives attendees the opportunity to discuss the latest developments, learning and new ideas in communications measurement. On Wednesday, the event will host a range […]
Leeds-based PR and social media specialist Wolfstar has been appointed by the central marketing organisation for UK fleece wool, British Wool Marketing Board, to deliver an integrated PR and digital campaign for its education website, British Wool Learning. Wolfstar has been briefed to increase awareness of British Wool Learning among teachers, parents and club organisers […]
PR, digital and creative comms agency Citypress has brought in Golin London’s Ruth Clifford as director of social media. Clifford joins Citypress’ Manchester HQ from Golin London, where she was a digital director, leading social media programmes for brands including Toblerone, Unilever, Johnnie Walker and Great Western Railway. With more than seven years’ experience, Clifford […]
Crystal Palace Football Club has appointed The Football Association’s Joanne Budd as head of PR and media relations. Budd is currently head of media operations at The Football Association, where she has worked on the organisation’s public-facing comms activity for more than two decades. She joins Crystal Palace in August ahead of the new Premier […]
Luxury travel and lifestyle comms agency The Brandman Agency has been chosen to handle the PR for luxury Marrakech-based hotel La Mamounia in the UK and Ireland. Located in the heart of Marrakech, Morocco, La Mamounia has welcomed the likes of Winston Churchill and Princess Caroline of Monaco as guests since its opening in 1923. The Brandman Agency’s London office […]
Ahead of his talk on Zen and the art of the publicity stunt at Cannes Lions next week, James Herring, owner at Taylor Herring, talks about the value of stunts, how a good stunt can benefit a wider PR campaign and how to make something memorable. Which publicity-generating event, that you’ve not been involved in, has grabbed […]
Seattle-based US pizza brand MOD has brought in Gabrielle Shaw Communications as it launches in the UK. The MOD brand is moving into the UK market in a joint-venture between its US founders, Scott and Ally Svenson, and Sir Charles Dunstone and Roger Taylor. Gabrielle Shaw has worked with the Svensons over a period of more than […]
Headland, the corporate and financial communications consultancy, has made three new hires following a series of client wins. Paul Crayston, formerly head of communications at MarketInvoice, has joined the Headland team as an associate director. David Chambers also joins as an associate director following a decade at Hill+Knowlton Strategies, where he worked in both the […]
Home Retail Group has hired specialist toy sector PR agency Playtime PR to handle campaigns relating to Argos’ toy offering in 2016. Playtime PR has been briefed to raise the profile of Argos’ toy offering, with a particular focus on the retailer’s own toy brand, Chad Valley. Vikki Kirby, head of comms at Home Retail Group, said: “As the UK’s biggest toy […]
PPS Group, which is part of Newgate Communications, has appointed Zoe Ensor as partner to lead its Manchester team. Previously, Ensor was a director at Good Relations and has worked as director of external relations at MIDAS, Manchester’s investment and development agency. She has also worked in communications at Manchester Airport. Ensor said: “I am incredibly excited to […]