Stuart Jackson, VP Communications at Nissan and founder of UP Communications, on his unique hiring techniques, why journalism in the 90s was ‘like the Wild West’ and why people shouldn’t use the word ‘comms’ as a verb. How did you get into corporate comms? I moved from being a poor journalist to being a slightly less-poor PR […]
WPP-owned Clarion has restructured its senior team, with MD of 12 years Amanda Meyrick stepping into the role of CEO to lead a newly-formed board of four managing partners, as the agency turns 30 this year and takes on a new brand identity, ‘Clever Works’. Meyrick plans to drive the business forward with a three-step […]
Hotwire’s deputy MD, Matt Cross, has been promoted to MD of the UK business, four years after joining the agency as a director. Cross, who was made deputy UK MD in 2013, has been responsible for winning and handling some of the agency’s biggest international clients. Recent client wins at Hotwire UK have included Travelex, Nuance […]
FTI Consulting has advised vehicle retailer Motorpoint on its recent IPO. Jonathon Brill, Alex Beagley, James Styles and Fiona Walker make up the team that advised Motorpoint Group plc on the flotation which took place on May 18. FTI Consulting has also been retained as Motorpoint’s corporate and financial PR adviser moving forwards. Motorpoint floated on the London Stock Exchange with a market […]
Licensed online brokerage GetStocks has appointed Mischief to promote its app and web platform. Using influencer marketing, among other tactics, Mischief aims to help GetStocks stocks and shares app to be downloaded and used by more people. Mischief says it will set up a campaign with high profile social media users to lead a charity […]
Twitter’s latest efforts to improve user and financial growth have seen the platform create more space for users to express themselves through its famous 140 character limit. Gorkana gets feedback from PR and content experts on how they feel about the latest changes and how they might make Twitter more accessible. The social media and micro-blogging […]
3 Monkeys Zeno has been handed a European comms brief by global broadband networking tech provider ZyXEL. The agency will serve as the lead PR agency for ZyXEL, acting as the UK and European Hub for content marketing and thought-leadership and aim to develop ZyXEL’s comms messaging to “humanise” the brand and drive relevance with its key […]
Italian bakery brand Crosta & Mollica has hired Aduro Communications as it looks to expand the business in 2016. Translated from the Italian for ‘crust and crumb’, Crosta & Mollica ranges include breads, pizzas, seasonal cakes, savoury biscuits and conserves. Aduro will develop an integrated campaign, which will include media relations, blogger outreach and consumer sampling […]
Yvonne Maher is joining the London team of Cognito, the financial communications and marketing consultancy firm, as a director for its EMEA business. She will be responsible for diversifying Cognito’s client base and contributing towards its continued growth in the EMEA region. Formerly a director at Grayling, Maher specialises in corporate communications and international PR for clients […]
Andy Giles Associates partner and former tech journalist Murdo Mathewson has launched a new Hove-based consumer and B2B comms agency called Ginger Dog Comms, specialising in tech PR. The new PR and comms agency will specialise in consumer electronics, the arts, finance, music, and technology. Ginger Dog Comms will also offer product consultancy services. Mathewson will […]