Engine, which includes PR firms MHP and Mischief in the group, has launched a new data-driven digital media services division, Engine Media, and brought in Starcom MediaVest Group’s Lisa Weinstein to head it up. Weinstein, as CEO, will run Engine Media out of the US. The European side of the business will be overseen by Engine […]
Rooster has been chosen to provide PR and social media services to Chinese carrier Tianjin Airlines ahead of the launch of its new service from the UK to China. Rooster will launch Tianjin Airlines in the UK and drive awareness of its new twice-weekly Gatwick service, which launches on 25 June, through the development of […]
In the fourth part of our series looking at the future of the press with board members of the London Press Club (LPC), Gorkana’s Ronan George talks to Bill Hagerty, chairman of the judges for the LPC’s annual awards and theatre reviewer for The Sun, about the networking opportunities offered by the LPC, the challenges facing […]
Strategic communications consultancy Charlotte Street Partners has created a media training and client film practice. It is headed by John Boothman (pictured), who has joined as an associate partner after 30 years as a BBC journalist and programme maker, including the role of head of news and current affairs at BBC Scotland. Also joining as […]
With more than a third of PR professionals saying they have experienced, or been diagnosed with, mental illness, Amanda Powell Smith, CEO of Forster Communications, believes there is no excuse for the industry not to tackle this growing issue. At Forster, we have been working with Business in the Community and Public Health England to […]
The elections for Mayor of London had the capital in a buzz. With the end of Boris Johnson’s reign, many took to social media to discuss who the next successor would be. In primarily a Labour vs. Tory debate, we’ve taken a look at the conversation and selected some key highlights. Infographic produced by Emma […]
FT-owned title The Banker has appointed Launch PR to promote its annual ranking of the Top 1000 World Banks for the sixth consecutive year. Launch PR is set to focus on publicising the Top 1000 World Banks ranking to media outlets in Europe, Asia and the US. The list has been running since 1970 and evaluates each […]
European stock exchange Euronext has retained Montfort Communications as its UK strategic communications adviser. Hugh Morrison, Montfort’s founding partner, will lead the account team working with Stéphane Boujnah, Euronext CEO and chairman and Pauline Bucaille, chief communications officer of the exchange. Euronext has more than 1,300 listed issuers, together worth more than €3 trillion in […]
Champagne Nicolas Feuillatte, the third largest retail Champagne brand in the UK, has handed a PR brief to Sopexa UK, as it celebrates its 40th anniversary. The brand is looking to “reconnect with its history and DNA” and Sopexa’s campaign will focus on actively working with consumer and trade media to raise the profile of the […]
Spider PR has been appointed to handle the social media strategy for Typhoo, with a brief to promote the tea brand’s current advertising campaign, ‘Great moments. Great brew. Always Typhoo’. Spider PR will work to enhance Typhoo’s key message that “great moments always begin with a great brew”. A key part of the campaign will […]