GCI Health has launched The ZEST Project for the second year in a row as it looks to attract the UK’s top graduate talent. Applications for The ZEST Project open today and close 30 June as the agency looks to find a successful candidate for September 2016. As part of the application process, the agency invites […]
Gong Communications has been reappointed to work on Lloyd’s insurance market’s international diversity and inclusion festival, ‘Dive In’. The agency will manage this year’s festival (27-29 September) after the previous ‘Dive In’ event reached nearly 1800 delegates and attendees, according to Gong. ‘Dive In’, which hosts high profile speakers, workshops and branding events, has been […]
Henley Royal Regatta has appointed Hanover Communications to provide PR support for the annual rowing event’s 2016 edition and help enhance its reputation for future years. Hanover Sport, the agency’s sports practice, has been briefed to ensure that Henley Royal Regatta, which this year takes place from 29 June to 3 July, is viewed […]
Chime-owned Good Relations has brought in David Wiles from Shine @ The Academy as consumer director, with a brief to provide senior client advice and business development. Wiles spent three years at Shine @ The Academy (previously Shine Communications) as consumer director, where he led accounts including Sony Computer Entertainment Europe and eBay. His experience […]
The Cannes International Festival of Creativity has announced a 21-strong jury for the PR Lions awards, chaired by Edelman’s John Clinton. The jury features Kat Thomas, founder and global executive creative director of One Green Bean, from the UK. The full list of jurors is: John Clinton, chair of Edelman Canada and head of creative […]
Portland Engagement, the internal comms practice opened by Portland Communications last year, has launched an engagement assessment tool called HERO which it is offering in a service to clients. The name is an acronym for Hear, Engage, React, Optimise, and Portland claims that “unlike traditional opinion survey tools, HERO examines your unconscious decision-making and reveals […]
Missed out on this week’s PR News? Get your handy round-up of the essential highlights of PR and media stories, features and events content over the last seven days on Gorkana News. Pitch Wins Global comms agency Way to Blue has been handed a retained consumer PR brief for baby wipe brand WaterWipes, following a […]
Consumer data specialist Callcredit Information Group has appointed Octopus Group as its retained PR and social media agency following a competitive three-way pitch. Octopus Group will be undertaking a public relations and social media programme worth six figures. Tom Holland, Octopus group director, will lead the account and report to Callcredit’s interim communications director, Mary […]
MHP Communications has announced its 30 To Watch 2016, its annual list of young journalists who are “making a difference” to the UK media industry. Ian Kirby, head of media at MHP, said: “Now in its fifth year, the MHP 30 To Watch continues to champion the rising stars of the media industry, and those who we […]
Ruwan Kodikara, a former special adviser to the deputy Prime Minister, has been appointed as senior manager of corporate communications at Amazon UK. Kodikara will join late next month from public affairs agency Quiller Consultants, where he is a senior consultant. He will report to Amazon UK’s director of communications Dan Perlet and his role […]