Brixton Beach Boulevard, a summer pop up venue opening in London next month, has appointed Murray Chalmers PR (MCPR) to handle its communications. The fully interactive new pop up will host a cocktail bar, live performances, and a selection of South London’s finest street food this summer. MCPR has also announced two recent client wins. After representing Elton […]
City Hypnosis, a therapy clinic based in Chancery Lane, London, has appointed PHA Media to launch a comprehensive new PR campaign titled ‘Changing Perceptions’. The agency will also manage City Hypnosis’ social media accounts, as well as run its press office day-to-day. City Hypnosis offers alternative treatment for conditions including phobias, addictions, sexual health, unwanted habits and […]
A new fundraising regulator for the charity sector has appointed Pagefield on comms and press office support ahead of its launch later in the year. The Fundraising Regulator, which has appointed Michael Grade as interim chair, has asked the agency to provide its press office function and is set to begin operations in the early summer. Craig Westwood, […]
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Gorkana’s first Charity Attitudes Benchmarking Survey shows how positive and negative media coverage can affect charity campaign success and, in particular, how positive media coverage can influence people to make donations. This year has not been short of challenges for organisations in the third sector, as stories such as the latest investigation on Age UK’s […]
Sunfly Karaoke, provider of karaoke hardware and music tracks, has appointed Quite Great to handle its communications. In addition to handling Sunfly’s PR, Quite Great will support the company in launching an innovative new streaming service to allow users to access Sunfly’s karaoke library via their tablets, smartphones and TVs. Established in 1991, Sunfly holds a catalogue of 14,000 […]
Ahead of the launch of Countryfile Live, SME London Ltd, under licence from BBC worldwide, has appointed House PR to lead and activate the PR strategy around the first event. Countryfile Live takes place at Blenheim Palace on August 4 to 7. Tom Clarkson, SME London’s marketing director, said: “We are delighted to be working with […]
Virgin Holidays has appointed Kelly Grindle as a PR lead as it looks to refresh its external communications. Grindle will be responsible for overseeing all PR and external communications for Virgin Holidays. The new role will include management of the Virgin Holidays press office, planning and execution of integrated consumer campaigns, social media integration and management […]
The RNLI (Royal National Lifeboat Institution) has appointed Red Consultancy to support its Mayday fundraising campaign, after a competitive pitch. Annually, the charity runs the Mayday campaign as its own “call for help” and this year it has targeted £750,000 in donations, to raise funds to keep the charity and 237 lifeboat stations operating around the UK. […]
Monster Jam, which claims to be the world’s largest monster truck tour, has appointed instinct pr, a London-based consumer PR agency, to handle its comms. The Monster Jam account win expands the firm’s entertainment division, having worked with Feld Entertainment on its Disney on Ice show since 2012. instinct will provide PR support for Monster Jam, a live […]