Credit comparison site TotallyMoney.com has brought in Citypress as its retained PR agency, with a brief to raise the profile of the brand among consumers. Founded in 2007, TotallyMoney.com aims to help people access better, fairer credit deals by comparing credit cards, personal loans and mortgages. It currently attracts half a million customers each […]
Racepoint Global has enhanced its tech practice team with the appointment of Nelson Bostock Unlimited’s Jenna Keighley as vice president. Keighley was a board director at Nelson Bostock Unlimited until May last year, where she led B2C and B2B campaings for tech brands including HTC, Canon and Telstra International. She has also worked with component-level […]
Preena Gadher, co-founder and co-MD of arts and culture specialist agency Riot Communications, on her days of being like Charlie Bucket, what got her “hooked on” the publicity game and why you should never use age as a guide to ability. Before I reach the office in the morning, I’ve already… Listened to the news via the Today Programme, […]
WPP-owned financial PR groups Finsbury and Hering Schuppener have formed a strategic partnership. Under a unified brand entity, the partnership will offer a global platform across 14 offices and employ more than 350 people. It will combine four global practice groups covering capital markets, crisis, corporate reputation and corporate and public affairs. Finsbury and Hering Schuppener […]
Weber Shandwick has partnered with economist, author and honorary professor at UCL Noreena Hertz to explore how brands engage with ‘Generation K’. Weber’s partnership will build on Hertz’ extensive ongoing work on what she calls ‘Generation K’ – or 14 to 21 year-olds – named after The Hunger Games’ heroine Katniss Everdeen. Hertz’s research reveals that […]
Tom Blackwell, CEO at EM, on why there is no such thing as a ‘dull mandate’ in Russia, his admiration for Alibaba’s Jack Ma and the challenge of finding the right cheese. How did you get into international corporate communications? By complete chance. I never had any intention of working in communications. I just happened […]
Glasgow Science Centre has appointed The BIG Partnership to help promote the scientific institution and the benefits of science to a range of audiences over the coming year. Glasgow-based BIG won the retained PR brief following a series of successful project work for the Glasgow Science Centre last year, including the re-launch of the […]
Red deputy editor Saska Graville has joined Ketchum London as director of consumer lifestyle. Graville was previously deputy editor at Red, where she worked on the title across print, live events and digital platforms. She also helped Red build alliances with several influential women and brands; conceiving and leading Smart Women Week and running the Red Women of the […]
Caroline Blainey, advertising industry veteran and former senior art director at the Guardian, has joined Unity as creative director. Blainey will take overall responsibility for the agency’s creative output and processes. She will also act as head of Unity’s Creative and Production Hub. Her career spans more than 17 years, with experience delivering a […]
The Crisis and Litigation Communicators Alliance (CLCA) has announced Aria Partners as a new member firm from Paris. Aria Partners is the first member from France to join the group. Established in 2009 by three founding firms across Europe and the US, the CLCA is an international PR network providing crisis and litigation PR advice. Louise […]