The Belize Tourism Board has handed a European PR brief to the Brighter Group, following a competitive pitch. As Belize looks to grow its presence internationally, the Brighter Group has been brought on board to enhance the country’s brand and presence in Europe with a representation, marketing and PR campaign. It will highlight Belize’s credentials as a […]
Rooster has been appointed by Topgolf UK, which has entertainment venues in Surrey, Essex and Watford, to raise its profile across the UK. Topgolf claims to combine the “fun of quick-fire target golf with food, drink and entertainment”. With more than 80% of visitors classing themselves as non-golfers, it says there is no need to have played golf […]
Powerscourt has brought in David D’Arcy, former international press and comms manager at the European Commission, as a senior consultant. D’Arcy has some ten years’ experience with the EC, including a stint as senior press officer in London. His last 12 months included a sabbatical with the United Nations. His experience spans comms, diplomacy, policy and advocacy […]
The Harris Tweed Authority has appointed creative comms agency Portas to work on a project for the Milan Design Triennale, which runs from 31 March to 12 September 2016. Portas will provide comms strategy, designer liaison and PR support for the organisation. Lorna Macaulay, chief executive of The Harris Tweed Authority, said: “The Harris Tweed Authority is […]
Citigate Dewe Rogerson has hired Weber Shandwick’s James Bishop as a director in its corporate team. Bishop will work primarily with Citigate’s banking, insurance, pensions and investment clients. He joins following a stint in the United Arab Emirates working with Weber and H&K Strategies. Before moving to the Middle East, Bishop was based in London working with clients […]
Kicking off a series of Q&As with board members of the London Press Club, Amar Singh, chief content officer of Squawka, the multi-platform football news and data business, outlines his views on the future of sports journalism, how the changing role of newspapers is affecting this, and what PRs can do to get involved with […]
Communications business Next 15 has acquired the B2B creative technology marketing agency Twogether for £6.6m. The acquisition forms part of Next 15’s strategy to act less like a parent company to its host of agencies including Lexis, Beyond and The OutCast Agency, and more like a venture capital firm. It specialises in acquiring, incubating and growing […]
Issues-led comms specialist The Whitehouse Consultancy has strengthened its senior team with the promotion of senior consultants Katarzyna (Kasia) Wilk and Chris Rogers to associate director. Wilk will continue to lead the agency’s EU public affairs team and Rogers remains as head of Whitehouse’s PR unit. Wilk joined Whitehouse in 2011 having previously worked in the European Parliament […]
Money 20/20, a conference on the future and ‘digitisation’ of money, has brought in Cognito to support the launch of its inaugural Europe event to be held in Copenhagen in April. As media partner of the inaugural Europe event, taking place from 4-7 April, Cognito will drive media partnerships and manage European media outreach. The event, which […]
Last week’s Guardian Changing Media Summit highlighted once again that ad-blocking, the practice of using software to remove banner ads from web pages, desktops and mobile phones when viewing content, is a major challenge for the media industry. However, the continued rise of ad-blocking could provide the PR industry with new opportunities, according to comms experts from Edelman and Propeller PR. At […]