The London Motor Show has appointed agencies Stature PR and 4mediarelations, both part of 4media Group, to handle the PR around its May event, following a competitive pitch. Held at Battersea Evolution from 5 to 8 May, the event will be the first London Motor Show since 2008, and will showcase a range of new cars, guest […]
Nuix, a cybersecurity and risk management company, has brought in Octopus Group to increase brand awareness in the “highly competitive” UK IT market. Octopus was hired for “its proven track record in the security and enterprise software space” and will develop content-led thought leadership campaigns with the aim of boosting awareness of the Nuix brand among key UK IT decision makers. […]
Golin UK has launched a “Life Time” scheme for its employees, which features unlimited holidays, flexible working and enhanced paternity pay and maternity leave, which it claims will help tackle diversity and the gender pay gap in PR. From 4 April, all 150 London employees will benefit from the Life Time scheme, which includes unlimited […]
Gorkana has a few places available at next week’s exclusive media briefing (5 April) with Jason Karaian, senior European correspondent at digital news outlet Quartz. One of the digital news success stories of the moment, Quartz describes itself as a digitally native news outlet, born in 2012, for business people in the new global economy. It […]
TechFinancials, an AIM-listed software provider to binary options brokers, has hired Yellow Jersey as its retained financial and corporate PR. The company has brought in Yellow Jersey as it looks to increase its presence in the Asia Pacific region following the announcement of a joint venture with the owners of Hong Kong-based Optionfortune, a binary options trader. Yellow Jersey […]
Siemens has chosen Publicasity to handle the UK PR for its range of cooking, cooling and washing appliances, following a four-way pitch. Publicasity will work with Siemens to promote its cooking, cooling and washing products, which are manufactured by BSH Home Appliances, through consumer show exhibitions, sponsorships and media events. The agency will also promote the Siemens’ ‘For […]
Champollion, a public policy communications consultancy, has recruited Conservative political commentator Jo-Anne Nadler to head up its planning comms division. Nadler will sit on the company’s board alongside non-executive directors David Hill, former director of comms for Tony Blair, Craig Morley, founder of Challenge, and Ian Wright, director general of the Food and Drink Federation. Her […]
Solar Media, which publishes trade titles including Clean Energy News and Solar Power Portal, is working with The Whitehouse Consultancy to raise its profile with industry leaders in the clean energy sector and help it “engage positively” within the policy environment. The brief asks the agency to use the development of high-profile discussion events at industry conferences to raise the profile of […]
Manchester-based LJFpr has picked up two briefs to work with recruitment group Rethink and the Institute of Directors (IoD). It has also rebranded to Cubed as it expands its services to include content creation. The agency will handle a global PR brief for Rethink, advising on the company’s comms across the UK, Ireland and Asia. Cubed’s brief includes internal and […]
Manulife Asset Management, a fund manager with some $301bn (£211bn) in AUM (assets under management), has brought in FWD as its PR representative for Europe and the UK. FWD’s Gug Kyriacou, Cat Ommanney and Adam Shaw will manage the Manulife brief. They will work alongside Brian Carmichael, MD of public relations at Manulife Asset Management, who is […]