Amazing PR has been brought in to handle the PR for non-profit organisation The Academy of Chocolate. It has been briefed to help the Academy raise awareness of the importance of educating the consumer about the difference between fine chocolate and mass produced chocolate confectionery via workshops, seminars and a biannual conferences. The Academy of Chocolate […]
Curzon Cinemas has handed a UK consumer PR brief to MWW PR. MWW PR will work on a project basis to drive awareness of the curated Curzon Home Cinema service, an on-demand offering customers to chose a “day and date” allowing them to watch a range of films at the same time as their cinema release. Philip Mordecai, director […]
AstraZeneca has appointed FTI Consulting’s Jennie Younger as vice president global corporate affairs to lead the pharma giant’s international corporate affairs function from its headquarters in Cambridge. Younger takes responsibility for all internal and external communications and government relations across the business. Pascal Soriot, AstraZeneca CEO, said: “I’m pleased to welcome Jennie to AstraZeneca at this important […]
Street & Co has been appointed to handle press office activity for Kathryn Sargent, as she becomes the first female Master Tailor to open a shop on Savile Row in Mayfair next month. The shop will be sister to the Atelier on Brook Street, and will open for Spring/Summer ’16 as a seasonal residency. Street […]
Permira, the global investment firm, has hired Montfort Communications as its UK strategic communications adviser. Founded in 1985, Permira advises funds with some €25 billion (£19.7bn) in committed capital across sectors including consumer, financial services, healthcare, industrials and tech. James Olley, senior consultant, is managing the brief. He will work with Noémie de Andia, head of communications at […]
The London Stock Exchange has appointed Cardew Group to provide comms support around its proposed £21bn merger with German stock exchange Deutsche Börse. Cardew’s appointment coincides with yesterday’s news that the LSE and Deutsche Börse had agreed the terms for a “merger of equals“. Under the terms of the proposed deal, LSE shareholders will own 45.6% of the […]
New challenger bank Tandem has appointed Eulogy as its retained PR agency ahead of its launch later this year. Tandem claims to be on a mission to create a “good bank” that only does well when its customers do well. It launches later this year with a range of current accounts, credit cards and loans helping customers manage […]
With the winner of the 2016 Suzy Ferguson Spirit Award set to be announced tomorrow, find out what makes the five shortlisted candidates stand out from the crowd. The people who nominated them explain how each candidate has shown exceptional character, integrity and determination, and why they recommended their colleagues for this unique and prestigious industry award. […]
Lifestyle agency Stir PR has been brought in to promote pregnancy programme Emma’s Diary and help launch new parenting website Families, following a three-way pitch process. Part of the Lifecycle Marketing group, Emma’s Diary provides pre-natal, pregnancy and early post-natal advice from the Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) and other industry specialists. Families is […]
Simon Bainbridge, editorial director of The British Journal of Photography, on the 162-year-old magazine’s recent redesign, writing about the ideas behind images and his healthy relationship with PRs. The British Journal of Photography is the world’s longest running photography publication. Who are your readers and what interests them? Our core readership is professional photographers and people […]