Moomin Characters, the business set up by Moomin creator Tove Jansson in the 1950s, has appointed arts and culture consultancy Riot Communications as its first PR agency. Moomin Characters was set up by Jansson, and her brother Lars, to deal with the large amount of requests from would-be licensees keen to make Moomin dolls and other […]
Andrew Clark, recently appointed public affairs director at Burson-Marsteller and a former deputy business editor of The Times, identifies four key questions business leaders need to ask themselves before wading into this potentially “toxic” debate. He says there are clear pros and cons businesses should consider before stating their views on whether Britain should remain in the EU. Ping! An email […]
Limelight has been appointed by Visualise, a VR production company, to raise its profile. The B2B agency has been tasked to raise awareness of Visualise using thought leadership and media relations. It is also set to showcase the content it delivers across multiple sectors. Limelight will profile Visualise’s senior team, including co-founder Henry Stuart, as well as its […]
By 2019, video will make up 80% of all consumer internet traffic, according to last year’s report by tech giant Cisco. Yet a recent survey, commissioned by the Web Video Marketing Council, showed that the medium lags behind in B2B. Peter Fergusson, former head of commercial video at The Telegraph and CEO of Nemorin Creative, […]
The Association of Accounting Technicians (AAT) has appointed Adam Harwood as media relations manager. Harwood is set to deliver media coverage across all platforms and develop campaigns designed to increased awareness of AAT and the issues it represents, specifically in the areas of careers advice, social mobility, taxation and general finance. Previously, he was PR manager […]
Full service public affairs agency, Social Communications, has appointed Chris Walker to head up its growing PR division. Walker is set to help agency directors John Quinton-Barber and Caty Cartwright grow Social’s public relations offering. The Manchester-based agency, which was founded in 2013, has three core services: as well as PR it offers planning consultation and the […]
Deodorant and shower gel brand Right Guard has appointed Frank as its retained PR and social agency, following a competitive pitch. The agency will deliver a series of online and social campaigns for the Henkel-owned brand, as well as handle all of Right Guard’s social channels and PR activity. The campaigns will be aimed predominately […]
Rebecca Smith, former medical editor for the Daily Telegraph, has joined the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) as head of media. Smith was medical editor at the Daily Telegraph for seven years before leaving in December 2014 to set up her own consulting business, providing strategic advice to pharma and consumer PR […]
Travelex has appointed Hotwire its lead global PR, creative and content agency, as the foreign exchange specialist looks to enhance consumer engagement around its brand and products ahead of its 40th anniversary this year. It appointed Hotwire to work across the UK, Germany, Netherlands and US, with the UK office acting as the central hub for the […]
Lucy Cleland, editor of luxury interiors and lifestyle magazine Country & Town House, talks to Gorkana‘s Ben Spencer about how her readers appreciate the good things in life, the importance and high quality of the magazine’s supplement series and the difference between “good” and “not so good” PRs. Country & Town House is a luxury interiors and lifestyle magazine covering […]