The Freestyle Football Federation, the world governing body for the sport, has brought in Alfred to run its global press office, following a three-way pitch. Freestyle Football is described as a fusion of “tricks and skills with a football, along with music, dance and the arts.” Worldwide, Freestyle Footballers operate under the slogan, ‘All You Need is […]
Integrated communications agency, Golin, has launched an internship with the aim of making the PR, marketing and media sector more accessible for disadvantaged candidates. Golin’s ‘unternship’ will give successful candidates the chance to take a two month trip ahead of a more traditional, three-month internship in one of Golin’s creative teams. They will be paid the Living […]
Creative comms group Beattie has recruited the former PR chief from Mondelēz International and Cadbury, Tony Bilsborough, to head up its team in Birmingham. Bilsborough was named head of of external comms (UK and Ireland) at Cadbury UK in 2004, and became head of UK external comms for Kraft Foods, which then became Mondelez International, following […]
Lansons has promoted Scott McKenzie, director and head of change and employee engagement, to joint MD. He will work alongside existing MDs Laura Hastings, Rebecca Mayo and Stuart Graham. McKenzie joined Lansons as board director in December 2012, before being promoted to the management board in November last year. He helped has since established Lansons’ change practice, […]
London Luton Airport (LLA) has appointed BBC correspondent Neil Bradford as stakeholder comms manager, as the airport embarks on a £110 million redevelopment. Bradford has been briefed to handle comms activity around the airport’s redevelopment, working with LLA’s commercial partners and supply chain, as well as passenger groups and political and community leaders, throughout the […]
Gavin Serkin, co-presenter on the newly-launched Emerging Opportunities show on Share Radio, talks about covering financial opportunities in the “less reported” parts of the planet, the station moving to a national format and how PRs can help with the show’s variety of segments. Firstly, could you give us an overview of what the new show is about? […]
Hired, a tech recruitment specialist headquartered in San Francisco, has brought in Harvard as it looks to boost its UK profile following a competitive pitch process. The Chime-owned agency’s brief will cover data-led story development, content creation, media relations and social media activity. Its press campaign will target companies looking to recruit as well as prospective candidates. Hired […]
The launch of new media titles is high on the mind of PR and comms professionals this week as Trinity Mirror debuted its national newspaper The New Day with a £5m advertising push. Three comms experts tell Gorkana which key PR rules remain important when pitching to journalists working on launches and new titles. The New Day […]
Rupert Walker, former social lead for digital marketing firm Kitcatt Nohr/DNA, has joined Brands2Life as head of social, with a remit to help build the agency’s digital and social offer. In the newly-created role, Walker will lead Brands2Life’s social team and provide senior-level counsel on the development of social strategies across the agency’s client portfolio. […]
Frank has been appointed by Kerry Foods-owned Mattessons to promote the brand’s new ‘Snackarchist’ advertising campaign. Saatchi & Saatchi created the ‘Snackarchist’ TV ad, in which a parka wearing geek rebels against “no loitering” and “keep off the grass” signs before passing by the crisps section in a shop and picking up some Mattessons snacks […]