Citigate Dewe Rogerson has appointed CNC’s James Madsen as associate director in its corporate team. Reporting into corporate MD Jonathan Flint, he will provide support to clients across asset management, professional services and specialist financial sectors. He will also drive business growth in the UK and abroad, based out of Citigate’s London office. Flint said: “James is a talented […]
When KINC was approached by England Rugby last year to create social media excitement around the Rugby World Cup, the agency teamed up with Brit Award winning artist Ella Eyre to create a new rendition of “Swing Low, Sweet Chariot”. The results? Six million online film views, the song reaching number two on iTunes video charts […]
Exova, which tests safety, quality and performance of products across sectors including aerospace, food and pharma, has appointed Compass Group’s Andrew Pickup to the newly-created corporate affairs director role. Reporting to Ian El-Mokadem, CEO, Pickup takes on responsibility for strategy development, all internal and external comms activities and stakeholder engagement for the group. He joins from support services company […]
Ogilvy PR London has enhanced its social and content offer with the appointment of Edelman UK’s Chris Wall as head of content. After a three year stint as international editor of The Reel, Wall moved to digital agency Sapient Nitro and Isobar before going to Edelman UK, where he has spent the last 18 months […]
MHP CEO Gavin Devine will join communications group Porta, which owns agency brands Newgate, Publicasity and Redleaf, in a new chief operating officer role. Devine was part of the leadership team that formed MHP (Mandate Hogarth Penrose) in 2010, and originally joined Mandate pre-integration in 2004. He said: “I am very proud of MHP’s achievements, and […]
Exposure founder and joint chief executive Tim Bourne has been named chairman of The Marketing Agencies Association, the first MAA chairman from a PR and comms background. The Marketing Agencies Association is a non-profit trade body, which aims to support marketing comms agencies, with services designed to improve their performance. Members include Exposure, iris, Saatchi & […]
Perform-ers, a new talent platform for creative people to promote their music and art, has brought in Quite Great Publicity to handle its PR. Perform-ers enables its users to set up an online profile to promote their music and art and enter global competitions. Users can upload and combine profiles, videos and audio files, with […]
CNC has appointed Tulchan’s Tom Buchanan as joint managing partner. He will work alongside the comms firm’s Richard Campbell and Roland Klein. Based in CNC’s London office, Buchanan will develop the global company’s offer to UK clients as well as strengthening its international network. Buchanan has some 20 years’ experience advising corporate and financial clients globally. He was […]
Revolution Sports + Entertainment has been chosen to provide a consumer and lifestyle PR campaign for the Silverstone Classic, the world’s biggest classic motor racing festival. Managed by Goose Live Events, the annual event, in its 26th year, includes three days of ‘Rocking and Racing’ with more than 1,000 classic cars taking part in a […]
Forest Enterprise England (FEE), part of the Forestry Commission, has put a brief out to tender for a four-year PR contract worth a total of £800,000. FEE manages state-owned woodlands in England and says its mission is to realise “the potential of each of the public’s forests for sustainable business opportunities, wildlife and nature conservation” as […]