At the end of last year, IPSOS Mori released a piece of research claiming the “average” person’s attention span is eight seconds, down from 12 seconds in 2000. Will Spratt, partner at Pagefield, says this is a massive challenge for communicators and recommends PRs need to provide context around complex corporate issues and cut-through the “information bombardment” to reach […]
Young’s Seafood has handed a retained PR brief to Kazoo Communications, which competed against three rival agencies in a two-stage process. The seafood brand, which is part of the Findus group, produces a range of frozen, fresh, and chilled seafood. Work kicks off this month and will focus on promoting the brand as a leading frozen and chilled […]
Remarkable Engagement, the public affairs division of comms business Remarkable Group, has hired Instinctif Partners’ Robbie McDuff as director to lead its lobbying work, with James Bird and Alex Gray joining in key positions. MacDuff (pictured bottom left) has some 26 years’ lobbying experience in London, Edinburgh and Brussels, and is a former chair of the Association […]
B2B marketing agency Fox has appointed Hotwire’s David Clare as digital marketing director with responsibility for the agency’s online PR. At Fox, Clare will lead the online comms strategy for client brands including Brother UK, Bright HR, TMD Friction, Speedy Hire and more, as well as taking responsibility for growing Fox’s digital division. Clare, who was last year announced as […]
WE’s EMEA general manager, Chris Talago, has announced that he will leave the agency on May 1. Talago joined WE, known as Waggener Edstrom until a rebrand last September, in 2008 to head up its offerings across multiple sectors in Europe including public affairs, consumer, technology, corporate and healthcare. Before WE, he was head of EMEA […]
Twitter reported its financial results for the quarter ending in December 31, 2015 yesterday (10 February), highlighting its hopes for user growth, its focus on marketing and creating a safer environment for users. The social media platform has been at the centre of speculation over its future plans and has received some criticism – mainly in […]
Johnston Press, owner of The Scotsman, has confirmed that it is in talks to buy the i newspaper for around £24 million, in a deal it says would make it the UK’s fourth largest print publisher. Johnston Press is one of the largest local and regional multimedia organisations in the UK, with more than 200 titles […]
Julian Linley joined Digital Spy as its new editor-in-chief in November. Three months on, Gorkana’s Josh Gray catches up with him to find out how he’s making his mark on the website with a major relaunch, what PRs need to do to grab his attention, and why he’s proud to work on a title with strong […]
Crisis and reputation management firm Regester Larkin has appointed Bupa’s former corporate comms manager Emily Hamilton as a senior consultant. Hamilton’s appointment enhances Regester Larkin’s media relations, social media, live crisis response and issues management support to its clients. Prior to joining Bupa in 2013, Hamilton was head of press at Westbourne Communications, advising clients […]
Specialist investment marketing and comms consultancy JPES Partners has boosted Alex Henderson and Matt Rogers to the role of associate directors and made a number of other promotions. Henderson oversees the company’s marketing initiatives, leading client communication activities and the firm’s event planning. Rogers runs JPES Partners’ media relations services, working with clients on issues relating to profile development, […]