Lexis MD Dominic Shales on his first pitch to a journalist, what marks a good campaign out and why it really is “good to talk”. Before I reach the office in the morning, I’ve already… Managed two different breakfast sittings for different aged children, with the Today programme in the background, squashed on the tube while trying to […]
Creative comms group Beattie has had its brief with Redefine|BDL Hotels expanded to include digital activity, after two years handling the hotel management company’s PR. Redefine|BDL Hotels manages 63 hotels across the UK and partners with six international hotel brands, including IHG, Hilton Worldwide, Accor, Best Western, Wyndham Hotels & Resorts and Starwood Hotels & Resorts […]
Scottish Widows, the pensions provider and subsidiary of Lloyds Banking Group, has brought in Standard Life’s Claire Burston as head of comms. As part of Lloyd’s group corporate affairs team, Burston will provide strategic counsel to senior stakeholders and executives. She reports into John Penman, director of comms, who said: “At a time of unprecedented change […]
Journalists across the UK and US have revealed the top ten most annoying pieces of jargon they find in emails and press releases from PRs, with “reach out” and “growthhacking” topping the list, according to a small poll conducted by Houston PR. For three years, Houston PR has asked correspondents and editors in the UK and […]
British protein bar manufacturer Pulsin’ has appointed consumer PR agency SAIBR to launch its new range of oat bars, as the brand enters the children’s snack market. Targeting parents looking for healthy snack alternatives and ideas for lunchboxes, the agency has been briefed to help raising awareness and brand advocacy of Kids Fruity Oat Bars among […]
Landbay, a peer-to-peer mortgage lending platform has appointed TVC Group to build brand awareness and consumer engagement among borrowers and investors. Landbay launched in July 2014 with a mission to “democratise” mortgage lending and property investment by offering a transparent peer-to-peer model as an alternative to banks and building societies. TVC, which won the account […]
Robotic Process Automation and Artificial Intelligence tech company Genfour has chosen The CommsCo as its retained PR and social media partner. Headquartered in the UK, Genfour supplies “digital workforces” to its blue-chip customers, using robotic process automation software, cognitive technologies and desktop automation. Genfour has briefed The CommsCo to drive its presence both in the UK and internationally. […]
The National Association of College and University Entrepreneurs (NACUE), a network that helps students to launch businesses once they’ve left university, has brought in London PR to raise its media profile. This is the first time that NACUE, which works with some 32,000 students every year across 260 UK colleges and universities to promote exposure to […]
Pitch Wins Leading out-of-home advertising business, JCDecaux, has brought in Propeller PR to raise its UK profile and increase awareness of its data and digital offering. Retail business Costcutter Supermarkets Group, which owns Costcutter and Kwiksave, has appointed MCG to deliver an “extensive” trade and corporate PR programme. Lucre has had its PR brief with Stonegate […]
Six people have been shortlisted for this year’s Suzy Ferguson Spirit Award 2016, following a record number of nominations. Now in its third year, The Suzy Ferguson Spirit Award was launched by Gorkana in partnership with Suzy Ferguson’s former employer, LEWIS. It is in memory of one of the industry’s brightest young stars, who passed […]