Chivas Brothers’ former global PR manager, Amy Grantham, has joined UTV Media as head of comms. Grantham has been briefed to oversee all internal and external comms across UTV Media (GB) titles, which includes talkSPORT, the world’s biggest sports radio station, and Sport magazine, the largest sports magazine in the UK, as well as 12 […]
FTI Consulting tops a list of AIM Adviser Rankings – by number of clients – with 66 PR accounts in the tenth anniversary AIM Adviser Rankings Guide. Walbrook, which represents 65 briefs is second in the list, which covers the ten year period to 30 November 2015. FTI has seen a rise of 36 AIM […]
Innovate Finance, an independent membership association that represents the UK’s FinTech community, has forged a strategic partnership with PR firm freuds to provide media strategy to the organisation’s members. Founded in 2014, Innovate Finance has some 170 members including banks, tech companies, start-ups and so-called unicorns – start-ups worth over £700 million ($1bn). It aims […]
David Thomas, head of communications at industry body The World Federation of Exchanges, on the fun he had as a journalist in the mid-’90s, how editorial experience is indispensable in PR and his dream to work for expat radio in the South of France. What media outlet can’t you start your day without? CNBC Squawk […]
Andy Oliver, former APAC SVP at LEWIS, has relocated to the agency’s London HQ to take up a new role as global client engagement officer. Oliver will focus on building client relationships and engagement globally and assist multinational clients and companies expand their relationship with LEWIS into Europe, Asia and South America. He started his […]
Professional camera manufacturer Hasselblad, which celebrates its 75th anniversary this year, has appointed Neville McCarthy Associates to handle its PR and comms activity in the UK, USA, China, Japan, UK, Germany and France. The agency has been briefed to handle all media relations for the brand across traditional and online media, run ‘interactive’ events, identify […]
Think Publicity has been selected to handle the UK PR for five star luxury resort Carlisle Bay in Antigua. Think, which celebrates 11 years in business this year, has been briefed to raise the profile of the hotel across the UK, targeting luxury print titles, bloggers and broadcast media, alongside media buying activity and campaign […]
Creative comms group Beattie has enhanced its digital team with the appointment of the BIG Partnership’s Jessica McAndrew as digital comms director. Jessica will work with MD Laurna Woods and digital marketing director David Reid to further develop the agency’s digital comms offering. Woods said: “Our Only Digital brand is well established in the field […]
Escape Studios, Europe’s leading VFX academy and part of Pearson College London (Pearson PLC), has appointed PR consultancy Alfred to run its press office activity and develop a stakeholder engagement programme. Escape Studios, part of Pearson PLC, offers short classroom-based courses and undergraduate and postgraduate degree courses in VFX, Games and Animation. Alfred was initially […]
Mark Lund, chief executive of McCann Worldgroup UK, has been appointed non-executive chair of Smart Energy GB, the national campaign for Britain’s smart meter rollout. Smart Energy GB’s role is to build consumer confidence, awareness, and understanding of smart meters, and to encourage consumers to change their behaviour so they can better manage their energy use. […]