StreetGames, a charity that supports disadvantaged young people through sport, has brought in PR agency MUNCH to support its upcoming initiative, Fit and Fed. Fit and Fed will run over the six-week school summer holiday period and is designed to tackle the triple inequalities of holiday hunger, isolation and inactivity among young people growing […]
US company Surf Air, the world’s first all-you-can-fly membership airline, has retained W Communications to publicise its European expansion. Surf Air’s subscription model gives members access to private airplanes and terminals on scheduled flights. The brand was founded in the US in 2013 and serves 17 destinations from hubs in California and Texas. Its […]
Sophie Kostrowski and Sian Hainsworth have launched Live & Wired, an agency set up to help brands produce live social content. Kostrowski, who has worked in television for 22 years and has been a videographer for the NME, is head of creative. Hainsworth, who has worked in live television and radio for 10 years and […]
Consumer and corporate PR agency Hotwire has promoted Alex MacLaverty from EMEA and ANZ managing director to global chief operating officer. She will report to Barbara Bates, who was appointed group CEO in May following the resignation of Brendon Craigie in March. MacLaverty retains oversight of the company’s EMEA and ANZ offices and remains […]
Guy Smith, a former BBC correspondent who recently joined Redleaf Communications‘ corporate team as an associate director, offers his perspective on journalism and PR. What have you learned about the relationship between PR and journalism, having been in the former for two years and the latter profession for more than 20 years? The relationship has […]
Brands2Life has landed the consumer PR and social brief for personalised card and gift retailer Moonpig following a competitive pitch. The agency’s remit is to drive broader awareness and consideration of Moonpig as an everyday destination for personalised cards, flowers and gifts, not just a site for big calendar events. Brands2Life’s strategy, which supports […]
Virgin Trains has appointed Kaper to handle its PR and social media work following a competitive pitch consolidating the briefs into one agency for the first time. Virgin Trains runs the East Coast and West Coast UK rail franchises. The remit for the new brief spans brand engagement for the Virgin Trains masterbrand, social content […]
B2B agency Gong Communications has joined the growing global collection of B Corporations, which have met “rigorous standards” of social and environmental accountability. B Corporations enter a legally binding commitment to act in the interests of all stakeholders, not just shareholders. Their ranks include FMCG brands Divine Chocolate and Ecover in the UK and outdoor clothing company […]
Haven Power, the UK energy supplier to businesses, and part of the Drax Group, has appointed Bottle to lead its external communications and raise awareness of the brand in the SME and I&C (Industrial and Commercial) markets. Bottle’s remit will include helping Haven to offer advice to businesses across the UK, both large and small, on various issues […]
Hungary has won the Gold Prize in the 2017 Young Lions PR competition, which asked teams to submit their campaigns within 24 hours of receiving the brief. The Hungarian team of Luca Hadnagy and Paloma Medina from HPS Experience won the gold prize. The silver prize was handed to the UK team of Jack Davy […]