Andrew Wooden, content director (Europe) at NewBay Media, talks to Gorkana’s Luize Lazdane about the launch of the publisher’s eSports Pro website, its potential audience and his top pitching tips for PRs. How did eSports Pro come about and what will ensure its success? eSports Pro started life as an off-shoot from MCV, which is the leading trade […]
With just one day to go until the winners of the 2017 Suzy Spirit Awards are announced, find out what made the shortlisted candidates stand out from the crowd. The people who nominated them explain why they recommended their colleagues for this unique and prestigious industry award, and how each one has shown exceptional character, integrity […]
Digital marketing agency Caliber Interactive has named former Grayling COO Rav Singh as its new chief executive officer. Singh has been appointed to drive forward the strategic growth of the business which operates out of offices in London, Dubai and Edinburgh. He has previously held senior posts at MMD Corporate & Public Affairs, Grayling and Huntsworth, […]
Kaizo has hired TechRadar’s launch news editor, Adam Hartley, as its first head of editorial, as the agency looks to strengthen its content offering. Hartley is an NCTJ-trained journalist and PR consultant. He was launch news editor of TechRadar.com, one of Europe’s leading tech websites, and has since contributed to titles including Flipside – the IET’s science […]
Finn has been appointed by global executive search firm Grace Blue to support its business strategy as it celebrates its 10th anniversary. The client joins Finn’s specialist media practice set up by Matt Bourn, former Braben MD. Bourn, partner and director at Finn, said: “This is a hugely exciting brief for our media team to […]
NewMotion, Europe’s largest electric charging provider for electric cars, has appointed Threepipe to help launch its UK rollout in 2017. Launched in the Netherlands in 2009, NewMotion offers more than 30,000 cloud-connected smart charge points through its public charge network, and has over 80,000 registered charge cards throughout Europe. The company is now looking to expand […]
Global creative group SEEN, which owns London-based PR agency Beauty Seen, has launched a specialist health and wellness agency, V-SEEN, with launch clients including cosmetics giant L’Oreal and London’s first fitness boxing chain of gyms, KOBOX. Health and wellness specialist Becky Knowles (pictured left) will head up V-SEEN, bringing with her almost 20 years of […]
London-based The PR Office has hired Shari Ryness as an account director. Ryness will work on a variety of clients in both the community and not-for-profit and the corporate and financial services teams. Her previous experience includes a communications manager role at the European Jewish Association, based in Brussels. She said: “I am delighted to be joining […]
Sarah Ramamurthy, account director at MWWPR UK, offers a guide for PR professionals navigating Advertising Week in 2017. Advertising Week Europe (20-24 March) sees the great and good of the advertising industry descend on Piccadilly for a week of talks, drinking and self-promotion, creating huge opportunities for brands to stand out amongst their peers. However, in such […]
Cherish PR has appointed Pally Kaur as senior consultant, and has added two new clients to its roster: UK start-up Laundrapp and Swiss watch brand Aviator. Edward Relf, founder and CEO at Laundrapp, said: “Cherish has shown an absolute understanding of our business needs and market. The team grasped our objectives and managed to translate them into […]