MSC Cruises names UK and Ireland PR manager

Europe’s biggest cruise line, MSC Cruises, has appointed Teneo Blue Rubicon’s Natalie Billington as UK and Ireland PR manager. Billington joins the cruise company as the latest in a series of UK hires designed to support its expansion in UK and Irish markets. Working across trade and consumer press, her role will include establishing relationships with […]

Senior promotions at instinct pr

Consumer PR agency instinct pr has promoted Juliet Price to director and Louise Cook to head of consumer. Price joined agency founder Jonathan Kirkby in 2011 and helped drive the agency from its infancy to an 18-strong team of PR professionals six years on. She has had a leading role in agency operations and played a key part […]

FWD appointed by European Wealth

European Wealth Group Limited, the wealth management specialist, has appointed FWD as its retained financial PR and communications consultancy. Roddy Watt, director of capital markets, heads up the FWD team. He said: “As a well-established and growing specialist wealth management company, European Wealth is a natural fit and welcome addition to our portfolio of financial services clients.” John […]

Four acquires data and insights-led agency Legend Engage

Four Communications Group (Four) has acquired data and insights-led agency Legend Engage. Rebranding to Four Engage, the agency will move immediately to Four’s headquarters in London Bridge. Legend Engage’s main services include data-driven social and digital insights, strategy and engagement. Clients include the BBC Good Food Show, Guinness World Records, HRA Pharma, Puressentiel and GSK, […]

PR Case Study: #ForestChampions

During last year’s Rio Olympics, WE Communications and Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) created a media campaign to raise awareness of the people who play a vital role in the preservation of the world’s trees. Campaign name: #ForestChampions Client: The Forest Council Stewardship PR Team: WE Communications Timing:  2016 Rio Olympics and Paralympics Objectives With environmental concerns growing around the world, the […]

UK brands are failing to effectively communicate to women

Engine’s research ‘Engaging the 21st Century Woman; What Brands Need to Know’ highlights that 86% of women think brands fuel old-fashioned stereotypes. This morning, Stylist’s digital features editor Harriet Hall, Sport England’s head of brand and strategy Kate Dale and Stella Creasy MP discussed how brands can better communicate to women. The research, which included 1,000 […]

Linco Care hands UK PR brief to SKV Communications

SKV Communications has been chosen to provide PR and comms support for Linco Care, a Manchester-based manufacturer of sun and skincare products. Founded in 1979, Linco Care is a family-run skincare business, which includes high-street brands Calypso and Re-Gen. SKV has been briefed to launch Restora, Linco Care’s new haircare brand, which has been three […]

Rosie Day to lead strategic comms at City and Westminster Property Associations

Berkeley Group’s Rosie Day has joined the City and Westminster Property Associations as assistant director, with responsibility for strategic comms activity. Within the FTSE 250 Berkeley Group, Day was comms manager for property developer St George. Before that, she was an account director at public affairs agency Bellenden (now Newington) and an adviser to the […]

Third City makes two hires and wins Confused.com brief

Third City has made two senior hires and won a PR brief from Confused.com. The agency has brought in former designer and menswear blogger Nick Bain as a senior creative and Roche Communications’ Robyn Percy as an account director. Bain joins Third City from Bacchus, where he was head of social media. He has worked […]