North and South PRmoment Awards 2017 announces shortlist

The shortlists for the North and South PRmoment Awards have been announced. Smarts Communicate is shortlisted the most times in the North and Hope&Glory has the most listings in the South. The PRmoment Awards are split into two regions: The North, Northern Ireland & Scotland Awards ceremony to take place in Manchester on March 16 2017 London & The […]

This week’s top agency news on Gorkana News

Your bitesize update on the latest agency news featured on Gorkana this week: Clodagh Higginson, political correspondent for ITV’s Good Morning Britain, has teamed up with her husband John Higginson, a former political editor at the Metro, to launch a new PR agency called Higginson PR. Higginson PR will specialise in PR and social media support, comms strategy, […]

This week’s top trending features on Gorkana News

Your bitesize update on the best PR opinion, interviews, events and insights on Gorkana News this week: Insight: The power of flexible working in PR Timewise has selected the top 50 most powerful part-time workers in 2017 featuring a host of in-house and agency comms pros. Gorkana asks how flexible working has empowered people in PR.   Opinion: […]

Opinion: Why PR and digital agencies need to “co-create”

Aalia Walker, co-founder of SMACK, a London-based digital agency which works with clients including Ted Baker, The Body Shop and Molton Brown, believes co-creation between PR and digital agencies can ensure clients benefit from more than just the “sum of the parts”. While many agencies have made the move into a full service offering, there are many […]

GMC Software appoints Spark Communications to expand influence past print

GMC Software, a customer communications management tool, has appointed Spark Communications as its UK PR agency, with the objective of engaging audiences beyond the print industry. Spark won the account following a three-month trial period focused on the insurance industry, during which it had to demonstrate its ability to create content including opinion pieces and […]

Celebrity free speech? We’ve not heard the end of it

The BAFTAs are set to take place this weekend, and the BBC is reportedly worried about a potential “deluge of political speeches” from the winning stars. Jodie Butt, head of PR at HSE Cake, argues that while there’s a risk for celebrities getting it in the neck for joining the political stage, PRs shouldn’t fear their […]

Husband and wife former lobby journalists set up PR outfit

Clodagh Higginson, political correspondent for ITV’s Good Morning Britain, has teamed up with her husband John Higginson, a former political editor at the Metro, to launch a new PR agency called Higginson PR. Clodagh Higginson has been political correspondent for ITV’s Good Morning Britain since April 2016. Previously, she spent more than 15 years at The Sun, rising […]

Prophet unveils partnership with fintech membership body

Prophet, the global strategy consultancy, has announced a partnership with Innovate Finance, an independent members’ association representing the UK’s global fintech community. The partners are collaborating to help the fintech community “create relevance for consumers and businesses through value propositions and design experiences”. Prophet will apply its global network of experts to help Innovate Finance members build relevant brands […]

The Wern PR appoints its first apprentice

Start-up specialist The Wern PR has appointed an apprentice to its team following recent client wins. Katarzyna Zdunczuk will join the agency as an apprentice and was discovered through an apprenticeship scheme with Digital Futures which ran a programme with marketing title The Drum last year. Zdunczuk will split her time between Shoreditch and Aldgate while she completes […]

AfterShokz hands UK PR brief to Ranieri

Consumer tech PR firm Ranieri has been appointed by AfterShokz to handle the UK PR for its bone conduction headphone range, including the Trekz Titanium and Sportz Titanium. Initially developed for military special operations and law enforcement in 2001, bone conduction technology uses transducers to guide mini vibrations through the cheekbones to the inner ears, […]