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: Event: Media briefing with Shortlist Media In our first media briefing for 2017, this week we were joined by ShortList Media’s CEO Ella Dolphin and editorial director Phil Hilton, who revealed that people are 6% happier when reading a print […]

Opinion: Harnessing the power of local radio

Josh Wheeler, general manager at broadcast PR specialist Markettiers Manchester, argues the value of local radio and offers tips for PR professionals looking to target it in their campaign strategies. The latest figures from Radio Joint Audience Research (RAJAR), the official body for radio audience measurement, confirm that radio is still one of the most powerful […]

Hanover Health makes Anna Korving chair

Anna Korving has joined Hanover to chair its health practice working closely with Andrew Harrison, managing director of health. Korving co-founded and built healthcare agency Resolute Communications before selling it to the Publicis Healthcare Communications Group in 2010. She continued to run the business under the Publicis brand, and, most recently, served as Publicis’ executive vice […]

Mischief PR wins second Creative Shootout in a row with #TimetoThink campaign idea

Mischief PR was named the winner of one-day creativity competition Creative Shootout last night for its live response to a brief from charities Mind and Rethink Mental Illness that competing teams received yesterday morning. Hotwire and Ready10 took second and third place respectively. Yesterday morning, eight shortlisted agency teams, BOTTLE, FleishmanHillard Fishburn, Hotwire, Mischief PR […]

60 Seconds with Golin’s Anna Carter

Anna Carter, Golin’s head of client service, on the changes she has seen in the PR industry as an agency veteran, her thoughts on the future of PR and her favourite beauty campaigns. You’ve had years of experience at top agencies including Red, Lexis, Hill + Knowlton and now Golin. What’s the biggest change you […]

Smart home devices company retains Yellow Jersey PR

LightwaveRF, a developer of smart control devices in the home, has appointed Yellow Jersey PR as its retained financial PR adviser. Charles Goodwin, director at Yellow Jersey, and account executive Katie Bairsto will run the account, reporting to the board at LightwaveRF. LightwaveRF specialises in the design, development and manufacture of home automation systems which enable […]

Pagefield MD Oliver Foster promoted to chief executive

Oliver Foster has been promoted to a newly-created chief executive role at Pagefield. Previously a managing partner, Foster joined the company when it was formed in 2010. The new role was created to enable Pagefield founder Mark Gallagher to spend more time on non-project work, such as political work, with charities and on Brexit-related activity. […]

Newgate appoints strategic adviser David Telling

Newgate Communications has made senior corporate and geopolitical adviser David Telling partner, with a mandate to expand upon the firm’s geopolitical and blue-chip corporate client base. Telling joined Newgate on January 1 this year following 17 years at Bell Pottinger, where, most recently, he held a partner role. He is a strategic communications specialist with more […]

John Doe promotes Ocean Beach Club Ibiza and STK Ibiza

John Doe has won a PR brief to handle, consumer, trade and influencer activity for Ocean Beach Club Ibiza and STK Ibiza. The agency will position Ocean Beach Club Ibiza and STK Ibiza as the go-to spots for party goers visiting the White Isle in 2017. Also, it will manage consumer and trade press outreach, as well […]

Nina Sawetz departs BOTTLE to launch Future consultancy

Nina Sawetz has launched her own consultancy called Future, after more than six years at Oxford PR agency BOTTLE, where, most recently, she was head of consumer editorial. Sawetz joined Bottle in 2010 from Blue Zebra PR. She began her career with internships for Frank and the BBC’s press office for EastEnders. At Bottle, she worked on […]