James Crawford, the managing director of Manchester-based PR Agency One, pledges to offer employees up to £1,000 per annum if they wish to opt into the ‘associate EU citizenship’ currently being considered by the European Parliament. Crawford said: “I support this idea and want my current and future employees to know that they will be […]
Gong Communications has hired two corporate communications specialists, Libby Wyman and James Deacon, as senior account managers. Wyman joins form Forster Communications, she will deliver global corporate and sustainability communications for international clients, and will develop Gong’s social purpose work. She said: “I’m delighted to be part of such a strong and motivated team at Gong; […]
Sophie Raine has been promoted to deputy managing director, a new role at W Communications. Raine, who joined W in early 2014, previously served as a director at the agency, and has over ten years of consumer and brand experience. As deputy MD, Raine will work alongside CEO Warren Johnson and managing director Richard Tompkins […]
Visual communication is leading the way in the media and journalists are urging PRs to send strong still images, video or infographics. Gorkana asks four agencies what’s key to pitching a successful visual story. Visual stories are now more likely than ever to engage audiences. Video, rich imagery and VR are topping the list as […]
M&C Saatchi Sport & Entertainment has promoted Jodie Fullagar to head of entertainment, 10 years after she first joined the agency’s entertainment division as its first full-time member. Since joining M&C Saatchi Sport & Entertainment in 2006, Fullagar has helped to grow the agency’s entertainment offer to a 20-strong team, and has been responsible for […]
Peter Sutton, MD at PMW, talks to Gorkana about his decision to launch an agency, the current comms climate, his passion for mountain-climbing and his work with the Dame Vera Lynne Children’s Charity. Describe the current state of the comms industry. Nowadays it is all about finding ways to communicate with the person you want to speak […]
Swedish communications consultancy Kreab has advised Sierra Rutile Limited on its recommended takeover by Iluka Resources. Kreab has advised on the takeover offer of 36p per Sierra Rutile share received from Iluka Resources Limited, which was announced on 1 August 2016. The offer valued Sierra Rutile at £215m. Sierra Rutile is an AIM-listed multi-mine mineral […]
Your bitesize update on the latest People News and Moves featured on Gorkana News: Financial and corporate communications consultancy Capital Market Communications Limited (Camarco) has appointed senior consultant, Nick Hennis. Hennis joins from Tulchan Communications LLP, where he spent more than three years working across the natural resources, financial services and support services sectors. Social influencer marketing platform […]
PR and comms agency Rule 5 has brought in former BBC Sport journalist Jimmy Smallwood as senior account manager. Smallwood re-located from London to Salford to join the BBC Sport web and digital team in 2011 and worked on London 2012, Sochi 2014, Wimbledon 2014 and the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. For the last […]
Your bitesize update on the best PR opinion, interviews, events and insights on Gorkana News this week: Event: Media briefing with BBC Radio 4 Today Programme At Gorkana’s final media briefing event of 2016, the BBC Radio 4 Today Programme’s business presenter Dominic O’Connell and business editor Simon Hamer spoke about their ideal guests and the type […]