Opinion: ‘Why measurable content-led comms is gaining our agency recognition’

Remarkable Content was one of three PR-focused agencies to be nominated for this year’s International Content Marketing Awards and the only one – with a sliver in the Best Internal category – to win an award. Marketing Manager Catherine Reid tells us why Remarkable’s efforts to integrate comms and content are proving attractive to clients – and […]

Opinion: Combating stress in the workplace

Aliya Vigor-Robertson, co-founder at JourneyHR, talks about employee wellbeing in the ever-changing PR and agency environment, and offers suggestions for how it can be managed. As most people in the industry know, a PR agency can be an energetic and lively place to work. There is lots of variety in the day-to-day tasks that need doing, along with […]

LEVICK joins CLCA comms network

The Crisis & Litigation Communicators’ Alliance (CLCA) has announced that US crisis, litigation and public affairs communications firm LEVICK is a new member. LEVICK, which employs almost 50 people in Washington DC, New York, Chicago and Toronto, Canada, has worked on high profile issues such as Guantanamo Bay, Dubai Ports, #BringBackOurGirls, the Catholic Church crisis, AIG […]

Exterion Media appoints Eulogy as UK agency

Exterion Media, Europe’s largest independent out-of-home advertising business that won the £1.1bn ad contract with TfL for the London Underground and Rail network this year, has appointed Eulogy as its retained UK comms agency. Earlier this year, Eulogy helped launch Hello London, a commercial media partnership between Exterion Media and TfL, which offers advertisers a […]

Piracy Corporation handles Welsh soda re-launch

Piracy Corporation has won the consumer PR, trade PR and social media account for Lurvill’s Delight, a craft-style botanical soda that was originally popular in Wales between 1896 and 1910. Originally created by Harold and Lolo Lewis, twin brothers from the Rhondda Valley, the profits from the drink were used to pay for 150 coal […]

Energy drink Boost hires Hatch

Hatch Communications has been chosen by UK-based energy drink brand Boost to handle a social media and experiential campaign. The agency has been briefed to help Boost interact with and “reward” new and existing consumers via social and experiential activations, as part of the brand’s ‘Release The Boost’ campaign. Francine Matthews, consumer marketing manager at Boost, said: […]

British Rowing appoints Promote PR for indoor rowing campaign

With a goal to double participation in indoor rowing in the next five years, British Rowing has appointed Promote PR to help raise the profile of its new indoor rowing strategy, ‘Go Row Indoor’. British Rowing’s ‘Go Row Indoor’ initiative will launch with new indoor rowing class models for gym and studio, the appointment of master trainers, […]

Instinctif Partners advises on flotation of ThinkSmart

Instinctif Partners will advise on ThinkSmart Ltd’s corporate and capital markets communications going forward, following its work on the business’ AIM flotation last week. ThinkSmart, a provider of point-of-sale finance products, listed on AIM in London last week (2 December), while de-listing from the ASX (Australian Stock Exchange). ThinkSmart has a long-standing relationship with UK electronics […]

60 Seconds with Jennifer Ferguson, Getty Images

Jennifer Ferguson, who was recently appointed SVP of global communications at photo agency and supplier Getty Images, talks to Gorkana about her move from fine arts business and auction house Christie’s and her plans and ambitions for the new role.  What attracted you to Getty? I have known and worked with the Getty Images brand for years as a client. […]

Manifest opens Swedish office

Manifest has today opened a new Swedish operation, Manifest Stockholm, as the agency expands internationally, with further office openings in South Africa and Australia planned before 2020. Joining Manifest London and Manifest New York to become the third location for Manifest Group, Manifest Stockholm opens with four permanent members, and will be led by group CEO […]