Aspectus will manage international media relations for Swiss Finance Startups (SFS). SFS says it requires a communications partner to help it build the profile of Swiss fintech globally. Founded in Zurich in 2014, it is a non-profit organisation run by its start-up members, and drives the digitalisation of the financial industry. Urs Haeusler, SFS board […]
London-based fund manager C5 Capital has appointed Hudson Sandler as its retained advisor for strategic communications. C5 Capital is a family capital-backed technology investment firm which focuses on the cyber security, data and the cloud computing sectors. It recently announced the acquisition of ITC Secure Networking for £24m, which is the fund’s fourth investment and its first […]
Financial, corporate and brand communications agency Yellow Jersey PR has hired account director Clare Glynn from FTI Consulting, and account executives Katie Bairsto and Francesca Hillier. Glynn joins from a senior consultant role at FTI, where she worked in the firm’s real estate team. She was an analyst at SEI Investments before moving into financial PR and has […]
At an exclusive panel event last night, agency and industry leaders from Ketchum, Edelman, Hanson Search and Gorkana looked to the future and discussed what PR agencies will need to do, who they will need to hire and how they will prove success as media and comms continue to change. Kicking off the event, Denise Kaufmann, partner and CEO at […]
Threepipe has been brought in by The Romford Town Management Partnership (RTMP) to help position the town as the “luckiest town” in the UK. The agency has also won a brief from Clive Christian, the British luxury interiors and fragrance company. The RTMP has asked Threepipe to drive local and national awareness of the town as it unveils […]
Palm PR has been appointed by the family behind Russell Smith Farms to manage the launch of crisp brand SAVOURSMITHS. Produced from potatoes and rapeseed oil from the family farm in Cambridgeshire and hand-cooked in small batches, SAVOURSMITHS’ flavours include Champers and Serrano Chilli, Truffle & Rosemary, Parmesan & Port and Wagyu Beef with Honey and […]
WPP agency Finsbury is launching an office in Tokyo, Japan. Kyota Narimatsu, former head of corporate communications at Barclays Japan, will lead the office. Narimatsu has previously worked for Russell Investments, Standard & Poor’s and Sumitomo Bank (now SMBC). Roland Rudd, Finsbury chairman and founder, said: “The opening of our office in Tokyo is another step forward in […]
Stanford University’s Alan Marks and Stacey Tank of The Home Depot, and co-authors of the Arthur W. Page Society’s report: The CCO as Builder of Digital Engagement Systems, tell Gorkana why comms is on the threshold of a game-changing development as stakeholder engagement commits to a digital future. Everyone has a friend who is a great gift-giver, and […]
A recent survey by content marketing agency Grist shows that Facebook is the social network senior executives are most likely to engage with for thought leadership pieces. But B2B firms have ‘barely scratched the surface’ of the platform, according to Grist’s founder and managing director Andrew Rogerson. Out of 200 interviews with senior executives based in […]
Headland Consultancy is launching a new reputation risk proposition with Hans-Kristian Bryn, former partner for strategic risk at professional services firm Deloitte. Simon Burton, partner at Headland, will lead the new proposition with Bryn, who will work with the agency in an associate capacity. Headland’s service is intended to guide companies through new product launches, […]