Travel PR agency Hills Balfour will kick-start the PR strategy for Mayflower 400, a programme commemorating the 400th anniversary of the Mayflower voyage in 2020. Hills Balfour will partner with 11 destinations from the original voyage to raise awareness of them internationally and drive visitors to the UK to undertake their own “Mayflower pilgrimage”. The Mayflower 400 programme will leverage the […]
Welsh content marketing and PR agency BrandContent has secured a retained contract with insurance company Admiral in a five-way pitch against global and London-based agencies. The firm will deliver Admiral’s UK consumer PR and social amplification to drive brand awareness across its car and home insurance product range. Sharon Flaherty, founder and managing director at […]
Creative PR and digital agency Muckle Media has made three senior appointments in Edinburgh, including Sujarda Herring as head of client service. Herring was previously head of public relations at Carillion and is tasked with growing the agency’s client roster in Scotland’s central belt. Annie Diamond became Muckle Media’s head of media and events in February […]
Creative PR agency Canoe is supporting Dr. Martens on all media activity for the launch of six new stores across the UK and Ireland, starting with last week’s opening of a branch in Reading. Senior account manager Portia King, account manager Ilana Young, junior account managers Cassie Criddell and Felix O’Sullivan and account executives George […]
Ranieri founder Pietro Ranieri has become the consumer tech and lifestyle agency’s group MD, making way for former director Sarah Tokeley to take the helm as managing director. Jaime Carron has also been promoted to associate director as part of a leadership shakeup as Ranieri prepares for a number of partnerships to evolve its international […]
Fresh from supporting gold mining giant Polyus on its London flotation, Charlie Jack, Hudson Sandler partner, gives his views on life after the 2008 financial crisis, how comms contributes to IPO success and the “buzz” of working with the media. What communications challenges do businesses face when preparing for an IPO? And how can a strong […]
Here is a round-up of the essential PR stories, account wins and people news that have been announced over the past week. Account wins Little Red Rooster has been appointed to handle the press and publicity for premium menswear brand Mr Quintessential. Italian manufacturing company Fenix Group has appointed RKM Communications to handle the UK […]
Workplace pensions company NOW: Pensions has hired Cicero Group’s PR practice to handle its UK communications. The partnership will see Cicero provide an ongoing proactive media relations programme to publicise major issues in the industry around auto enrolment and workplace pensions. “Auto enrolment has been a huge success story but there’s no room for complacency and […]
Omni-channel womenswear company Quiz has successfully placed its shares as part of a £200 million IPO on the AIM stock exchange, with comms support from Hudson Sandler. The Hudson Sandler team comprises of client executive Fern Duncan, client director Sophie Lister and partner Alex Brennan. The agency became Quiz’s retained corporate, financial and brand PR adviser in November […]
Superyacht painting, supply and maintenance company GYG has floated on the AIM stock exchange with comms support from FTI Consulting‘s consumer industries team. The team consists of managing director Oliver Winters, senior director Alex Beagley, senior consultant Fiona Walker and consultant George Robinson. It is now providing the firm with ongoing financial and corporate communications support. […]