Dating site eHarmony names senior PR manager
Online dating platform eHarmony.co.uk has appointed LighterLife UK’s Rachael Lloyd as senior PR and comms manager. eHarmony, which first launched in the US in 2000, entered [...]
Paul Charles launches The PC Agency and buys Angel Publicity
Richard Branson’s former comms director, Paul Charles, has launched a new travel PR agency, The PC Agency, and bought travel consultancy Angel Publicity, with its [...]
Rede Partners appoints Instinctif Partners
Rede Partners, an independent fundraising advisory business for the private equity industry, has appointed Instinctif Partners as its retained corporate PR adviser. Instintif [...]
Verseon hires Buchanan for financial comms
Pharmaceutical company, Verseon Corporation, has appointed Buchanan as the group’s financial PR and investor relations adviser. The account will be led by Buchanan partner, [...]
FTI Consulting tops AIM client ranking
Adviser Rankings Ltd, a financial data publisher, has revealed its quarterly AIM Advisers Rankings Guide. The lists rank professional services firms according to the number of [...]
Way To Blue appoints Claire Slight to group digital role
Way To Blue has brought in Edelman’s Claire Slight as group digital and social director, as part of a major restructure that will create a new specialist global team across [...]
Instinctif Partners makes international engagement hire
Instinctif Partners has appointed Louisa Moreton as engagement director to its global engagement practice. Moreton joins from MSLGroup, where she was managing director of its [...]
First Utility makes senior comms hires
Amanda Cumine has joined First Utility as corporate communications director. The gas and electricity supplier has also hired a new head of public affairs, Tara Singh. Cumine [...]
Games producer Ubisoft hands retained PR brief to Stripe
French video game producer Ubisoft, which includes Assassin’s Creed and Rayman amongst its portfolio, has chosen Stripe Communications to handle its UK consumer and [...]
The Gorkana Weekly Industry News Brief: 25-29 July 2016
Missed out on this week’s PR News? Get your handy round-up of the essential highlights of PR and media stories, features and events content over the last seven days on Gorkana [...]
Tin Man to launch second series of Thunderbirds Are Go
ITV Studios Global Entertainment (ITVS GE) has appointed comms agency Tin Man to launch the second series of children’s show Thunderbirds Are Go and promote the latest [...]
Contura hires Rooster
Europe’s leading wood burning stove company, Contura, has chosen Rooster to handle its UK PR. As Contura’s first PR agency since the company’s UK launch in 2008, Rooster has [...]
Weber Shandwick launches #BrutalCut campaign for ActionAid
Weber Shandwick and outdoor media partner Clear Channel have launched a campaign with ActionAid UK called #BrutalCut to raise awareness of female genital mutilation (FGM). [...]
Abchurch appoints Tim Thompson
Abchurch has appointed Tim Thompson as joint senior partner. He will work alongside Abchurch founder Julian Bosdet. Thompson has over 25 years’ experience in financial, [...]
Regester Larkin director relocates to Houston office
Claire Snowdon, director at Regester Larkin and head of its aerospace, defence and maritime sector team, has relocated to the Houston office. Snowdon will continue to work [...]
Shortlist for PRWeek UK Awards 2016 announced
Unity has been shortlisted for 10 PRWeek UK Awards this year, with Golin nominated eight times, The Romans in the running for seven, and Taylor Herring and Mischief nominated [...]
Children’s cancer research charity Kidscan renews brief with Rumpus PR
Manchester-based agency Rumpus PR has been re-appointed by children’s cancer research charity Kidscan following a competitive six-way pitch. Kidscan, which has worked [...]
Wearable tech brand Misfit hands UK PR brief to Ranieri
Misfit, the wearable tech brand co-founded by former Apple CEO John Scully, has brought in consumer tech PR and social media specialist Ranieri to handle its UK PR. Acquired [...]