Stand promotes The Reading Agency
The Reading Agency, the national charity focused on inspiring adults and children to read for pleasure, has appointed Stand Agency to increase its profile in the national [...]
CIPR Excellence Awards 2016 – The Winners
Tin Man, MHP and Stripe were the big winners at last night’s CIPR Excellence Awards, with Tin Man claiming the biggest haul with three trophies. Hotwire was named Large [...]
Lexis names new head of consumer
Frank PR’s Bianca Lee-Chang has joined creative comms agency Lexis as head of consumer, with a brief to drive growth and lead on some of the agency’s key clients. Lee-Chang [...]
PJ Valves appoints Aspectus
Aspectus, a communications agency for the energy, financial services, engineering and technology sectors, has been appointed by PJ Valves (PJV), a manufacturer and supplier of [...]
Head of marketing and communications joins Murphy
Chris Mostyn has joined J. Murphy & Sons Limited (Murphy), the engineering and construction company, as head of marketing and communications. Mostyn joins Murphy [...]
Edelman’s Hong Kong office makes senior hires
Adrian Warr has been named managing director at Edelman’s Hong Kong office, and, as of July 1, Carolyn Hammond will also join the team in the role of head of consumer [...]
Business psychologist consultancy Pearn Kandola hires Bottle
Pearn Kandola has appointed Bottle, a comms agency specialising in content-driven PR, to increase its profile within national and trade press, including the HR, business and [...]
Is Tuesday the best day to pitch to online titles?
New research from digital market intelligence firm SimilarWeb shows that top news sites get the highest amount of traffic on Tuesdays. Gorkana asks Punch Communications, Fleet [...]
Krista Madden launches creative SEO agency We Elevate
Handpicked Media founder Krista Madden has joined forces with editor and journalist Emily Seares to launch a creative SEO agency, We Elevate. We Elevate aims to offer a “fresh [...]
Virgo Health boosts senior team with corporate comms hire
Sue Neilen has joined Virgo Health as head of the communications division. She joins from specialist health advertising agency, Langland, where she headed up corporate [...]
IT firm JHC Systems appoints Rostrum
Financial IT solutions firm, JHC Systems, has appointed Rostrum as its UK PR agency. Rostrum will target wealth management and national press, and aims to boost JHC’s online [...]
Lord Sugar’s former publicist launches PR and SEO agency
David Fraser, former deputy MD of Frank PR and publicist for Lord Sugar, has launched a London-based PR and SEO agency called Ready10. Fraser spent 12 years at Frank and was [...]
ARK Skincare briefs RKM Communications
British-made skincare brand ARK Skincare has brought in RKM Communications to handle its PR. The agency has been briefed to raise the profile of the ARK brand, highlighting [...]
Only By Nature chooses Nudge PR
Nudge PR has won an ongoing PR retainer for Only By Nature frozen yoghurts, with a brief to increase B2C and B2B brand awareness. Made with the Stevia leaf for no added sugar, [...]
Optimum Nutrition goes for Speed
Sports nutrition brand Optimum Nutrition, creator of whey protein Gold Standard Whey, has chosen Speed Communications to deliver a number of campaigns for the brand, ahead of [...]
W promotes Sophie Raine to director
W has promoted its head of brand, Sophie Raine, to director, just over two years after she first joined the agency. Raine, who joined W in 2014, has helped grow the agency’s [...]
RMS asks Aspectus to provide comms
RMS, the global catastrophe risk modelling company, has hired Aspectus to grow its presence beyond insurance sector and trade press. RMS and the financial services [...]
HR tech company appoints Man Bites Dog
LaunchPad Recruits, an HR technology company, has appointed Man Bites Dog to support its next phase of growth. Man Bites Dog will work alongside the business on an integrated [...]