Gant UK’s PR lead joins QVC
Britain’s largest TV shopping channel, QVC UK, has appointed Gant UK’s Jayne Bristow as brand and comms director, with a brief to focus on PR and internal comms. Bristow will [...]
Citigate Dewe Rogerson hires Christen Thomson
Christen Thomson, former deputy CEO of the Alternative Investment Management Association and head of communications for private equity firm Terra Firma, has joined Citigate [...]
Brandnation appoints deputy MD
Brandnation has promoted its head of health and beauty, Eva Frankel, to deputy MD, eight years after she joined the London-based agency as an account manager. Working [...]
W sails PG tips’ Monkey down the River Thames
W is behind today’s latest Thames-related PR stunt, which has seen a six-metre statue – made from artificial leaves – of PG tips’ Monkey mascot sailing down the [...]
Grifco PR wins G&V Royal Mile Hotel Edinburgh
Grifco PR has won a deal to manage the public relations for the G&V Royal Mile Hotel Edinburgh, a five-star, 136-room hotel in Edinburgh’s Old Town. The London-based [...]
Hudson Sandler promotes Alex Brennan to its board
Hudson Sandler, a financial and business comms consultancy, has announced the promotion of director Alex Brennan (pictured) to its board. Brennan has spent seven years at [...]
Eulogy launches Kate Thornton’s TBSeen.com
TBSeen.com, a new shopping and lifestyle content platform founded earlier this year by TV and radio presenter Kate Thornton, has chosen Eulogy to handle its PR as it launches [...]
Neilson Holidays awards brief to Henman Communications
Neilson Holidays, a provider of activity holidays, has appointed Henman Communications to boost the profile of its tennis holiday programmes. Henman will work alongside [...]
FTI provides communication support for bank IPO
FTI Consulting‘s financial services team has provided communications support for the successful IPO of MONETA Money Bank, formerly GE Money Bank, in the Czech Republic. [...]
Former M&C Saatchi PR global chiefs launch new agency
M&C Saatchi PR’s former global MD, Gary Wheeldon, and global executive creative director, Steve Strickland, have launched a new London-based creative comms agency, Talker [...]
Hotel management venture brings in Rooster PR
The Hotel Management Company (THMCo) has appointed Rooster PR to deliver a business-to-business awareness campaign. The company is a new venture in the hotel management [...]
M&C Saatchi Sport & Entertainment launches eSports offering
M&C Saatchi Sport & Entertainment, the dedicated sport sponsorship and entertainment PR agency, has announced the launch of a new eSports offering, and a partnership [...]
The Gorkana Weekly Industry News Brief: 8 to 13 May 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 [...]
LaSalle hires Lydia Eades to lead EMEA corporate comms
LaSalle Investment Management, a global real estate investment manager, has hired former FleishmanHillard Fishburn account director Lydia Eades (pictured) to lead EMEA [...]
W wins Y.CO superyacht account
PR agency W Communications has been appointed by Y.CO, a luxury yacht charter and sales platform, to handle its communications. Y.CO provides charter, sales, management [...]
Fleet Street promotes Italian soft drink Galvanina
Fleet Street Communications has been brought in by organic Italian soft drink brand Galvanina as its retained consumer PR agency. The agency has been briefed to build [...]
PR saw salary rises in 2015 reports The Works Search
Recruitment firm The Works Search has published findings from a survey showing a majority of PR professionals saw a rise in salary and bonuses last year. The annual survey [...]
Fever founder Frankie Oliver joins Nexus as MD
Frankie Oliver, co-founder and former joint-MD of consumer agency Fever, has joined Nexus Communications as MD, as the agency announces plans for future acquisitions and the [...]