Clearwater Advisers forms video partnership
Advisory firm Clearwater Advisers has partnered with Guy Ruddle, founder of First Touch TV and former editor of Telegraph TV, to provide its clients with additional video [...]
VIDEO: WSJ Europe on exclusivity and its City app
Watch an exclusive video from Gorkana‘s media briefing with the Wall Street Journal Europe which more than 250 people attended yesterday (February 9) at the News [...]
UK Blog Awards 2016 announces shortlist
The shortlist for The UK Blog Awards 2016 has been revealed, with Guardian Soulmates, The Royal Mint, Thomson Holidays, World Wildlife Fund (WWF) and Cancer Research UK among [...]
Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company names European PR lead
The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company has appointed Harrods’ Alistair Scott as regional director, PR, Europe. The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company, a subsidiary of Marriott International, [...]
NEFF hands global brand PR brief to Golin
Golin has been chosen by NEFF to handle its global brand PR, as the kitchen appliances company looks to develop its presence in more than 14 markets around the world. Founded [...]
Weber Shandwick boosts London leadership team
Weber Shandwick has enhanced its leadership team with the promotions of Emma Thompson and Lucie Harper to the newly-created roles of MD London operations and consumer, and MD [...]
Typhoo hands digital brief to MC2
Typhoo has awarded a social and digital brief to comms consultancy MC2, as the tea brand looks to attract younger consumers. MC2’s digital and consumer brands teams have been [...]
The AA hires Rhizome to boost motoring unit
The AA has hired Rhizome Media to manage a trade and consumer PR brief, raising the profile of its Motoring Services portfolio of brands including AA Cars, AA Vehicle [...]
Portland hires Shapiro as US B2B lead
Portland has continued its growth into the US market with the appointment of FleishmanHillard’s Rob Shapiro as head of its B2B practice. Shapiro’s responsibilities [...]
Shelly Durrant joins Hume Brophy as account director
Hume Brophy has appointed Four Broadgate’s Shelly Durrant to the role of account director. Durrant will support clients across Hume Brophy’s corporate and [...]
McCarthy & Stone chooses Powerscourt
Retirement homebuilder McCarthy & Stone has hired Powerscourt to advise on its financial and corporate comms, following a competitive pitch. McCarthy & Stone floated [...]
Ingenuity appoints van der Zant as business director
Ingenuity, an integrated new business consultancy for agencies and brands, has appointed Claire van der Zant as business director. Van der Zant will be responsible for leading [...]
Govt backed start-up lender hires Citypress
Start Up Loans, a Government-backed scheme which provides loans, mentoring and support for new and early stage businesses, has selected Citypress as its retained PR agency [...]
10 Yetis Digital wins Online Mortgage Advisor brief
Mortgage specialist Online Mortgage Advisor has appointed 10 Yetis Digital to handle its PR as it launches a wider marketing push to raise awareness of the brand and its [...]
Quantum Pharma calls in Buchanan for financial PR
Pharmaceutical manufacturer Quantum Pharma has appointed Buchanan as the group’s financial PR and investor relations adviser. Quantum entered the London Stock [...]
Tria Beauty appoints Fever as UK PR agency
Skincare brand Tria Beauty has brought in Fever as its retained UK PR agency to promote its portfolio of medical devices. Tria Beauty, which claims to bring professional [...]
72Point hires The Sun’s former head of news, Chris Pharo
The Sun’s former head of news, Chris Pharo, has joined 72Point, the PR arm of independent news agency group SWNS, as chief operations officer. Pharo worked for The Sun [...]
Redefine|BDL Hotels extends Beattie brief
Creative comms group Beattie has had its brief with Redefine|BDL Hotels expanded to include digital activity, after two years handling the hotel management company’s PR. [...]