Rebecca Shelley to leave Tesco to “explore other opportunities”
Rebecca Shelley, corporate affairs director at Tesco, will leave the business in February after nearly four years at the retailer. Shelley joined Tesco in May 2012 and helped [...]
Nasdaq launches investor relations platform Nasdaq IR Insight
Nasdaq, the stock exchange that allows online trading, has launched a new investor relations platform named Nasdaq IR Insight. Nasdaq IR Insight is an online hub where [...]
Moonpig.com hands retained PR brief to Popcorn
Personalised card and gifting retailer Moonpig.com has chosen Popcorn PR as its retained consumer PR agency, following a competitive pitch. The agency has been briefed to [...]
The Sofitel London St James hires Clementine
The Sofitel London St James hotel has appointed Clementine Communications as the UK PR agency for its Balcon restaurant, The St James Bar and The Rose Lounge, following a [...]
Iglu chooses Hills Balfour to handle PR
The UK’s largest independent agent for ski and cruise holidays, Iglu, has chosen travel PR and marketing consultancy Hills Balfour to handle the PR for its ski and [...]
adidas hands running and women’s performance briefs to Hope&Glory
adidas has brought in Hope&Glory to handle the PR around its running and women’s performance categories, following a competitive pitch. The agency has been briefed to work [...]
Claremont boosts “purpose-driven” business strategy with Victoria Page appointment
Claremont Communications has appointed Victoria Page, former director of CSR and sustainability at Grayling Future Planet, as a director to help grow the agency’s private [...]
Nursery industry manufacturer Dorel UK chooses Red Consultancy
Dorel UK, manufacturer of baby car seat Maxi-Cosi and pushchair Quinny, has appointed Red Consultancy as its UK comms agency, following a five-way pitch. Dorel is a major [...]
Luxury sex toy brand Perlesque hires Aisle 8 to handle UK launch
Aisle 8 has been chosen to handle the launch and ongoing comms activity for new luxury sex toy brand Perlesque. Aisle 8 has been chosen to handle the launch and ongoing comms [...]
English winemaker Chapel Down calls in Wild Card
Wild Card has been briefed to handle the UK PR for English winemaker Chapel Down, following a competitive pitch. The agency’s drinks division has been briefed to build brand [...]
Global mobile network Truphone hires Alan Banks to lead PR function
Global network provider Truphone hires Marketo’s Alan Banks to the newly-created chief sales and marketing officer role, with responsibility for the company’s [...]
IT services company Agilitas hands European brief to Jargon PR
Jargon has been chosen to raise awareness of Agilitas, an ‘inventory-as-a-service’ business that supplies clients with IT support and maintenance for a flat fee, [...]
New digital marketing agency OneFifty launches with founding clients including O2 and Virgin Active
Brands2Life’s Katie Buckett and Alex Pearmain have launched a new social and digital marketing consultancy OneFifty with backing from consumer brand agency Hope&Glory PR. [...]
Sky Academy hires Aduro for Sky Academy Arts campaign
Sky Academy, a scholarship programme which offers funding for emerging artists, has hired Aduro Communications to help drive awareness of and entries to its 2016 programme, [...]
The Academy merges with Shine Communications
The Academy has merged with Shine Communications to form a new group called The Academy, with Shine becoming its consumer PR arm. The Academy founders Mitchell Kaye and Daniel [...]
Zoopla appoints Brands2Life to handle integrated consumer PR
Property website Zoopla has brought in Brands2Life to handle its consumer PR, following a competitive pitch. The agency has been briefed to develop creative integrated content [...]
Yorkshire Post’s Bernard Ginns launches advisory firm Branksome Partners
Bernard Ginns, business editor of The Yorkshire Post, has set up Branksome Partners to provide comms advice to individuals, companies and organisations. Ginns (pictured) [...]
Press Association’s Sophie Lister returns to Hudson Sandler
Sophie Lister has rejoined Hudson Sandler’s brand and corporate team as a client director following a stint in-house with the PA, where she ran its internal and external [...]