Clifford French to promote 2018 Laureus World Sports Awards
Laureus World Sports Awards has appointed Clifford French to implement a UK comms and influencer strategy to promote its 2018 ceremony in Monaco. Following a competitive [...]
W to launch London’s Hard Rock Hotel
Hotel operator glh Hotels has appointed W as lead global agency for the launch of the new Hard Rock Hotel in London following a competitive pitch. The agency’s creative launch [...]
Speed to promote British Woodworking Federation
Woodworking and joinery trade association the British Woodworking Federation has appointed Speed Communications as its retained PR and comms agency. The agency will deliver a [...]
Steve Summers joins Remarkable Group as director
Public affairs and property comms specialist Remarkable Group has appointed Steve Summers as a director. He will play a major role in growing the agency’s client list across [...]
MHP to manage Lookers’ financial comms
Motor retail and aftersales group Lookers has appointed MHP Communications as its retained financial PR adviser following a competitive pitch process. Managing director Tim [...]
PrettyGreen to strengthen Betsafe brand
Betsson Group has appointed PrettyGreen to handle PR for its Betsafe brand in the UK. The agency will strengthen brand awareness within the UK gambling market through content [...]
FoodStars hands Diffusion its integrated brief
FoodStars, a shared commercial kitchen rental company, has handed its consumer, business and trade PR brief to Diffusion after a competitive pitch. Diffusion will develop the [...]
Jonny Bentwood joins Golin as head of data and analytics
Golin has appointed Jonny Bentwood as its global head of data and analytics. Based at the agency’s London office and reporting to Jon Hughes, CEO+ international, Bentwood will [...]
Kanes Foods appoints HROC
Kanes Foods has appointed HROC to handle its comms following a competitive pitch. HROC, which is based in Birmingham will handle all PR, social media, creative services and [...]
Former Business Committee chairman Iain Wright joins Hume Brophy
Iain Wright, the former UK government minister and Labour party heavyweight, has joined Hume Brophy as a senior adviser. He joins the consultancy’s international Brexit unit [...]
Houston PR wins Aptitude Software
Financial software specialist Aptitude Software has appointed Houston PR to raise its profile in the UK and US. Account director James Horne will lead on the account, with the [...]
NeoXam selects Centropy as global lead
Global financial software company NeoXam has appointed Centropy PR as its global agency lead following a four-way pitch. The agency will provide content services, media [...]
Caliber wins six-figure Bauer Media Group account
Comprigo, Bauer Media Group’s online product comparison brand, has appointed Caliber to handle its digital marketing activity following a three-way pitch. The partnership will [...]
WPR, West Midlands Police and Loughborough Uni win big at CIPR PRide awards
WPR Agency, Loughborough University and West Midlands Police all won multiple prizes at the Chartered Institute of Public Relations’ Midlands PRide Awards last Friday. WPR won [...]
Victoria Coppin joins Popcorn PR
Popcorn PR has appointed Victoria Coppin as its social and digital director. Coppin will be responsible for leading digital strategy and social delivery for Popcorn’s client [...]
This week’s PR news in brief (6-10 November)
Here’s our round-up of essential PR news stories and features from the past week, including the winners of the PRCA National awards, Ketchum’s new London CEO and an [...]
RMS to promote Pudsey hat for Children in Need
JD Outdoors has selected RMS to promote its official Pudsey-themed Ramble Hat for this year’s BBC Children in Need. The agency will handle all PR activity around raising [...]
Good Relations wins Deezer
Global streaming company Deezer has appointed Good Relations PR as its retained global consumer PR agency following a four-way pitch. The agency will work alongside Deezer’s [...]