Abbey Road Studios hires Starscream Communications
Abbey Road Studios, dubbed the “most famous recording studios in the world”, has appointed Starscream Communications as its PR agency, following a number of new [...]
Three Little Birds promotes Dari Indera Villas and Spa
Three Little Birds PR and Business Development has been chosen by Dari Indera Villas and Spa to lead its consumer marketing, PR strategy and trade relations in the UK and [...]
Dropbox briefs 3 Monkeys | Zeno
File hosting service Dropbox has hired 3 Monkeys | Zeno to handle its UK PR, following an in-depth agency review process. The UK agency, created through the merger of 3 [...]
TVC Group promotes Virgin Disruptors 2016
TVC Group has been brought on board to deliver an integrated comms campaign around Virgin Disruptors 2016, an event designed to bring together action leaders who have [...]
Shortlist for PRCA National Awards 2016 announced
Mischief has been shortlisted for eight PRCA National Awards this year, with Brands2Life nominated seven times, The Romans and Tin Man in the running for six each, and MHP and [...]
Flaks make it a clean sweep at Summer Sports Day
The usual sunshine that basks over the Hacks vs Flaks summer sports day was replaced by moody skies and a biting wind at Dulwich Cricket Club this Saturday, writes FTI [...]
Frank launches Festival of Furniture for The Fitzrovia Partnership
The Fitzrovia Partnership, the Business Improvement District (BID) representing businesses in London’s West End, has appointed Frank to promote the inaugural Festival of [...]
Common Industry handles UK comms for Job Today app
Job Today, a new mobile marketplace that enables employers and job seekers to meet, has handed a retained UK PR brief to independent comms agency Common Industry. Job Today [...]
MCG supports rail operator Northern’s ‘We are Northern’ campaign
Train company Northern, the largest UK rail operator outside London, has appointed PR and social media agency MCG to support its new £2 million marketing campaign, which seeks [...]
Pitch perfect: new trends in winning new business
The new business pitch of today is fiercely competitive and can be both shorter and less formal than ever. While the structured pitch process has its advocates, clients and [...]
ibtm events appoints davies tanner for global comms brief
ibtm events, part of Reed Travel Exhibitions, has appointed UK-based tourism and business events comms specialist davies tanner as its retained agency, following a four-way [...]
Richmond Towers awarded six-figure California walnut brief
The California Walnut Commission (CWC) has awarded Richmond Towers Communications a PR contract worth around US$700,000 (£536,000) to promote California Walnuts to UK [...]
Creative Shootout 2017 opens for entries
Entries are now open for the 2017 Creative Shootout, a one-day creativity competition now available to all marketing disciplines. This year, participants will need to create a [...]
Ascot Racecourse enhances comms team
Ascot Racecourse has promoted Ashley Morton-Hunte to corporate and racing comms manager. Previously, Morton-Hunte was press officer at the business, having first joined the [...]
Seven Dials adds stationery brand Papier to luxury client roster
Soho-based PR agency Seven Dials has been appointed by online stationery retailer Papier to handle its UK PR. Papier has briefed Seven Dials’ luxury lifestyle team to provide [...]
The Playbook makes first senior hire since July launch
The Playbook, a creative comms agency launched by Hanover Group in July, has appointed Pitch’s Nick Meakin to head of sport. Meakin has more than 10 years’ media and comms [...]
KeepCup hires Kin&Co as first UK comms agency
Reusable cup company KeepCup has brought in Kin&Co to handle its UK comms activity, following a four-way pitch. Founded in Australia, KeepCup launched in the UK in 2012 [...]
Sellotape briefs Mercieca
British brand Sellotape has handed a social media brief to Mercieca to raise the profile of its new ‘Don’t Come Unstuck’ campaign. Recently launched, the new ‘Don’t Come [...]