Gorkana meets… Formule1’s joint-editor-in-chief, André Venema
Tell us about how you started in sports journalism. As a teenager, I always loved to hang out in sports halls and at squares. Apart from school obligations, I spent most of my [...]
60 Seconds with Hotwire UK’s Matt Cross
Hotwire’s UK MD, Matt Cross, on the benefits of an expanding business, how the agency manages as an international business and why he’s a believer in ‘PR [...]
Gorkana meets… Girl Talk
Kelly Wilks, acting editor at Girl Talk & Girl Talk Art, talks about producing content for pre-teen girls’ magazines, and how they fulfil a role as a [...]
Gorkana meets… The Pool
In 2015, Sam Baker and Lauren Laverne, founders of The Pool, revealed their new multi-media platform for women “too busy to browse” to a packed out Gorkana media [...]
60 Seconds with Tom Coombes, Cognito
Tom Coombes, CEO and founder at finance-focused PR and marketing firm Cognito, talks to Gorkana about his experiences managing an international agency, the challenges he has [...]
60 Seconds with Manifest London’s Martin Farrar-Smith
Martin Farrar-Smith, branding and design director at Manifest London, believes agencies need to think less about media coverage and more about changing things, says all [...]
Gorkana meets… Horse & Hound
Pippa Roome, magazine editor at Horse & Hound, talks to Gorkana about the editorial team, its PR relationships and her experience covering the 2016 Rio Olympics. How is [...]
60 Seconds with Jon Lonsdale, Octopus Group
Jon Lonsdale, CEO at tech and B2B marketing agency Octopus Group, talks about its transition from PR specialist to integrated agency, and shares his tips for team building. [...]
Behind the Headlines with UKTV’s Gem Pinkney
Gem Pinkney, publicity manager for UKTV’s W, Gold and Dave channels, on what marks out campaign success, the TV soap that helped launch her career and why we’ll [...]
60 Seconds with Amanda Cumine, First Utility
Amanda Cumine, corporate communications director at independent energy supplier First Utility, talks about her passion for the challenger brand and offers advice for PR [...]
60 Seconds with Louie St Claire, Harvard
Louie St Claire, managing director at Harvard, talks to Gorkana about tech specialism, hiring the right people and what it takes to be successful in the PR industry. What led [...]
60 Seconds with Dave Samson, Chevron Corporation
Dave Samson, general manager of public affairs at energy company Chevron Corporation, and chairman of the association for senior public relations professionals, the Arthur [...]
Gorkana meets… Emerging Europe
Andrew Wrobel, head of editorial at Emerging Europe, talks to Gorkana’s Ben Spencer about the online publication’s focus in terms of content and audience and its [...]
60 Seconds with Manifest CEO Alex Myers
Alex Myers, founder and CEO at Manifest, talks about office moves, international growth and his ambition to have five offices on five continents by 2020. He insists that if [...]
Gorkana meets…Mantality
Earlier this year, Super League and Challenge Cup winning 22-year-old pro rugby league star Stevie Ward launched Mantality, an online male lifestyle, sports and mind title to [...]
Behind the Headlines with Time Inc. UK’s Holly McNally
Holly McNally, PR manager at Time Inc. UK, on breaking the habit of checking emails before getting out of bed, what marks out campaign success, why there needs to be a shift [...]
60 Seconds with Gemma Oakes, Mercieca
Gemma Oakes, director at Mercieca, talks about sport and lifestyle PR and its closeness to FMCG. In the aftermath of the Olympics, she shares her own favourite sports to watch [...]
60 Seconds with Rachael Sansom, MHP Communications
Rachael Sansom, head of brand at MHP Communications, tells us about the blurred line between corporate and consumer PR, the importance of engaging content in relation to brand [...]