GWPR launches Global Gender Pay Gap survey
GWPR (Global Women in Public Relations), an international professional body of women’s PR association members, has launched a Global Gender Pay Gap survey to highlight gender [...]
VisitBrighton hands retained PR brief to Switched On
Consumer lifestyle agency Switched On has won a retained PR brief with VisitBrighton, the official tourism body for the City of Brighton and Hove, following a five-way pitch. [...]
Yellow Jersey PR surpasses 50 clients
Yellow Jersey PR breaks the 50 client mark as it is appointed by LSE listed Vianet Group plc and Concepta plc. The agency will advise across all aspects of the clients’ [...]
Hacks vs Flaks summer sports day
Business journalists will go up against PR professionals at annual summer sports day, Hacks vs Flaks, on 17 September at Dulwich Cricket Club The cricket and rounders [...]
Print specialist, Ruddocks appoints Shooting Star
Lincoln-based design and print specialist, Ruddocks has appointed Shooting Star. Andy Clayton, brand director at Ruddocks, said: “We pride ourselves on being able to offer a [...]
Pitching to the Press: top tips from Gorkana’s media briefings
Gorkana’s PR News Alerts are taking a break for the next two weeks. But never fear, we’ve got something very special for you to mull over during that time. Here are eight top [...]
Gorkana meets… Develop
Gorkana’s Louise Pantani speaks with Matthew Jarvis, the deputy editor of game development industry magazine, Develop. Jarvis talks about recent innovations in the [...]
AA names Splendid Communications as its consumer PR agency
The UK’s leading breakdown service, the AA, has appointed Splendid Communications to provide content and consumer PR support for its current summer campaign, following a [...]
Mason Williams founder becomes president EMEA for IPREX
John Williams, the founder and CEO of Mason Williams Communications, IPREX’s consumer partner in the UK, has been appointed president EMEA for the IPREX network. Williams, who [...]
60 Seconds with Dan Masser, LEWIS
Dan Masser became head of corporate at LEWIS in June, 2016. He talks to Gorkana about agency life, his idea of a productive work environment and what excites him about his new [...]
Clarion hires senior social strategist
Clarion has appointed a new senior-level social strategist, Charlie Bagley, to boost the agency’s digital offering. Bagley joins the comms agency from a social media manager [...]
St Brides leads on WideCells IPO
St Brides Partners (SBP), a financial PR and marketing consultancy for growth companies, led on the listing of WideCells Group, an integrated stem cell services company. SBP [...]
Paddy Power Betfair selects Powerscourt
Betting business Paddy Power Betfair has chosen Powerscourt as its UK financial and corporate PR agency. Powerscourt has worked for Betfair since 2005, acting on behalf of the [...]
Threepipe briefed to address gender divides in sport language
Threepipe has been chosen by Cambridge University Press to help address gender divides in the language of sport, as athletes around the world descend on Rio for the 2016 [...]
Text100 wins PR brief for travel rewards company Avios
Global travel rewards company Avios has chosen marketing comms agency Text100 to handle its UK PR, following a competitive pitch. A travel rewards currency, Avios launched in [...]
PR Apprenticeships – views from a rising star
Jessica Kirby was one of the first to take part in the PRCA’s year-long PR Apprentice scheme back in 2012. Four years later, and now a senior account executive at Cirkle [...]
The PRs benefiting from the rise of ‘good news’
This summer, The Guardian has become the latest publication to focus on news with a ‘positive’ spin, joining the likes of Huffington Post and the short-lived New Day, as well [...]
KitchenAid briefs Wild Card to launch London store
Wild Card has been appointed to handle all PR and social media activity for the London store opening of kitchen appliance brand KitchenAid, following a competitive pitch. The [...]