Political heavyweights DeLuca and Snowball join FleishmanHillard Fishburn
Nick DeLuca, a senior political advisor, and Tim Snowball, the former Lib Dem comms director and chief of staff, have joined FleishmanHillard Fishburn. The pair will [...]
Meet the Journalist: The Brighton Beezer publisher, Ilana Fox
Ilana Fox, the woman behind The Brighton Beezer, tells Gorkana’s Ona Zygaviciute about why she launched the publication, what makes it unique – and the role print journalism [...]
BrandContent wins Harley Street Medical Area PR brief
London’s Harley Street Medical Area, a quarter-mile strip home to 250 clinics and hospitals, has awarded its PR brief to BrandContent following a three-way pitch. The Welsh [...]
Edelman’s Nick Barron joins MHP Communications as deputy CEO
MHP Communications has appointed Nick Barron, Edelman’s corporate reputation managing director, as deputy CEO. He will work closely with CEO Alex Bigg and chairman Julian [...]
Farrer Kane appoints Daniela Conte as associate director
Farrer Kane has recruited senior communications specialist Daniela Conte as an associate director. Conte has nearly 20 years’ experience running PR and comms for [...]
The Scotsman: Print is not going anywhere anytime soon
Frank O’Donnell, The Scotsman’s editor-in-chief, talked about the brand’s 200-year anniversary, its digital growth and how its editorial team produces content at [...]
Forster Communications named ‘Best for the World’ for accountability
Forster Communications has been awarded ‘Best for the World’ status within the B Corp global community, following an assessment from corporate accountability firm B Lab. The [...]
Buchanan supports appScatter IPO
Buchanan provided comms support to app distribution company appScatter Group during its admission to the AIM market of the London Stock Exchange earlier this month. The [...]
Fusion Media wins Evans Cycles PR and social media brief
Evans Cycles, the UK’s largest high street cycling retailer, has awarded its PR and social media brief to endurance sports specialist Fusion Media. The agency is tasked with [...]
Opinion: Why a PR award for creativity is what the industry needs
Launch founder Johnny Pitt gives his views on “traditional” awards ceremonies and reveals why he started The Creative Shootout – an award that involves a live creative pitch. [...]
Downing Street press officer among three Powerscourt hires
Strategic communications consultancy Powerscourt has added political intelligence specialist Matthew O’Toole, investor relations consultant Alison Watson and corporate [...]
Seymour PR launches organic feminine care range Kind Organic
Kind Organic, the UK’s first organic feminine care range for sensitive skin, has appointed Seymour PR on a two-month consumer and trade press office brief. Carie Barkhuizen, [...]
Text100 appoints Rod Cartwright as EMEA regional director
Marketing comms agency Text100 has announced former Ketchum global corporate lead Rod Cartwright as its new EMEA regional director. He will take over from Cecile Missildine, [...]
PR Case Study: Taylor Herring – Art of the Nation
Taylor Herring helped launch Samsung’s new TV, The Frame, by teaming up with The Culture Show’s Miranda Sawyer to reveal Banksy’s Balloon Girl as the nation’s favourite [...]
Good Relations wins Lidl consumer PR brief
Lidl has appointed PR and content agency Good Relations as its retained consumer PR agency, following a competitive pitch. The brief will see Good Relations work alongside the [...]
Impero wins Richmond Sausages digital brief
Richmond Sausages has appointed Impero to deliver a refreshed digital strategy for the brand, following a competitive pitch. Having already launched a new website to align [...]
Skout wins trio of B2B tech clients
Cheshire-based B2B PR agency Skout has added a trio of new clients to its tech portfolio – Airangel, Cleardata UK and CORETX. Airangel, a hospitality wifi provider, has [...]
Meet the Journalist: Sunday People columnist, Melanie Blake
Following the launch of her TV review column in Sunday People and Mirror Online, Gorkana’s Yasmine Hajji caught up with Melanie Blake about her [...]