Why it’s time for CMOs to embrace PR and comms
What you’re about to read might sound like bad news. But for businesses that arm themselves with the right tools, it actually represents a huge opportunity just waiting to be realised. You see, consumer trust is falling across the board. Global research firm Nielsen reports that consumers now trust print, TV and radio ads less […]
Beattie sets up “vlogger dating forum”
Creative comms group Beattie is to launch a “vlogger dating forum” to match vloggers and bloggers with brands, and is setting up a video and content studio in Scotland. The [...]
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 [...]
AXON communications opens Swiss-based office
Healthcare communications firm AXON is set to establish an office in Switzerland to support global and European head offices of Swiss-based clients. The agency has appointed [...]
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 [...]
Hume Brophy expands with new Frankfurt office
Global communications firm Hume Brophy has opened an office in Frankfurt. The new office will be the agency’s seventh international base and allow the firm to provide [...]
Grayling wins public affairs brief with Virgin Trains
Grayling has won a public affairs brief with Virgin Trains following a competitive pitch. The brief covers public affairs services, including stakeholder engagement support, [...]
Omnicom Group reports UK organic revenue growth in Q3
Omnicom Group has reported UK organic revenue growth of 5.2%, year-on-year, for the third quarter of the year ending September 30 2016. In its public relations businesses [...]
Neville McCarthy promotes London Craft Week
London Craft Week, an annual event which showcases British and international craftsmanship, has appointed Neville McCarthy Associates to handle its PR and comms strategy. From [...]
Rooster to launch Amour and Love Travel Awards
Rooster has been chosen to handle the PR for Amour, a new trade event that plans to ‘marry up’ romance travel specialists and destination wedding planners with “romantic [...]
JD Sports briefs PHA Media
PHA Media has been appointed by high street giant JD Sports to handle press office activity for its JD Women and Pink Soda Sport brands, following a competitive pitch. JD [...]
Profile Financial appoints Headland for proposition launch
Pensions specialist Profile Financial has appointed Headland to launch its refreshed customer proposition. It has briefed Headland to raise brand awareness among the millions [...]
Unity wins big at PR Week Awards
Unity and The Romans were the big winners at last night’s PR Week Awards, with Unity claiming the biggest haul with seven awards, including the Gold Award for Consultancy of [...]
UK brand value remains ‘steady’ post-Brexit, but can nations control reputation?
Strategy consultancy Brand Finance reports that the UK’s brand value has remained ‘steady’ post-Brexit, coming in fifth in a list of 100 countries. Corporate [...]
Deliveroo hands consumer PR brief to Havas PR
Deliveroo, the on-demand delivery service for restaurant meals, has appointed Havas PR UK as its retained consumer PR agency. The agency’s remit includes national and regional [...]
Meet GP and Medeconomics
Gorkana has a few final places available for Thursday’s (October 20) exclusive breakfast briefing with Emma Bower, editor of Haymarket titles GP and Medeconomics. More than 50 [...]
LEGOLAND hires Clarion
LEGOLAND Windsor Resort, the children’s theme park aimed solely at families with children aged 2 to 12, has brought in Clarion Communications as its consumer PR agency. [...]
Feather & Black hires Porta agencies
Bedroom furniture retailer Feather & Black has appointed Porta Communications sister agencies Publicasity and Thirteen Communications to handle its consumer, trade and [...]
Houston PR boosts capital markets comms with new hire
Houston PR has hired Kate Hoare as an account director in its London office as it develops its capital markets communications offer. Hoare joins the agency from a client [...]