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 […]
PR Case Study: Around the world in 15 minutes
For a pro bono campaign project, Frame PR capitalised on a visit that George Clooney made to a shop run by, and for, homeless people. The visit resulted in a 20% increase in [...]
Steffan Williams takes on CEO role at Porta
Porta Communications, the international communications group, has announced a series of changes to its board and management team, including the appointment of Steffan Williams [...]
Luxury charter jet firm hires PMW Communications
New luxury charter jet company Volanteus has handed a full marketing brief to PMW Communications, which will include PR activity. Volanteus provides charter jet services that [...]
Cogent Elliott appoints Hutton as CEO
Marketing comms agency Cogent Elliott has hired Bruce Hutton as group chief executive and Francis Maude as non-executive chairman. Hutton replaces Mike Phillipson, who [...]
Raft of wins for Murray Chalmers PR
Murray Chalmers PR has won PR briefs for the Beautycon Festival London, Big Apple Brixton and the BRITs Icon Awards. The agency has also retained its PR brief for the NME [...]
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 [...]
This week’s top agency news
Your bitesize update on the latest agency news from Gorkana this week: Triple S Group, the management group for Wayne Rooney, has appointed the FA’s former head of media, Mark [...]
This week’s top people news
Your bitesize update on the latest People News and Moves featured this week on Gorkana: Corporate PR agency Rostrum has hired Karen Clark as an account manager and Chloe Brown [...]
City Year UK briefs Stand Agency
City Year UK, a leading youth social action charity, has appointed Stand Agency to increase its profile across national and regional media, and support its growth targets. [...]
KPMG appoints press office lead
Professional services firm KPMG has appointed Zoe Sheppard as head of its press office. She replaces Erfan Hussain who has joined Accenture. Sheppard joined KPMG in 2011, and [...]
Grifco PR launches #GrifcoGradsTeam internship programme
Grifco PR has launched a paid PR internship programme and, from Monday, is on the hunt for up to six “passionate and enthusiastic” interns to join the London-based luxury [...]
Temple Bar Advisory advises on Interactive Investor deal
Interactive Investor has appointed Temple Bar Advisory (TBA) to support its acquisition of TD Direct Investing. The acquisition, financed by J.C. Flowers & Co. will create [...]
This week’s top trending features on Gorkana News
Your bitesize update on Gorkana News’ features highlights from this week, including opinions, news analyses, event write-ups and insights: Gorkana Meets: The Pool In [...]
Can Facebook’s Workplace lead on internal comms?
Facebook has launched a version of its app and website aimed at businesses named Workplace. As the tool contends with popular office apps such as Slack, Yammer and bespoke [...]
Newgate advises SOMPO on Endurance acquisition
SOMPO, a Japanese insurance business, has instructed its retained agency Newgate Communications to provide communications advice around the proposed $6.3bn (£4bn) acquisition [...]
Yellow Jersey advises BIH on London listing
Yesterday (12 October), Yellow Jersey PR successfully advised Boston International Holdings (BIH) on its admission to trading on the London Stock Exchange. The Yellow Jersey [...]
elephant communications supports AFM conference
The Association of Financial Mutuals (AFM) has brought in elephant communications to run a press office for its annual conference, held earlier this week in [...]
Opinion: Collaboration and crisis comms
Victoria Cross, managing partner at Instinctif Partners, argues that preparation for a crisis relies on collaborative communications. I chaired a panel debate recently for a [...]