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 […]
Eulogy launches Kate Thornton’s TBSeen.com
TBSeen.com, a new shopping and lifestyle content platform founded earlier this year by TV and radio presenter Kate Thornton, has chosen Eulogy to handle its PR as it launches [...]
Neilson Holidays awards brief to Henman Communications
Neilson Holidays, a provider of activity holidays, has appointed Henman Communications to boost the profile of its tennis holiday programmes. Henman will work alongside [...]
FTI provides communication support for bank IPO
FTI Consulting‘s financial services team has provided communications support for the successful IPO of MONETA Money Bank, formerly GE Money Bank, in the Czech Republic. [...]
Why healthcare PR is more important than ever
Ruth Wheatley, account director at firstlight PR, tells us how opportunities in PR have been created by the need for expertise in highly regulated and specialist sectors like [...]
Former M&C Saatchi PR global chiefs launch new agency
M&C Saatchi PR’s former global MD, Gary Wheeldon, and global executive creative director, Steve Strickland, have launched a new London-based creative comms agency, Talker [...]
Hotel management venture brings in Rooster PR
The Hotel Management Company (THMCo) has appointed Rooster PR to deliver a business-to-business awareness campaign. The company is a new venture in the hotel management [...]
M&C Saatchi Sport & Entertainment launches eSports offering
M&C Saatchi Sport & Entertainment, the dedicated sport sponsorship and entertainment PR agency, has announced the launch of a new eSports offering, and a partnership [...]
The Gorkana Weekly Industry News Brief: 8 to 13 May 2016
Missed out on this week’s PR News? Get your handy round-up of the essential highlights of PR and media stories, features and events content over the last seven days on Gorkana [...]
LaSalle hires Lydia Eades to lead EMEA corporate comms
LaSalle Investment Management, a global real estate investment manager, has hired former FleishmanHillard Fishburn account director Lydia Eades (pictured) to lead EMEA [...]
W wins Y.CO superyacht account
PR agency W Communications has been appointed by Y.CO, a luxury yacht charter and sales platform, to handle its communications. Y.CO provides charter, sales, management [...]
Fleet Street promotes Italian soft drink Galvanina
Fleet Street Communications has been brought in by organic Italian soft drink brand Galvanina as its retained consumer PR agency. The agency has been briefed to build [...]
PR saw salary rises in 2015 reports The Works Search
Recruitment firm The Works Search has published findings from a survey showing a majority of PR professionals saw a rise in salary and bonuses last year. The annual survey [...]
Fever founder Frankie Oliver joins Nexus as MD
Frankie Oliver, co-founder and former joint-MD of consumer agency Fever, has joined Nexus Communications as MD, as the agency announces plans for future acquisitions and the [...]
Data workflow specialist Phixflow appoints KISS
PhixFlow, a data and workflow company, has appointed KISS PR to handle its communications. A PR agency specialising in advertising, branding, digital, and strategy, KISS will [...]
Blue Rubicon wins RICS brief
Professional accrediting body RICS (Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors) has appointed comms consultancy Blue Rubicon to deliver a series of campaigns to highlight the [...]
Former government special adviser joins MHP
MHP Communications has unveiled Lisa Hunter, former special adviser to Iain Duncan Smith at the Department for Work and Pensions, as an associate director in its corporate [...]
Theo Paphitis hires Jess Littlewood as PR lead
The Theo Paphitis Retail Group (TPRG) has brought in LIVING TV’s (now SKYLiving) former senior PR manager, Jess Littlewood, as head of PR, with a brief to consolidate comms [...]
The Times Philip Collins joins The Pagefield Academy
Pagefield, the independent comms consultancy, has appointed columnist Philip Collins to the faculty of The Pagefield Academy, which offers clients tailored training courses [...]