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 […]
Unity hires ad veteran Caroline Blainey
Caroline Blainey, advertising industry veteran and former senior art director at the Guardian, has joined Unity as creative director. Blainey will take overall [...]
CLCA adds new member firm in Paris
The Crisis and Litigation Communicators Alliance (CLCA) has announced Aria Partners as a new member firm from Paris. Aria Partners is the first member from France to join the [...]
The Gorkana Weekly Industry News Brief: 9 to 15 April 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 [...]
World Retail Congress: What PRs need to know
This week’s World Retail Congress (12-14 April) emphasised the need for retailers to create an all-encompassing experience for consumers as global sales slow and brand [...]
BISSELL chooses Speed
Carpet cleaning specialist BISSELL has appointed Speed Communications to handle its UK brand comms, following a competitive pitch. Speed has been retained to help BISSELL [...]
Ogilvy’s Lara Leventhal joins Spider PR as MD
Lara Leventhal, Ogilvy PR’s deputy MD, has left the WPP-owned agency to take on the newly-created role of MD at Spider PR. Leventhal (pictured left) joins Spider after an [...]
Chandos Communications names Teresa Wincrantz partner
Chandos Communications, the Havas backed financial PR agency, has promoted Teresa Wincrantz to Partner. Wincrantz co-founded the firm with Louise Tingström, Chandos’ [...]
CIPR names Koray Camgoz PR manager
The Chartered Institute of Public Relations has promoted Koray Camgoz to PR manager, as Andrew Ross departs to become media relations manager at the Association of the British [...]
Walbrook PR wins two life sciences accounts
Walbrook PR, a financial PR and investor relations firm specialising in small cap and AIM listed companies, has been appointed as financial PR advisor on two separate [...]
uSwitch briefs Brands2Life
Brands2Life has been handed an energy PR brief by online price comparison and switching website uSwitch, with a remit to enhance the brand’s position as a “consumer champion”. [...]
VTB Bank appoints Hudson Sandler
Financial and corporate PR firm Hudson Sandler has been appointed by VTB Bank, Russia’s second largest bank, to support its international communications. The agency will [...]
Trio join Buchanan to strengthen strategic comms offer
Buchanan, the WPP-owned financial and business comms consultancy, has hired three new team members to strengthen its strategic communications offer. Hannah Brandstaetter and [...]
minicabit hires Threepipe
minicabit, an online minicab comparison and booking site, has appointed Threepipe to run its global paid search campaigns, with a brief to drive UK bookings. minicabit works [...]
Web-building platform Weebly hands UK brief to W
Weebly, a Silicon Valley-based web-building platform forecast to hit a $1bn valuation in 2016, has appointed W as its UK comms agency, as it looks to enhance its presence in [...]
Hope&Glory wins Center Parcs brief
Family short break provider Center Parcs has brought in Hope&Glory as its retained consumer brand agency, with a brief to promote the brand as a “champion” of family time. [...]
Bottle promotes Nina Sawetz
Bottle has promoted Nina Sawetz to head of editorial for the agency’s consumer division. Sawetz joined Bottle in 2010 from Blue Zebra PR. She began her career with internships [...]
Yellow Jersey wins Videojug brief
Yellow Jersey PR has been retained by Videojug, the digital publisher of consumer and corporate videos. The independent business comms agency will develop and implement B2B [...]
Synergy launches Beko’s new FC Barcelona campaign
Home appliance brand Beko has hired sports and entertainment marketing specialist Synergy to handle the global launch of its sponsorship of FC Barcelona, following a [...]