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 […]
The Financial Times hires Golin
The Financial Times has handed Golin a brand reputation brief, with a focus on digital advertising. The FT has a combined paid print and digital circulation of 780,000. [...]
PAV I.T. appoints PMW Communications
PAV I.T., which provides IT infrastructure solutions and support, has appointed PMW Communications, a full-service marketing agency based in Sussex, for comms and [...]
Falcon Acquisitions Appoints St Brides Partners
Falcon Acquisitions, a media investment firm targeting acquisitions in the mobile, online television and video broadcasting sectors, has appointed investor and financial PR [...]
DMGT explores bid for Yahoo!
Daily Mail & General Trust PLC (DMGT), owner of the Daily Mail and DailyMail.com, is in “early stage” discussions with a number of parties about a bid to buy Yahoo! Inc. [...]
Manc Frank to launch new Chilango venue
Manc Frank, the Manchester office of Frank PR, has been chosen by London-born burrito chain Chilango to launch its first venue in the North West. Chilango, described as one of [...]
Battenhall launches Hyde & Sleep
New online mattress brand Hyde & Sleep, which is backed by British bed specialist Dreams, has brought in Battenhall to handle its UK social media and PR. The new brand, [...]
Ex-Bloomberg reporter joins World Health Organisation
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has appointed Bloomberg’s European healthcare reporter, Makiko Kitamura, as communications officer for the Health Data Collaborative. [...]
Gorkana meets… The Architect’s Journal and The Architectural Review
Christine Murray, who was appointed editor-in-chief of The Architects’ Journal and The Architectural Review in February, talks to Gorkana’s Niall Davies about her new [...]
The Gorkana Weekly Industry News Brief: 2 to 8 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 [...]
Where do retail trade shows offer PRs value?
Next week’s World Retail Congress and the recent Retail Week Live are just two of the many annual retail trade shows PRs can attend throughout the year. But is there [...]
Towergate Insurance hires Powerscourt
Towergate Insurance has appointed Powerscourt as its retained financial and corporate communications adviser. Towergate is the UK’s largest independently-owned insurance [...]
Agency and in-house environments have much to offer
Agency or in-house? This is a common fork in the road for careers in communications and Sarah Leembruggen, MD and owner of PR recruitment specialist and executive search [...]
Boxed Energy appoints Social Communications
Boxed Energy, a specialist heating supplier to the social housing industry, has appointed Sale-based agency Social Communications to handle its PR. The agency will help launch [...]
GUNG HO buys Coffin on Cake
Consumer sport and lifestyle PR agency GUNG HO Communications has acquired London-based Coffin on Cake PR for an undisclosed figure, in a move that will double the size of the [...]
Brands2Life gets Tetra Pak account
Packaging giant Tetra Pak has appointed Brands2Life to manage its B2B PR and public affairs in the UK on a three-year contract. After a three-stage competitive pitch process, [...]
Blue Rubicon promotes Peter Fitch to MD
Blue Rubicon has promoted Peter Fitch to managing director with immediate effect. He replaces Chris Norton, who recently joined Facebook as EMEA director of comms. Fitch has [...]
Gorkana meets… Northern & Shell Digital
Jonathan Bown, deputy group director of digital content for Northern & Shell, talks to Gorkana‘s Grace Lee about tripling the number of OK! Online’s unique [...]
Pitching to the modern newsroom
Newsrooms across newer titles such as Quartz, are moving away from ‘traditional’ ways of working which are commonly focused on set ‘beats’ and key, formal and physical, [...]