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 […]
Foco wins PR and digital brief for fintech start-up Bean
Comms consultancy Foco has been appointed to handle public relations for Bean, a fintech start-up that helps consumer manage their finances and cancel unnecessary [...]
Newgate Communications appoints Kleiner as partner and strategic director
Newgate Communications has appointed Neil Kleiner as partner and head of its UK digital and social media offering. Based in London, Kleiner will provide clients with strategic [...]
FleishmanHillard Fishburn wins Flemish economic development brief
Economic development agency Flanders Investment & Trade has enlisted FleishmanHillard Fishburn to promote inward investment and business growth in the Flanders region in [...]
Opinion: How PR will survive in the “age of automation”
The creative industries will need to adapt to the reality of automation, argues With PR founder Debbie Zaman. But will PR ever be fully automated? The age of automation is [...]
PRCA announces National Awards 2017 shortlist
Hope&Glory leads the way in this year’s PRCA National Awards shortlist, with 12 nominations, including one for Medium Consultancy of the Year. Weber Shandwick and [...]
Centropy PR wins Lanop Accountancy Group brief
Lanop Accountancy Group has appointed B2B tech, fintech and public sector specialist Centropy PR as its retained agency following a three-way pitch. Centropy PR will provide [...]
ROAD appointed to promote antibiotic resistance “breakthrough”
Helperby Therapeutics has appointed healthcare comms specialist ROAD to help communicate its new solution, which could herald a breakthrough in the fight against microbial [...]
Cision webinar to reveal “the most important concept in PR”
You might say it’s the single most important concept in PR. The Museum of London used it to double its visitor numbers and uncover messages that resonate with its [...]
Champions (UK) wins waxing chain PR brief
Brand agency Champions (UK) has added waxing and beauty salon nkd ( ) waxing to its portfolio of clients, following a competitive pitch. The agency will work with the [...]
Yorkshire Water appoints Zeal as digital agency
Yorkshire Water has appointed Zeal as its new digital communications agency, following a competitive pitch. Over the next 12 months, Yorkshire Water and Zeal will combine [...]
Meet the Influencer: supercar vlogger Mr JWW
From racking up 37 million views in 14 months to discovering the “world’s best driving road” – Mr JWW reveals how he has become one of the internet’s biggest [...]
Advertising Association appoints Bourn as director of communications
Advertising industry body the Advertising Association has appointed Matt Bourn, the former Braben MD, as its new director of communications. He will lead a newly extended team [...]
WickerWood wins luxury hotel brief
Luxury hotel W London – Leicester Square has appointed WickerWood to drive deeper engagement with its core London audience, following a five-way pitch. The partnership will [...]
Newgate Communications co-founder launches The Nisse Consultancy
Jason Nisse, the former national newspaper journalist and Newgate Communications co-founder, has left the agency to launch his own independent consultancy. The Nisse [...]
Aspectus to promote 2017 EuroFinance conference
EuroFinance has chosen Aspectus to handle media relations for its International Treasury and Cash Management Conference for the second consecutive year. The re-appointment [...]
60 Seconds with Stir’s Chris Grabowski
Chris Grabowski, client services director at Stir, talks about a decade in PR, his favourite Stir campaign – and where you’ll find him on a Friday night. Stir recently [...]
This week’s PR news in brief (11-15 September)
Here’s a round-up of the essential PR news stories, people news and account wins that have been announced over the past week. Account wins WMB Logistics has enlisted 10Yetis [...]
Tori Cowley joins Mitie as corporate affairs and IR director
Mitie has appointed Tori Cowley to its executive leadership team as group director of corporate affairs and investor relations, reporting to CEO Phil Bentley. Cowley joins [...]