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 […]
W opens “northern powerhouse”
W Communications has acquired Newcastle-based GluePR and renamed it W North, as the agency looks to provide its clients with “a view outside of the London bubble”. Christian [...]
Hotwire set to handle UK PR for Newsflare
Hotwire has been selected as the UK integrated comms agency for Newsflare, an online video news platform for user generated video content. After a six-way pitch, Newsflare has [...]
PR, journalism and fake news at Ad Week 2017
The BBC and Buzzfeed joined Weber Shandwick at an Advertising Week Europe event on Monday (20 March) in a session titled: “Navigating the New Abnormal: A Brand Survival Kit in [...]
Most read people news on Gorkana News
Your bite-sized update on the latest people news and moves to be featured on Gorkana News. Manifest appoints Neil Hallmark to UK MD Neil Hallmark, who first joined Manifest in [...]
Frank to launch Chuck Norris’ latest venture
Frank has been chosen to deliver a PR and SEO campaign and influencer outreach programme around the launch of mobile gaming app ‘Nonstop Chuck Norris’, which is [...]
Kingsmill hires Another Word Communicatons for brand re-launch
Kingsmill, one of the UK’s biggest bread brands, has appointed Another Word Communications to drive awareness and reappraisal amongst consumers, following its recent re-launch [...]
Legal & General hires Dharshini David as corporate affairs director
Legal & General Group plc has appointed Dharshini David, former Sky News and BBC presenter, as corporate affairs director. David will join the financial services company [...]
This week’s top trending features on Gorkana News
Your bite-sized update on the best PR opinion, interviews, events and insights featured on Gorkana News this week. So, there’s been a takeover bid? Kraft Heinz’s [...]
Manifest appoints Neil Hallmark to UK MD
Neil Hallmark, who first joined Manifest in 2013, has been promoted to MD at the independent comms agency, with responsibility for its UK operation. Joining as an associate [...]
Emma Tweedie and Euan Steedman win 2017 Suzy Spirit Awards
Emma Tweedie, director of Teacake Tuesday, has been named winner of the 2017 Suzy Spirit Inspiration Award. Euan Steedman, press officer for the BBC, has been chosen as the [...]
Golin wins Simple skincare brief and hires Will Balme
Golin has expanded its digital practice by appointing R/GA’s Will Balme as digital client services director and winning the Simple skincare digital experience work. Balme [...]
UK’s largest childcare website hires Radioactive PR
Radioactive PR has been appointed to handle the PR for Childcare.co.uk, the UK’s biggest online community for parents, childcare service providers, schools and private [...]
Lily’s Kitchen hires Cirkle as part of £1.5m investment
Ethical pet food brand Lily’s Kitchen has named Cirkle as its UK PR agency. Cirkle is one of three agencies to be appointed by Lily’s Kitchen, as it invests £1.5 million to [...]
Milk & Honey hires client director
New agency Milk & Honey has made its first senior hire, appointing Jo Cresswell as client director. Jo Cresswell, formerly head of corporate at Rostrum, joins the [...]
Greenbrook appoints Simon Walker as an advisor
Simon Walker, the former director general of the Institute of Directors (IoD), has become a non-executive advisor to Greenbrook Communications. Walker’s previous positions [...]
Etsy appoints Alfred for corporate brief
Etsy, the global creative commerce platform, has appointed Alfred to handle its corporate communications in the UK. Alfred will run a corporate campaign with the intention of [...]
Green Park search firm appoints Citigate Dewe Rogerson
Green Park, a London-based employment agency, has appointed Citigate Dewe Rogerson (CDR) as its retained PR agency in the UK. CDR will support the launch of Green Park’s The [...]
Prohibition hires account director
Yorkshire-based social media agency Prohibition PR has hired Ella Sykes as an account director to boost its growth strategy and bolster its B2B offering. Sykes recently spent [...]