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 […]
Photo-Me appoints Hudson Sandler as financial comms advisor
Photo-Me International plc, the photobooth and instant-service equipment group, has appointed Hudson Sandler as its retained financial communications advisor, following a [...]
Hsu to lead Cognito EMEA business
Cognito, the communications and marketing firm which specialises in financial services, has appointed Vivienne Hsu as the new managing director of its EMEA business, based in [...]
DAME appoints Threepipe following Dragons’ Den appearance
DAME, a subscription service for period product boxes, has appointed Threepipe to provide PR support and develop new customer acquisition programmes. The appointment coincides [...]
Metis Homes hires Remarkable Content
Content marketing and PR agency Remarkable Content has been chosen to lead consumer and corporate comms activity for housebuilder Metis Homes. Established in 2008, Metis Homes [...]
Gorkana meets… Investment & Pensions Europe (IPE)
Nick Reeve, deputy news editor at Investment & Pensions Europe (IPE), talks to Gorkana’s Ona Zygaviciute about the financial title, its readership and the editorial [...]
Hanover Health adds two to leadership team
Hanover Health has hired Alex Davies as an associate director from Tonic Life Communications and Emma Gorton as a senior account director from Ogilvy Healthworld. Davies and [...]
North and South PRmoment Awards 2017 announces shortlist
The shortlists for the North and South PRmoment Awards have been announced. Smarts Communicate is shortlisted the most times in the North and Hope&Glory has the most [...]
This week’s top agency news on Gorkana News
Your bitesize update on the latest agency news featured on Gorkana this week: Clodagh Higginson, political correspondent for ITV’s Good Morning Britain, has teamed up with her [...]
This week’s top trending features on Gorkana News
Your bitesize update on the best PR opinion, interviews, events and insights on Gorkana News this week: Insight: The power of flexible working in PR Timewise has selected the [...]
Opinion: Why PR and digital agencies need to “co-create”
Aalia Walker, co-founder of SMACK, a London-based digital agency which works with clients including Ted Baker, The Body Shop and Molton Brown, believes co-creation between PR [...]
GMC Software appoints Spark Communications to expand influence past print
GMC Software, a customer communications management tool, has appointed Spark Communications as its UK PR agency, with the objective of engaging audiences beyond the print [...]
Celebrity free speech? We’ve not heard the end of it
The BAFTAs are set to take place this weekend, and the BBC is reportedly worried about a potential “deluge of political speeches” from the winning stars. Jodie Butt, head of [...]
Husband and wife former lobby journalists set up PR outfit
Clodagh Higginson, political correspondent for ITV’s Good Morning Britain, has teamed up with her husband John Higginson, a former political editor at the Metro, to launch a [...]
Prophet unveils partnership with fintech membership body
Prophet, the global strategy consultancy, has announced a partnership with Innovate Finance, an independent members’ association representing the UK’s global fintech [...]
The Wern PR appoints its first apprentice
Start-up specialist The Wern PR has appointed an apprentice to its team following recent client wins. Katarzyna Zdunczuk will join the agency as an apprentice and was [...]
AfterShokz hands UK PR brief to Ranieri
Consumer tech PR firm Ranieri has been appointed by AfterShokz to handle the UK PR for its bone conduction headphone range, including the Trekz Titanium and Sportz Titanium. [...]
Nourish PR helps re-launch the “birthplace of EastEnders”
Nourish PR has won a PR brief from chef, author and TV presenter Allegra McEvedy, who is re-opening the “birthplace of EastEnders“, Albertine wine bar. The agency [...]
Rydon Group appoints Brands2Life to handle corporate PR
Rydon Group has appointed Brands2Life to handle its corporate communications. Rydon works in partnership with local communities to deliver improved living environments through [...]