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 […]
Waverton Investment Management appoints Quill PR
Quill PR has been appointed by Waverton Investment Management as its retained UK media relations consultancy following a four-way competitive pitch. With immediate effect the [...]
Gorkana meets…Stuff Magazine
Guy Cocker, global editor-in-chief at Stuff Magazine, discusses why his childhood dream was to become Stuff editor, how the magazine is changing its editorial structure to [...]
The Independent and Evening Standard launch apprenticeship scheme
London’s Evening Standard and The Independent have launched the Evening Standard Media Diversity Bursary Scheme with the appointment of four editorial apprentices from a [...]
See.Saw secures trio of wins
Consumer agency See.Saw has won three new client briefs for new dance fitness brand At Your Beat, design company Riut, and lolly brand The Ice Kitchen. See.Saw will promote At [...]
Pukka Pies brings in Kazoo to handle brand relaunch
Pukka Pies has appointed Kazoo as part of its new agency network. The agency will provide consumer and trade support around a £8 million brand relaunch and help drive [...]
Ikegami appoints Bubble & Squeak as EMEA comms agency
Bubble & Squeak has won the contract to provide EMEA PR, event and marketing services for camera and image processing equipment business Ikegami. The agency, which is a [...]
Teradata appoints CommsCo to drive UK ‘big data for business’ campaign
US data and analytics company Teradata has appointed CommsCo to support its PR and social presence in the UK. The agency, which commences its remit with immediate effect, will [...]
Opinion: 7 ways cybercrime requires a different kind of crisis comms
Kitty Parry, founder and CEO at Social Media Compliance – a company that assists businesses to achieve “compliant” social media status among staff – [...]
Hope&Glory wins London Coffee Festival 2017 brief
London Coffee Festival, the largest event celebrating coffee and coffee culture in the UK, has appointed Hope&Glory as its consumer and trade agency, following a comms [...]
Stature PR wins finance and technology accounts
Stature PR’s corporate & financial division has won briefs with BTL Group, a blockchain technology company, and Bank In The Box (BiBox), a sharing economy platform. BiBox [...]
The PR Office appoints Marc Cohen as MD
The PR Office has named Marc Cohen, Kreab’s former head of financial comms, as its new MD. Cohen has worked across financial, corporate and political comms, providing PR [...]
Most read people news on Gorkana News
Your weekly update on the latest People News and Moves featured on Gorkana News: John Lewis Partnership appoints group head of corporate affairs The John Lewis Partnership has [...]
Third City promotes Barrett to partner
Third City has promoted associate director Suzie Barrett to a full partner. Barrett, who joined the agency in 2012, has headed up several of its not-for-profit and consumer [...]
Shani Shaker joins Golin to enhance consumer health business
Golin has appointed Shani Shaker as a director in its healthcare team, with a brief to lead and grow its consumer health portfolio. Shaker started her career at agencies [...]
Visit Jersey appoints Hills Balfour to lead European trade activity
Visit Jersey has appointed travel and tourism consultancy Hills Balfour to develop its European short-haul trade relations activity, with a particular focus on the UK, France [...]
W promotes World Cancer Day
Cancer Research UK has called in W’s talent and influencer division to raise the profile of World Cancer Day 2017, which takes place this Saturday (4 February). World Cancer [...]
Personal Group appoints Hudson Sandler
Personal Group, a leading provider of employee benefits and employee related insurance products in the UK, has appointed Hudson Sandler as its retained adviser for its [...]
60 Seconds with WE Communications’ Meredith Lynch
Meredith Lynch, head of tech at WE Communications, on why storytelling is important for tech, how PR briefs are getting tighter and why her most important advice is [...]