Good Relations wins Deezer
Global streaming company Deezer has appointed Good Relations PR as its retained global consumer PR agency following a four-way pitch. The agency will work alongside Deezer’s [...]
Clarion to launch Furbo in the UK
Dog camera brand Furbo has appointed Clarion Communications to manage its UK launch. Clarion will handle all media relations, influencer outreach, creative news generation and [...]
Opinion: How to overcome comms silos
Barbara Watson, Launch’s director of brand and content, discusses the limitations of using silos and argues that training can overcome the difficulties associated with [...]
The Co-op and Weber Shandwick win big at PRCA awards
The Co-op‘s in-house comms team and Weber Shandwick both picked up four awards at last night’s PRCA National Awards 2017. The mutual won the Broadcast Award, Corporate [...]
Hope&Glory to launch Monster Hunter: World
Capcom Europe has appointed Hope&Glory PR to launch its Monster Hunter: World game in the UK in January following a competitive pitch process. The account will be led by [...]
Ogilvy hires head of influencer marketing
Ogilvy PR has appointed Rahul Titus as its head of influencer marketing. Titus will use his experience in influencer marketing to oversee the agency’s development of its ADAM [...]
60 Seconds with OneChocolate’s Jill Coomber and Sue Grant
Jill Coomber (left) and Sue Grant (right), co-founders and directors of OneChocolate, discuss their PRCA National Awards nomination, founding the agency and their favourite [...]
This week’s PR news in brief (30 October – 3 November)
Here’s a round-up of essential PR news stories and features from the past week, including the winners of the PRCA North West PRide awards, Powerscourt and Smoking Gun’s [...]
Promote wins Meridian Foods’ consumer PR brief
Nut butter producer Meridian Foods has awarded Promote PR its consumer brief, on the strength of its campaigns for the brand over the past 12 months. Led by managing director [...]
Hue & Cry to provide Waterford’s global press office
Consumer goods firm Fiskars has appointed Hue & Cry to support the global press office for luxury crystalware brand Waterford, following a competitive pitch. The lifestyle [...]
How the Museum of London boosted its visitor numbers with PR measurement
The Museum of London had a problem. Its Barbican location isn’t easily visible to the public, and for this reason it has decided to relocate that site to Farringdon in 2022. [...]
Lucre wins Debenhams Personal Finance account
Debenhams Personal Finance has appointed Lucre to increase its brand and product awareness following a competitive pitch process. Lucre will profile the company’s key product [...]
Alex Paige to join Paul Smith
Designer fashion brand Paul Smith has appointed Alex Paige to the newly created role of US senior press & VIP manager. Paige will lead the company’s PR and VIP relations [...]
Young people expect brands to champion good causes, Edelman reports at CIPR conference
From Smirnoff’s campaign for equality in the music industry to Heineken’s ‘Worlds Apart’ social experiment, 2017 has seen many huge brands get behind great causes. After the [...]
Higginson partners with Precipice
Precipice Design has appointed Higginson PR to promote its “Meaning-Centred Design” concept and assist the design agency in promoting the idea via UK and international media. [...]
Sophie Taylor-Roberts to set up Good Relations Health and Wellbeing
Good Relations PR has appointed Sophie Taylor-Roberts as executive director, tasked with setting up the agency’s Health and Wellbeing practice. Taylor-Roberts will oversee all [...]
Alex Birch joins Clarity as director of client services
Clarity PR has appointed Alex Birch as director of client services. Birch will oversee client delivery across Clarity’s B2B and consumer accounts to maintain client [...]
This week’s PR news in brief (23-27 October)
Here’s a round-up of essential PR news stories that have been announced over the past week – featuring Munch, Fusion Media and William Murray Communications. Account wins [...]