NewMotion hands UK rollout brief to Threepipe
NewMotion, Europe’s largest electric charging provider for electric cars, has appointed Threepipe to help launch its UK rollout in 2017. Launched in the Netherlands in 2009, [...]
Creative group SEEN launches health and wellness agency V-SEEN
Global creative group SEEN, which owns London-based PR agency Beauty Seen, has launched a specialist health and wellness agency, V-SEEN, with launch clients including [...]
Opinion: How to stand-out at Advertising Week
Sarah Ramamurthy, account director at MWWPR UK, offers a guide for PR professionals navigating Advertising Week in 2017. Advertising Week Europe (20-24 March) sees the great [...]
House PR re-appointed for BBC Countryfile Live’s second year
House PR has been signed up by BBC Countryfile Live to manage a PR campaign around the four-day live event, which made its debut last year. Taking place in the grounds of [...]
British leather brand Smith & Canova hires Bright Light PR
Bright Light PR has been chosen to handle the PR for British heritage leather and accessories brand Smith & Canova. Bright Light PR will raise the profile of the story [...]
Canadian coffee shop Tim Hortons hands UK brief to Spider PR
Spider PR has been handed a six-figure PR and social media brief by Tim Hortons, as the Canadian coffee shop chain launches in the UK this Spring. Tim Hortons currently has [...]
tpf wins PR brief for Book People
Direct bookseller Book People has appointed independent comms agency tpf on a 12-month retained contract, following a three-way pitch. Book People, which launched in 1988, [...]
Most read people news on Gorkana News
Your bitesize update on the latest People News and Moves featured on Gorkana News: MSC Cruises names UK and Ireland PR manager Europe’s biggest cruise line, MSC Cruises, has [...]
Former Weber MD Jo Leah launches the little big agency
Jo Leah, who recently stepped down as MD of Weber Shandwick Manchester after two decades at the helm, is opening a new Manchester-based comms firm called the little big [...]
Opinion: how to tailor apprenticeship schemes in PR
Ahead of April 2017’s government apprenticeship levy, Aliya Vigor-Robertson, co-founder at JourneyHR, discusses how PRs can better tailor schemes for new recruits. With [...]
Lynne Hughes joins Clarion to lead Scottish arm
Clarion Communications has appointed a new senior-level account director, Lynne Hughes, to drive the company’s Scotland office, which opened last year. Hughes has both agency [...]
Beano Studios hands Borkowski corporate comms brief
Beano, the comic publisher and children’s brand, has appointed corporate and entertainment agency Borkowski Ltd to devise and deliver a corporate communications strategy for [...]
Opinion: Engaging the UK’s Polish Community
Ewelina Krzysztofik, MD at 2Sisters PR, talks about the unique challenge and opportunity that communicating with the Polish community in the UK offers. With most Poles [...]
Totaljobs hands content brief to Frank
Totaljobs has appointed Frank on a retained basis to deliver a series of content campaigns throughout 2017. Totaljobs, described as one of the UK’s most established jobs [...]
Dynamo leads PR charge to save Great Britain Wheelchair Rugby
Dynamo has been chosen to lead the consumer PR for not-for-profit organisation Great Britain Wheelchair Rugby (GBWR), as it fights to save the national team following a cut in [...]
Mischa Joslin becomes MD of EdenCancan
Lifestyle PR agency EdenCancan has promoted associate director Mischa Joslin to MD as it moves into its 10th year. The appointment coincides with founder and former MD Nick [...]
Music in Offices hires Stand Agency to promote ‘Revolutionising the Boardroom’ campaign
Music in Offices (MIO), an organisation that looks to inspire businesses to engage with creativity through office choirs and music-led workshops, has chosen Stand Agency to [...]
Maternity and baby charity Tommy’s hands PR brief to Bottle
Tommy’s, a charity which funds research into pregnancy problems, has appointed Oxford-based brand comms agency Bottle on a project-basis to build brand awareness and income [...]