Georgia Tourism briefs kbc
Travel PR specialist kbc has been appointed by Georgia Tourism to promote the southern state as a premier travel destination in the UK, Ireland and Scandinavia. kbc started [...]
South Wales Argus ex-editor launches PR consultancy
Kevin Ward, who stepped down from the role as editor of the South Wales Argus in October last year, has launched his own agency Kevin Ward Media Ltd. Ward spent 27 years [...]
Bite wins UK comms brief for on-demand lifestyle app Missbeez
Missbeez, a mobile app which offers lifestyle and beauty services, has appointed Bite as its retained UK comms agency, following a competitive pitch. Connecting women with a [...]
Forster Communications makes leadership changes
Forster Communications has appointed John Grounds as its new chair, replacing founder Jilly Forster, who launched the agency 20 years ago. Forster will take on a new role to [...]
Influencer marketing: what’s next in 2017?
Last year, influencer marketing came of age in terms of its power and popularity. According to Matt Donegan, MD at social influencer marketing platform Social Circle, 2017 [...]
Suzy Spirit Awards extends deadline for nominations
Due to a last minute surge of entries, the deadline to nominate an inspiring young star in PR, as well as an established and inspirational champion of others, has been [...]
RT Holidays hires Hills Balfour
RT Holidays has appointed travel and tourism consultancy Hills Balfour to handle its UK PR, following a competitive pitch. Part of US-based Ritz Tours, RT Holidays launched in [...]
Cunard hands retained PR and social brief to Mischief
Mischief PR has been appointed as the retained consumer PR and social agency for luxury British cruise line Cunard. Cunard’s portfolio includes three “iconic” [...]
Havas PR names creative director
Havas PR has enhanced its senior team with the promotions of Paul Hadfield to creative director and Claire Quansah to operations director. Hadfield joined Havas PR, which is [...]
GoFundMe hires John Coventry to lead UK comms
GoFundMe, the world’s largest social fundraising platform, has hired Change.org’s John Coventry to lead its UK comms activity as the company sets its sights on European [...]
PR agencies make Minimum Wage commitment for interns
A list of 39 organisations has committed to paying interns the National Minimum Wage, according to guidelines set out by the Public Relations and Communications Association [...]
Gutenberg appoints new UK head
Neil Ashurst has joined Gutenberg as director and country head for the UK. The appointment follows the agency’s recent rebrand, which positioned it as an integrated [...]
Lithuania State Department of Tourism appoints Hills Balfour
The Lithuania State Department of Tourism has appointed travel and tourism consultancy Hills Balfour to manage its trade relations, consumer marketing and PR campaigns in the [...]
Hope&Glory wins FINAL FANTASY XIV brief
Hope&Glory PR has been retained by game developer Square Enix to handle the PR for FINAL FANTASY XIV across the UK and Nordic regions. The appointment of Hope&Glory [...]
Opinion: Selling the “global capital of luxury”
Fiona Noble, global CEO at luxury lifestyle agency Quintessentially & Co, says that London will become the number one tourist and shopping destination for luxury goods in [...]
Opinion: How to create a winning crowdfunding strategy
Since launching its crowdfunding division in 2013, Dynamo has raised over $30 million for clients on platforms such as Kickstarter and Indiegogo. As the agency prepares to [...]
GCS announces agency roster
A list of 27 PR, marketing, advertising and media agencies have made it onto a new £350m Government Communication Service (GCS) roster, which will help deliver campaigns over [...]
Harlequins appoints PHA Media
Harlequins has appointed PHA Media to help to grow and develop the profile of the Rugby Union club’s brand together with its portfolio of players. Based at the Twickenham [...]