Next 15 buys Pinnacle for £4.4 million
Next 15, which owns Text100, Bite, OutCast, and MBooth, has acquired tech PR agency Pinnacle for £4.4 million. At the same time, the digital marketing and PR group has [...]
CoolBrands 2016: what the list can teach us about ‘cool’ comms
CoolBrands’ annual list of the trendiest products and services has been published this week with Apple, Glastonbury and Netflix at the top in 2016. PR pros tell us how [...]
JFL promotes Carolyn Kirkwood to deputy MD
Comms recruitment consultancy JFL Search & Selection has promoted Carolyn Kirkwood, who first joined the business in 2006, to deputy MD. Kirkwood left JFL in February [...]
Brian MacLaurin and Anna Hodgekiss join Iredale Communications
Iredale Communications has named industry veteran Brian MacLaurin as chairman and appointed Anna Hodgekiss, MailOnline’s former health editor, as a consultant. MacLaurin, a [...]
Indian snacks brand Gourmosa briefs Nudge PR
Nudge PR has been appointed to handle the UK PR for healthy Indian snacks company Gourmosa, ahead of its upcoming product launches later this year. Gourmosa products are [...]
How start-ups can get the right PR support
Start-up businesses often have big ideas but can be hindered by very small budgets. Comms pros from Cherish PR, The Wern and Clarity PR tell Gorkana how they can get their [...]
Down At The Social wins Kiddihug brief
Down At The Social has been appointed by Kiddihug, a “new generation of baby carriers”, ahead of its UK launch next month (October). The agency will be responsible for PR [...]
Ready10 bolsters senior team
Ready10, the Islington-based agency launched earlier this year by David Fraser, former deputy MD of Frank PR and publicist for Lord Sugar, has enhanced its senior team with [...]
Rich Leigh & Company wins ProWater brief
ProWater, a newly-launched high protein, low calorie water brand, has appointed Rich Leigh & Company to handle its PR and social media activity. With 90 calories and 20 [...]
Four wins for The Lifestyle Agency
The Lifestyle Agency has won PR briefs from fashion brand Ruyi Lifestyle, ski resorts Chalet Rosiere and Megeve, and Val D’Isere’s luxury hotels Le Blizzard and Hotel Mourra. [...]
Claremont promotes Big Bang Fair
Claremont has been appointed by EngineeringUK to promote The Big Bang UK Young Scientists & Engineers Fair, which will run from 15 to 18 March 2017, for the second year [...]
Abbey Road Studios hires Starscream Communications
Abbey Road Studios, dubbed the “most famous recording studios in the world”, has appointed Starscream Communications as its PR agency, following a number of new [...]
Three Little Birds promotes Dari Indera Villas and Spa
Three Little Birds PR and Business Development has been chosen by Dari Indera Villas and Spa to lead its consumer marketing, PR strategy and trade relations in the UK and [...]
Dropbox briefs 3 Monkeys | Zeno
File hosting service Dropbox has hired 3 Monkeys | Zeno to handle its UK PR, following an in-depth agency review process. The UK agency, created through the merger of 3 [...]
TVC Group promotes Virgin Disruptors 2016
TVC Group has been brought on board to deliver an integrated comms campaign around Virgin Disruptors 2016, an event designed to bring together action leaders who have [...]
Frank launches Festival of Furniture for The Fitzrovia Partnership
The Fitzrovia Partnership, the Business Improvement District (BID) representing businesses in London’s West End, has appointed Frank to promote the inaugural Festival of [...]
Common Industry handles UK comms for Job Today app
Job Today, a new mobile marketplace that enables employers and job seekers to meet, has handed a retained UK PR brief to independent comms agency Common Industry. Job Today [...]
MCG supports rail operator Northern’s ‘We are Northern’ campaign
Train company Northern, the largest UK rail operator outside London, has appointed PR and social media agency MCG to support its new £2 million marketing campaign, which seeks [...]