Pitching to the Press: top tips from Gorkana’s media briefings
Gorkana’s PR News Alerts are taking a break for the next two weeks. But never fear, we’ve got something very special for you to mull over during that time. Here are eight top [...]
AA names Splendid Communications as its consumer PR agency
The UK’s leading breakdown service, the AA, has appointed Splendid Communications to provide content and consumer PR support for its current summer campaign, following a [...]
Text100 wins PR brief for travel rewards company Avios
Global travel rewards company Avios has chosen marketing comms agency Text100 to handle its UK PR, following a competitive pitch. A travel rewards currency, Avios launched in [...]
KitchenAid briefs Wild Card to launch London store
Wild Card has been appointed to handle all PR and social media activity for the London store opening of kitchen appliance brand KitchenAid, following a competitive pitch. The [...]
Grayling appoints new head of health and public sector
Grayling UK has promoted director Kathryn Ager to head up its public and third sector, health and skills team. Ager has been with the agency for five years, the last three of [...]
W briefed to launch Sparkling Ice to the UK market
W has added US-based “powerbrand” Sparkling Ice to its FMCG portfolio, as the company embarks on a major consumer launch into the £16 billion UK and Ireland soft drinks [...]
Online auction house Catawiki chooses Marlin PR
Online auction house Catawiki, cited as the world’s fastest-growing technology company by Deloitte’s Technology Fast 500, has appointed Marlin PR to drive brand awareness in [...]
33Seconds hires Eulogy’s Mark Doonan
PR and social media marketing agency 33Seconds has appointed Eulogy’s Mark Doonan to a newly-created associate director role. As well as overseeing a portfolio of the agency’s [...]
Push PR names editorial content director
Push PR has promoted Daisy May Sitch to editorial content director, with a brief to drive the agency’s digital growth strategy. Sitch joined Push PR as digital and social [...]
Dating site eHarmony names senior PR manager
Online dating platform eHarmony.co.uk has appointed LighterLife UK’s Rachael Lloyd as senior PR and comms manager. eHarmony, which first launched in the US in 2000, entered [...]
Paul Charles launches The PC Agency and buys Angel Publicity
Richard Branson’s former comms director, Paul Charles, has launched a new travel PR agency, The PC Agency, and bought travel consultancy Angel Publicity, with its [...]
Behind the Headlines with Bauer Media’s Effie Kanyua
Effie Kanyua, comms director for London Lifestyle at Bauer Media, on how she battled her way into the BBC to launch her media career, the best creative partnership she’s [...]
Way To Blue appoints Claire Slight to group digital role
Way To Blue has brought in Edelman’s Claire Slight as group digital and social director, as part of a major restructure that will create a new specialist global team across [...]
Games producer Ubisoft hands retained PR brief to Stripe
French video game producer Ubisoft, which includes Assassin’s Creed and Rayman amongst its portfolio, has chosen Stripe Communications to handle its UK consumer and [...]
Tin Man to launch second series of Thunderbirds Are Go
ITV Studios Global Entertainment (ITVS GE) has appointed comms agency Tin Man to launch the second series of children’s show Thunderbirds Are Go and promote the latest [...]
Weber Shandwick launches #BrutalCut campaign for ActionAid
Weber Shandwick and outdoor media partner Clear Channel have launched a campaign with ActionAid UK called #BrutalCut to raise awareness of female genital mutilation (FGM). [...]
Gorkana meets… marie claire’s Natalie Lukaitis
Natalie Lukaitis joined marie claire as digital beauty editor from STYLIST magazine in May. In an exclusive interview, she talks to Gorkana’s Jessica Lester about [...]
Shortlist for PRWeek UK Awards 2016 announced
Unity has been shortlisted for 10 PRWeek UK Awards this year, with Golin nominated eight times, The Romans in the running for seven, and Taylor Herring and Mischief nominated [...]