Ogilvy’s Lara Leventhal joins Spider PR as MD
Lara Leventhal, Ogilvy PR’s deputy MD, has left the WPP-owned agency to take on the newly-created role of MD at Spider PR. Leventhal (pictured left) joins Spider after an [...]
uSwitch briefs Brands2Life
Brands2Life has been handed an energy PR brief by online price comparison and switching website uSwitch, with a remit to enhance the brand’s position as a “consumer champion”. [...]
Web-building platform Weebly hands UK brief to W
Weebly, a Silicon Valley-based web-building platform forecast to hit a $1bn valuation in 2016, has appointed W as its UK comms agency, as it looks to enhance its presence in [...]
Hope&Glory wins Center Parcs brief
Family short break provider Center Parcs has brought in Hope&Glory as its retained consumer brand agency, with a brief to promote the brand as a “champion” of family time. [...]
Bottle promotes Nina Sawetz
Bottle has promoted Nina Sawetz to head of editorial for the agency’s consumer division. Sawetz joined Bottle in 2010 from Blue Zebra PR. She began her career with internships [...]
Synergy launches Beko’s new FC Barcelona campaign
Home appliance brand Beko has hired sports and entertainment marketing specialist Synergy to handle the global launch of its sponsorship of FC Barcelona, following a [...]
Honda UK hires Prova PR
Honda UK has chosen automotive agency Prova PR to act as the PR provider for its entire Honda dealer network, following a four-way pitch. Warwick-based Prova has been briefed [...]
Ruder Finn hires Brands2Life’s Robin Grainger
Ruder Finn has brought in Brands2Life’s Robin Grainger to take on the newly-created role of director of connected comms. Grainger, who will be based in Ruder Finn’s [...]
Case Study: The British Quidditch Cup
Thomas Ffiske, head of PR for QuidditchUK, explains the success of his campaign work around last month’s British Quidditch Cup, as the organisation looks to take the [...]
London City Airport enhances comms team
London City Airport has strengthened its comms team with the appointment of the Department for Transport’s Andrew Scott as PR Manager, as the airport develops plans for [...]
The Printworks calls in Down at the Social
Down at the Social has been appointed by Manchester-based entertainment complex The Printworks to handle its PR and social activity, following a four-way pitch. [...]
Behind the Headlines with Ranieri MD Pietro Ranieri
Pietro Ranieri, MD at consumer tech PR firm Ranieri, on the roller coaster ride of running a PR agency, understanding what success actually looks like, and why journalists [...]
Manc Frank to launch new Chilango venue
Manc Frank, the Manchester office of Frank PR, has been chosen by London-born burrito chain Chilango to launch its first venue in the North West. Chilango, described as one of [...]
Battenhall launches Hyde & Sleep
New online mattress brand Hyde & Sleep, which is backed by British bed specialist Dreams, has brought in Battenhall to handle its UK social media and PR. The new brand, [...]
Blue Rubicon promotes Peter Fitch to MD
Blue Rubicon has promoted Peter Fitch to managing director with immediate effect. He replaces Chris Norton, who recently joined Facebook as EMEA director of comms. Fitch has [...]
3 Monkeys I Zeno wins Singapore Tourism brief
3 Monkeys I Zeno has been chosen to handle the UK comms for the Singapore Tourism Board, following a competitive pitch. The agency has been briefed to enhance awareness of [...]
Speed manages global PR for The World’s 50 Best Restaurants
Speed Communications has been retained to manage the global PR for The World’s 50 Best Restaurants, as the brand embarks on its first global tour. The World’s 50 Best [...]
Mischief wins consumer PR brief for TransPennine Express
British transport group FirstGroup has extended its relationship with Mischief PR by handing the agency a consumer PR brief for its TransPennine Express franchise. In [...]