Smoking Gun wins Arriva Buses brief
Arriva Buses has appointed Smoking Gun to manage its media relations and lead its national PR campaigns across UK regions. Arriva’s brief includes promoting its commitment to [...]
Paul Montague-Smith joins Grayling as director
Grayling has recruited Paul Montague-Smith as a director in its London public affairs team, with a brief to develop its existing financial services offering. Montague-Smith is [...]
FleishmanHillard Fishburn hires business development director
FleishmanHillard Fishburn has appointed Lyndsay Haywood as director of business development in its London office. Haywood will support new business opportunities across all of [...]
Duke Royalty appoints Redleaf Comms
Duke Royalty, the UK’s first listed company offering diversified royalty investment services, has appointed Redleaf Communications as its PR adviser. The agency will [...]
Why PR newsrooms are the future of brand storytelling
The newsroom model is what lets daily news titles work fast to fill their pages with great stories that sell papers. Your business most likely has different strategic [...]
This week’s PR news in brief (19-23 February)
Here’s a round-up of the week’s essential PR news, featuring a story that changed Microsoft’s corporate comms forever an interview with Esquire style director [...]
Relevance International makes two hires in London office
Relevance International has appointed Anita Gryson as associate director and Alice Lacey as account director in its recently launched London office. Gryson has 11 years’ [...]
How Microsoft revolutionised its corporate comms without the mainstream media
It’s 2013, and Microsoft is about to do something that will change its corporate comms forever. Steve Clayton, the brand’s chief storyteller, has been writing an unusual [...]
Jargon PR to promote blockchain start-up adviser Chaineum
Chaineum, a firm that helps blockchain start-ups raise funds through Initial Coin Offerings, has enlisted Jargon PR to increase awareness of its brand and lead its UK PR [...]
Zeelo selects Diffusion to drive its UK PR
On-demand coach service Zeelo has chosen Diffusion to handle its consumer, corporate and trade PR. A key part of Diffusion’s strategy is to educate consumers about Zeelo’s [...]
W to promote Loot’s current accounts
Digital current account provider Loot has appointed W to expand its user base and establish its profile in the UK. The agency will help to promote the brand and expand its UK [...]
Rob Flello joins Brevia Transport
Brevia Consulting has appointed Rob Flello as chairman of its Brevia Transport division, as well as a member of its advisory board. He will oversee Brevia Transport’s work, [...]
FTI hires Janey Spratt as senior director
FTI Consulting has appointed Janey Spratt as senior director in its digital practice. Reporting to senior managing director Ant Moore, Spratt will use her skills in data, [...]
This week’s PR news in brief (12-16 February)
Here’s a round-up of this week’s essential PR news, featuring account wins for ANM Communications and Camron PR, the Suzy Brown Bursary and the latest Cision webinar. [...]
60 Seconds with CNC’s Emmanuel Ofosu-Appiah
Emmanuel Ofosu-Appiah, senior associate at Communications and Network Consulting, talks about the Taylor Bennett Foundation‘s trainee schemes, diversity in PR and making [...]
Bubble to handle the Royal Television Society’s UK PR
Educational broadcast charity the Royal Television Society (RTS) has appointed Bubble Agency to provide UK PR support. Bubble is tasked with raising awareness of the charity’s [...]
Speed appoints first creative director
Speed Communications has appointed Sarah Firth to be its first creative director, working across all three of the agency’s divisions. Firth was previously creative [...]
Cision webinar to reveal how to build a tech brand with earned media
Staying ahead in tech PR requires constant innovation. Today’s breakthroughs are tomorrow’s old news, and it can be tough to convey the benefits of complex technologies to key [...]