Beattie appoints Midlands bureau chief
Beattie Communications has appointed Luke Bull, the former B2B director at WPR, as head of its Midlands operation. With 25 years’ PR experience at leading Midlands agencies, [...]
Opinion: Why communicators must prepare for gender pay gap reporting
Michaela Gray, senior manager at Golin, says businesses should act now to prepare their comms strategies for “toxic fallout” from the new gender pay reporting rules. The start [...]
This week’s PR news in brief (27 November – 1 December)
Here’s our round-up of essential PR news stories and features from the past week, including an interview with New Scientist’s Rowan Hooper, Remarkable Group’s [...]
Sarah Park joins Madano as senior associate director
Madano has appointed Sarah Park as senior associate director to oversee its specialist built environment practice. Park will oversee the practice’s continued growth, having [...]
8020 Communications to handle AXIS brief
Flight simulator manufacturer AXIS Flight Training Systems has appointed 8020 Communications to manage its international trade and corporate PR brief. The aviation, travel and [...]
Nominations open for 2018 Suzy Spirit Award
The annual Suzy Spirit Award has opened submissions to celebrate the unsung heroes of the comms industry. Part of this year’s PRmoment Awards, the honour recognises [...]
Your chance to meet CNBC International
CNBC International will round off a great year of Cision media briefings with an exclusive event at London’s Milton Court next week. Noelle Murbach-Lami, CNBC’s head of news [...]
Thea Parnell joins Cognito as director
Financial PR consultancy Cognito has appointed Thea Parnell as a director in its London office. Parnell’s knowledge of leading integrated campaigns across a variety of [...]
The PR Office to promote blockchain investment company
The Blockchain Development Company (BCDC) has selected The PR Office to raise the profile of its “socially and environmentally impacting” cryptocurrency investment [...]
MRM secures River and Mercantile Group comms brief
Diversified investment specialist River and Mercantile Group has appointed MRM to support its three business divisions: River and Mercantile Asset Management, P-Solve and [...]
Wire wins three new clients
Comms agency Wire has secured a trio of new clients, with briefs ranging from stakeholder engagement to experiential Christmas campaigns. Wire will mange PR, creative and [...]
This week’s PR news in brief (20-24 November)
Here’s our round-up of essential PR news stories and features from the past week, including the key insights from Cision’s latest webinar, account wins for Cherish PR, [...]
Gardiner Richardson to manage Grand Central’s comms
Train operator Grand Central has appointed Gardiner Richardson to deliver its ongoing comms campaigns following a three-way pitch. The agency will raise the profile of North [...]
JBP appoints Steve Anderson-Dixon as chief executive
Strategic comms and engagement consultancy JBP has appointed Steve Anderson-Dixon as its new chief executive. Anderson-Dixon joins to support the company’s future growth [...]
Redleaf to manage comms for European Wealth
Wealth management company European Wealth has appointed Redleaf Communications to handle its corporate, financial and trade PR. The appointment comes as European Wealth looks [...]
60 Seconds with Higginson PR’s John Higginson
John Higginson (right), Higginson PR’s co-founder, discusses why he and his wife Clodagh (left) set up their own agency, the growth of the business and how comparable [...]
CNC to handle comms for Ontario Teachers’
Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan has appointed CNC Communications as its PR agency for the UK/Europe and Asia Pacific regions following a competitive pitch process. CNC will [...]
Clarion wins RCNi Nurse Awards brief
Nursing journal publisher RCNi has appointed Clarion Communications to promote the 2018 RCNi Nurse Awards following a five-way pitch. Clarion will raise the profile of the [...]