Aspectus names Tim Focas as capital markets lead
Financial services, energy and technology comms agency Aspectus has promoted Tim Focas to lead its capital markets sub-sector. Focas will be responsible for providing [...]
Bristol City Council wins top prizes at CIPR PRide awards
Bristol City Council took home two highly coveted gold awards at Friday’s Chartered Institute of Public Relations PRide Awards for the South of England and Channel Islands. At [...]
This week’s PR news in brief (13-17 November)
Here’s our round-up of essential PR news stories and features from the past week, including the winners of the CIPR Midlands PRide awards, account wins for Hills Balfour and [...]
Clifford French to promote 2018 Laureus World Sports Awards
Laureus World Sports Awards has appointed Clifford French to implement a UK comms and influencer strategy to promote its 2018 ceremony in Monaco. Following a competitive [...]
Speed to promote British Woodworking Federation
Woodworking and joinery trade association the British Woodworking Federation has appointed Speed Communications as its retained PR and comms agency. The agency will deliver a [...]
Steve Summers joins Remarkable Group as director
Public affairs and property comms specialist Remarkable Group has appointed Steve Summers as a director. He will play a major role in growing the agency’s client list across [...]
MHP to manage Lookers’ financial comms
Motor retail and aftersales group Lookers has appointed MHP Communications as its retained financial PR adviser following a competitive pitch process. Managing director Tim [...]
FoodStars hands Diffusion its integrated brief
FoodStars, a shared commercial kitchen rental company, has handed its consumer, business and trade PR brief to Diffusion after a competitive pitch. Diffusion will develop the [...]
Jonny Bentwood joins Golin as head of data and analytics
Golin has appointed Jonny Bentwood as its global head of data and analytics. Based at the agency’s London office and reporting to Jon Hughes, CEO+ international, Bentwood will [...]
Former Business Committee chairman Iain Wright joins Hume Brophy
Iain Wright, the former UK government minister and Labour party heavyweight, has joined Hume Brophy as a senior adviser. He joins the consultancy’s international Brexit unit [...]
Houston PR wins Aptitude Software
Financial software specialist Aptitude Software has appointed Houston PR to raise its profile in the UK and US. Account director James Horne will lead on the account, with the [...]
NeoXam selects Centropy as global lead
Global financial software company NeoXam has appointed Centropy PR as its global agency lead following a four-way pitch. The agency will provide content services, media [...]
WPR, West Midlands Police and Loughborough Uni win big at CIPR PRide awards
WPR Agency, Loughborough University and West Midlands Police all won multiple prizes at the Chartered Institute of Public Relations’ Midlands PRide Awards last Friday. WPR won [...]
Opinion: Multi-market PR – a map for success
Mark Pinsent, managing director, Europe, at The Hoffman Agency, explains some of the common challenges faced by companies executing multi-market PR campaigns, and how to [...]
Meet the Journalist: City A.M.’s Christian May
Christian May, editor of City A.M., reflects on the success of the newspaper on the day of its 3,000th issue, discusses his transition from PR to journalism and imagines what [...]
W Enterprise partners with Inspiring Girls International
Charity, Inspiring Girls International is to partner with W Enterprise to establish its profile and secure sponsorship for a global campaign. The agency will look to elevate [...]
Opinion: How to overcome comms silos
Barbara Watson, Launch’s director of brand and content, discusses the limitations of using silos and argues that training can overcome the difficulties associated with [...]
Aspectus to run Meritsoft’s global comms
Software company, Meritsoft has appointed Aspectus as its retained global comms agency. Aspectus, the financial services, energy and technology specialist, will focus on [...]