Portland hires senior SNP aide Paul Robertson
Portland has appointed Paul Robertson as an account director to strengthen its Scottish public affairs expertise. Previously, Robertson was the Scottish National Party’s head [...]
Opinion: Reputation management tips to help you sleep at night
Neil Bayley, director of corporate brands at Good Relations, says reputation management is as important as ever – and outlines two opportunities to help business leaders [...]
This week’s PR news in brief (2-6 October)
Here’s a round-up of the essential PR news stories, people news and account wins that have been announced over the past week. Account wins The Lawn Tennis Association has [...]
Madano appoints Darran Messem as transport head
Madano, the strategic communications consultancy, has appointed Darran Messem as director and head of its new transport practice. He will advise transport clients on the [...]
Powerscourt appoints two new partners
Powerscourt has promoted Justin Griffiths and Peter Ogden as partners, to help the consultancy execute its ambitious growth strategy. Griffiths joined Powerscourt from [...]
MHP Communications appoints Mike Robb as financial services head
MHP Communications has appointed Mike Robb as managing director into the newly created role of head of financial services, reporting to CEO Alex Bigg. Robb joins the [...]
Opinion: From facts to fables – how corporate comms is embracing storytelling
What do near death experiences, commuter woes and the tampon tax have to do with corporate PR? Michael Taggart, director of storytelling at Foco, explains. The case for the [...]
Rakuten TV appoints Strike Media for UK publicity
Video-on-demand company Rakuten TV (formerly known as Wauki) has appointed Strike Media to handle its UK corporate and consumer PR. Strike Media will also support a brand [...]
Ketchum strategy director to weigh in on ‘art vs science’ comms debate
Ruth Yearley, Ketchum‘s insight and strategy director, will give her take on how communicators should combine science and creativity at an exclusive Cision event on [...]
Opinion: Layer up to stop your media relations going cold
Launch director Niki Wheeler outlines why it’s important to brainstorm multiple angles for the same story to achieve maximum media coverage. When it comes to media relations [...]
This week’s PR news in brief (25-29 September)
Here’s a round-up of the essential PR news stories, people news and account wins that have been announced over the past week. Account wins The Lifestyle Agency has been [...]
Hume Brophy adds Eurosceptic ex-MP to its Brexit team
Comms consultancy Hume Brophy has appointed James Wharton, a former northern powerhouse and international development minister, as a senior adviser in its Brexit unit. Wharton [...]
Your chance to meet The Register at an exclusive media briefing
The Register‘s editor-in-chief Drew Cullen will brief PRs on the best ways to pitch the publication stories in London’s Blue Fin Building on Wednesday 4 October. [...]
Tavistock welcomes Mark Foxwell as corporate director
Tavistock Communications has appointed Mark Foxwell, a former Cubitt Consulting director, as director of its corporate team. Foxwell spent two years at Cubitt and has also [...]
Opinion: Why “digital footprint” monitoring is essential for crisis management
Digitalis Reputation CEO Dave King discusses the implications growing digital footprints and the free availability of personal information online have for crisis management. [...]
Big Brand Ideas appoints two senior directors
Big Brand Ideas has appointed Abi Owers as head of engagement, and Anna Thomas to lead its PR client strategy and delivery. Owers joins the agency from McCann Manchester, [...]
Last chance to register for Cision’s AMEC measurement month webinar
Slimming World is going to reveal how it boosted its earned media coverage 365% with its AMEC award-winning ‘Dream Weight’ campaign in a Cision webinar tomorrow. [...]
Newgate advises Canyon Bridge on Imagination Technologies bid
Newgate Communications is advising private equity firm Canyon Bridge Capital Partners on its bid to acquire British semiconductor specialist Imagination Technologies. Steffan [...]