Babel wins NETSCOUT PR brief
NETSCOUT, a business assurance solutions company, has appointed Babel as its retained UK PR agency. The service assurance and cyber security company aims to grow awareness of [...]
Celicourt adds two new clients
Celicourt Communications has been appointed by oil and gas company, SDX Energy, and international law firm, Memery Crystal. SDX Energy, an Egypt-focused energy company, is [...]
Brent Cross developers select Tavistock
Hammerson and Standard Life, development partners on the North London regeneration scheme, the Brent Cross Cricklewood Project, have enlisted Tavistock to provide local and [...]
Filtering online trolls: a good or bad PR idea?
As Twitter becomes the latest in a range of social platforms to limit negative comments on its posts, Gorkana asks comms pros from Bell Pottinger, Cirkle and MHP if limiting [...]
Live streaming is the “most engaging” form of video content: what does this mean for PR?
Video content agency Through The I has released research showing that consumers are paying more attention to live streaming than pre-recorded video content. Comms pros from [...]
HR consultancy appoints Rostrum
JourneyHR has appointed Rostrum to raise its profile within the creative and marketing industries. As well as media relations, corporate PR agency, Rostrum, will [...]
Together appoints MHP
Together, the specialist lender, has appointed MHP Communications to provide strategic counsel, financial and corporate communications to raise its profile in the UK. Barnaby [...]
FastPay chooses Propeller PR
FastPay, which provides working capital to fast-growing digital media companies, has chosen Propeller to head up its UK PR. Propeller will introduce FastPay to the UK market [...]
FleishmanHillard Fishburn appoints new creative director
FleishmanHillard Fishburn has appointed a new creative director and partner, Kevin O’Sullivan. O’Sullivan previously held a head of creative role at Bell Pottinger, and prior [...]
Print specialist, Ruddocks appoints Shooting Star
Lincoln-based design and print specialist, Ruddocks has appointed Shooting Star. Andy Clayton, brand director at Ruddocks, said: “We pride ourselves on being able to offer a [...]
60 Seconds with Dan Masser, LEWIS
Dan Masser became head of corporate at LEWIS in June, 2016. He talks to Gorkana about agency life, his idea of a productive work environment and what excites him about his new [...]
W briefed to launch Sparkling Ice to the UK market
W has added US-based “powerbrand” Sparkling Ice to its FMCG portfolio, as the company embarks on a major consumer launch into the £16 billion UK and Ireland soft drinks [...]
BigChange hires Francis for corporate PR
Mobile workforce management business, BigChange has appointed Francis, the corporate division of Frank, to raise its profile among UK businesses. BigChange CEO, Martin Port, [...]
Rede Partners appoints Instinctif Partners
Rede Partners, an independent fundraising advisory business for the private equity industry, has appointed Instinctif Partners as its retained corporate PR adviser. Instintif [...]
First Utility makes senior comms hires
Amanda Cumine has joined First Utility as corporate communications director. The gas and electricity supplier has also hired a new head of public affairs, Tara Singh. Cumine [...]
Games producer Ubisoft hands retained PR brief to Stripe
French video game producer Ubisoft, which includes Assassin’s Creed and Rayman amongst its portfolio, has chosen Stripe Communications to handle its UK consumer and [...]
Instinctif Partners and BritishAmerican Business collaborate post-Brexit
PR agency, Instinctif Partners, and business network, BritishAmerican Business (BAB), have partnered to support business growth and trade between the UK and the US in the wake [...]
Chelgate boosts public affairs team
Sebastian Hanley has become senior consultant at PR and public affairs consultancy, Chelgate, reporting to MD Liam Herbert. Hanley joins Chelgate from a marketing and [...]