Frank scores RFU’s London Sevens brief
The Rugby Football Union (RFU) has appointed Frank to handle its ongoing PR in the build up to this year’s HSBC London Sevens event at Twickenham in June. Frank will deliver a [...]
Frank snaps up Photobox’s royal wedding brief
Digital photo service Photobox has appointed Frank PR to support the launch of its The Crown from the Crowd photo project. Frank will work with the company to compile a [...]
Opinion: The cure for bad advertising
Andrew Bloch, Frank PR‘s co-founder and group MD, argues that people have had enough of bad advertising. So, is it time for advertisers to take a lesson from the comms [...]
Tyrrells retains Frank PR
Tyrrells Potato Crisps has appointed Frank as its retained PR agency after a competitive pitch process. Frank will work with Tyrrells on a retained basis from January 2018, [...]
Premier Inn hands consumer PR brief to Golin
Golin has been appointed to handle the consumer PR for the UK’s largest hotel chain, Whitbread’s Premier Inn. Premier Inn was named the UK’s top-rated travel brand 2016 [...]
This week’s top trending features on Gorkana News
Your bite-sized update of the best PR opinion, interviews, events and insights on Gorkana News this week: Why Black Friday 2016 is different and what it means for PR The [...]
Why Black Friday 2016 is different and what it means for PR
The concept of Black Friday has grown from a one-day, in-store, shopping event to a longer sales period running across the pre-Christmas season. While some might question its [...]
British Military Fitness enlists Manc Frank
British Military Fitness (BMF), a provider of outdoor fitness classes across the UK, has chosen Frank PR’s Manchester office, Manc Frank, as its retained consumer PR [...]
CoolBrands 2016: what the list can teach us about ‘cool’ comms
CoolBrands’ annual list of the trendiest products and services has been published this week with Apple, Glastonbury and Netflix at the top in 2016. PR pros tell us how [...]
Lottoland appoints Frank
Lottoland, the lottery betting business, has appointed Frank as its PR agency for the UK. Frank will oversee all PR outreach for the lottery betting brand, including content [...]
The pop-up paper and its PR value
As The New European publisher Archant reveals that it will continue to publish issues of the pop-up title after its initial cut-off date, Gorkana explores the opportunities [...]
McFrank promotes Scottish Music Awards
McFrank, the Glasgow-based consumer PR agency and Scottish arm of Frank PR, has been chosen by the SSE Scottish Music Awards to provide strategic comms activity ahead of the [...]
Lord Sugar’s former publicist launches PR and SEO agency
David Fraser, former deputy MD of Frank PR and publicist for Lord Sugar, has launched a London-based PR and SEO agency called Ready10. Fraser spent 12 years at Frank and was [...]
Manc Frank to launch new Chilango venue
Manc Frank, the Manchester office of Frank PR, has been chosen by London-born burrito chain Chilango to launch its first venue in the North West. Chilango, described as one of [...]
How to pitch in to new titles
The launch of new media titles is high on the mind of PR and comms professionals this week as Trinity Mirror debuted its national newspaper The New Day with a £5m advertising [...]
New opportunities on Twitter for PRs
Twitter reported its financial results for the quarter ending in December 31, 2015 yesterday (10 February), highlighting its hopes for user growth, its focus on marketing and [...]
Thirst appoints Frank for Seven Deserts Challenge
Water sustainability charity Thirst has appointed Frank to handle the global PR for its Seven Deserts Challenge, a run undertaken by Thirst CEO and founder Mina Guli. Starting [...]
Mischief PR wins first Creative Shootout
Mischief PR has been named the winner of the first one-day creativity competition Creative Shootout, winning the title of the UK’s most creative PR team for its response to a [...]