International PR network Global One Communication expands
Public relations network Global One Communication (GOC) has acquired three new member agencies in three separate regions. Jacki Vause, director of Global One Communication’s [...]
North West agencies join forces for Carers Trust campaign
Manchester-based Intelligent Conversation and Knutsford-based 438 Marketing have been appointed to handle the PR for national charity Carers Trust, which supports the UK’s 7 [...]
Trio of wins for Influential
Comms agency Influential has won and delivered a trio of integrated creative campaign briefs for Liverpool John Lennon Airport, Chargepoint Technology, and The City of [...]
Telecoms firm Toople appoints Redleaf
Redleaf Communications will act as financial, corporate and trade PR adviser to telecommunications service provider Toople. Rebecca Sanders-Hewett, managing director at [...]
Alex Myers buys out co-founders of Manifest London
Manifest London’s co-founder, Alex Myers, has taken full control of the agency, as well as Manifest New York, following a deal that sees minority shareholders Nev Ridley and [...]
10 Reasons Why’s Emily Hartridge joins Exposure Digital
Exposure Digital has appointed Emily Hartridge, creator of weekly YouTube show 10 Reasons Why, as content and influence manager, which it claims is the first time a UK agency [...]
The Gorkana Weekly Industry News Brief: 18-22 July 2016
Missed out on this week’s PR News? Get your handy round-up of the essential highlights of PR and media stories, features and events content over the last seven days on Gorkana [...]
Brand Finance launches brand value indices
Business valuation and strategy consultancy Brand Finance has launched two indices, in collaboration with Frankfurt-based Solactive, to show how brand value correlates with [...]
IFC Advisory hires Miles Nolan
Miles Nolan joins IFC Advisory as associate director from financial services business WH Ireland, where he was head of communications for four years. IFC is a financial PR [...]
The AA brings Prova onboard
The AA (The Automobile Association) has appointed Prova PR, a specialist automotive agency, to run a B2B thought leadership campaign. Prova will promote The AA to the fleet [...]
Rumpus appointed by paper manufacturer Northwood & WEPA
Manchester PR agency Rumpus has been appointed by household paper manufacturer Northwood & WEPA to drive trade awareness nationally. The brief focuses on the definition of [...]
Forster Communications to help inspire Londoners to recycle
Forster Communications has been chosen by Recycle for London to help increase domestic recycling rates in the capital city, following a competitive pitch. Recycle for London [...]
Farrer Kane promotes property developer SAS
Comms agency Farrer Kane has been appointed by London residential property developer SAS Investments (SAS) to lead on UK-based media relations activity for the company and its [...]
William Murray CEO leads management buyout
Food, drink and hospitality agency William Murray Communications has changed hands after a management buy-out led by CEO Anita Murray. Founded in 1989, the agency has 25 [...]
CIPR reveals regional PR awards shortlist
The CIPR (Chartered Institute for Public Relations) has revealed the names of the shortlisted PR agencies, teams and campaigns in its annual, regional PRide Awards. The 2016 [...]
Ready10 launches Europcar-backed Ubeeqo app
Ready10, the PR and SEO agency set up last month by David Fraser, Lord Sugar’s former publicist, is handling the UK launch of urban mobility app Ubeeqo, which is part-owned by [...]
The PR Office promotes trio
The PR Office has promoted Chris Wilson to account director, and Aaron Bass and James Wright to senior account manager positions. Wilson joined the PR Office from City Road [...]
Barri Rafferty named Ketchum president
Barri Friedman Rafferty assumes the title from current Ketchum president and CEO Rob Flaherty, who becomes chairman and CEO. Rafferty, who joined Ketchum in 1994, has led its [...]