Spark Communications to ignite Ivalua’s UK PR
Ivalua, the procurement software company, has appointed Spark Communications to manage its UK PR activity. Spark will look to build the company’s profile in the UK through [...]
Roland Dransfield to launch Manchester regeneration scheme
Integrated marketing agency Roland Dransfield has been appointed to support the launch of the £200 million St Michael’s regeneration scheme in Manchester. Roland Dransfield [...]
WPR cements brief from FTSE 250 housebuilder
FTSE 250 housebuilder Redrow has appointed WPR to support its expansion in the Midlands, following a four-way pitch. The agency has been briefed to promote Redrow’s portfolio [...]
Eulogy shakes up management to drive growth
Eulogy has promoted Adrian Brady and Elisabeth Field to chairman and CEO, respectively, as the agency seeks to build on its most successful year yet. Brady started Eulogy in [...]
Clarity PR to promote ‘conversational marketing’ platform iAdvize
iAdvize, a platform that helps businesses engage customers and prospects with real-time messaging, has appointed Clarity PR as its UK comms agency. The firm has briefed [...]
Frankie Oliver joins Kindred Agency
Integrated agency Kindred has appointed Frankie Oliver as managing partner. Oliver joins from Nexus Communications Group, where she was both MD of Nexus and founder of [...]
Hills Balfour acquired by MMGY Global
Integrated travel and hospitality agency MMGY Global has acquired Hills Balfour to expand its offering in Europe. The two firms will begin integrating this year, with Hills [...]
W wins innocent’s consumer PR brief
Innocent has appointed W as its retained consumer PR agency to help drive its continued expansion in the health and wellness sector. W will work with innocent’s marketing team [...]
This week’s PR news in brief (5-9 March)
Here’s a round-up of the week’s essential PR news, featuring Centropy PR, Henman Communications and Cision’s exclusive International Women’s Day profiles. [...]
Chris Tuite joins MRM board as director and head of consumer finance
Financial services consultancy MRM has promoted Chris Tuite to the new position of head of consumer finance and made him a director on the agency’s board. He will be [...]
Rooster secures Ras Al Khaimah tourism brief
Emirate Ras Al Khaimah’s Tourism Development Authority has appointed Rooster PR as its retained PR agency following a competitive pitch. Rooster will use creative campaigns [...]
Matthew Peltier joins Brands2Life as head of film
Brands2Life has appointed Matthew Peltier as its head of film, with a brief to develop and grow the agency’s film offering. Peltier previously helped establish Global Radio’s [...]
Former Midas employees collaborate to form Colour PR
Three former members of Midas PR’s senior team have launched Colour PR, a new London-based agency catering for the creative, entertainment and leisure sectors. Founding [...]
Former freuds CEO Nicola Howson joins Portland
Nicola Howson, the former freuds CEO and ITV network comms director, has joined Portland in a consultancy role as a senior adviser. Howson will use her 25 years’ experience to [...]
MHP Communications appoints Oliver Hughes as head of capital markets
MHP Communications has appointed Oliver Hughes as its head of capital markets and promoted Andrew Jaques to executive chairman of capital markets. Hughes joins the firm from [...]
Smoking Gun takes home MSD’s companion pets brief
Animal healthcare brand MSD has handed a multi-channel UK PR brief to Smoking Gun, following a four-way pitch. Smoking Gun will handle comms for the brand’s “companion animal” [...]
Centropy PR expands following client wins
Centropy PR has expanded following five months of successive growth which have seen its client portfolio reach double figures. The agency’s client wins include FTSE 250 [...]
Fusion Media wins OVO Energy’s cycling PR brief
Independent energy supplier OVO Energy has appointed Fusion Media to handle its cycling PR brief for the UK market. The firm recently announced a two-year deal to sponsor the [...]