Gorkana meets… Lovin Dubai
Five months after the launch of lifestyle website Lovin Dubai, Gorkana’s Jessica Lester talks to editor Devinder Bains about why the title is “BuzzFeed meets Time [...]
60 seconds with Narda Shirley, Gong Communications
Narda Shirley, founder of Gong Communications, on corporate reputation, working for challenger brands and misconceptions about PR. What media are you consuming on your way in [...]
Behind the Headlines with Allison+Partners’ Jim Selman
Jim Selman, London MD at Allison+Partners, on starting off his PR career in LA, what his first boss got so wrong and youthful dreams of becoming a fireman. Before I [...]
60 seconds with David Shriver, Tulchan
David Shriver, managing partner of Tulchan, on challenges for the PR industry, changes in investor communications and what he looks for in employees. What are you reading on [...]
Future of the press – Amar Singh of Squawka on sports journalism
Kicking off a series of Q&As with board members of the London Press Club, Amar Singh, chief content officer of Squawka, the multi-platform football news and data business, [...]
Behind the Headlines with Launch PR’s Johnny Pitt
Johnny Pitt, CEO of Launch PR, on roaring success, a very public penchant for chocolate and the worst thing anyone has said to him. Before I reach the office in the morning, [...]
How the role of the financial PR has grown
In an exclusive Gorkana webinar this week, Maria Darby-Walker, Citigate Dewe Rogerson director, and Tim Metcalfe, Investor Focus Communications‘ co-founder and MD, [...]
Gorkana meets…Jelle Maasbach and BNR Nieuwsradio
You studied media, information and communications at university and wrote your dissertation on economic infographics. How, and why, did you decide to specialise in financial [...]
Gorkana meets… passportstamps.uk
Freelance travel writer Helen Wright talks to Gorkana‘s Richard Caldecourt about launching consumer travel site passportstamps.uk, why she’s keen to showcase less [...]
60 seconds with Tim Williamson, Cognito
Tim Willliamson, MD of Cognito‘s APAC region, on the challenges of communicating in different countries, how his journalistic ‘nosiness’ led to a career in [...]
Behind the Headlines with Wei-UK’s Cecilia Yan
Ruojun “Cecilia” Yan, head of PR and social at Chinese speciality consumer engagement agency Wei-UK Consulting, on aligning Western and Chinese media objectives for clients, [...]
Gorkana meets…The British Journal of Photography
Simon Bainbridge, editorial director of The British Journal of Photography, on the 162-year-old magazine’s recent redesign, writing about the ideas behind images and his [...]
Behind the Headlines with LEWIS’ Ranj George
Ranj George, head of consumer at LEWIS UK, on why agencies need to get better at valuing their staff, the need to love, live and breathe PR to succeed, and how he dreams [...]
Gorkana meets… Country & Town House
Lucy Cleland, editor of luxury interiors and lifestyle magazine Country & Town House, talks to Gorkana‘s Ben Spencer about how her readers appreciate the good things [...]
Gorkana Meets…Gilles Marchand and Radio Télévision Suisse (RTS)
Firstly, could you please sum up your career so far, as well as what keeps you busy professionally at the moment? Originally educated as a sociologist at University of Geneva, [...]
60 seconds with Maria Darby-Walker, Citigate
Maria Darby-Walker, senior director at Citigate Dewe Rogerson, on getting into PR by accident, the importance of not leaving a void when communicating during a crisis and her [...]
Gorkana meets…Share Radio
Gavin Serkin, co-presenter on the newly-launched Emerging Opportunities show on Share Radio, talks about covering financial opportunities in the “less reported” [...]
Behind the Headlines with MB Communications’ Maria Boyle
Maria Boyle, founder and director of MB Communications, on gaining a sixth sense for what will and won’t work, why PRs shouldn’t hide behind emails and get on the [...]