MHP to handle Kleenex UK’s social media
Kleenex has briefed MHP Communications, its retained PR agency, to handle its social media. The agency will now manage all aspects of Kleenex’s social channels, content [...]
Behind the Headlines with Guinness World Records’ Jakki Lewis
Jakki Lewis, PR director at Guinness World Records for the EMEA and APAC regions, on helping Ben Stiller break the record for longest selfie stick, her “weird” [...]
Launch PR appointed by ‘Gut Week’ partners
Launch PR has been appointed by Gut Week’s partners to raise awareness of the importance of digestive health and educate the public. The month, the agency will start work on [...]
10 Yetis appointed by tattoo studio offering charging innovation
10 Yetis Digital has been appointed NR Studios to promote it as the only tattoo studio allowing customers to pay in regular instalments. The agency will carry out a PR [...]
Gorkana meets… DadblogUK
Ahead of Father’s Day on Sunday, Gorkana’s Ebunola Adenipekun caught up with John Adams, founder of one of the UK’s most influential dad blogs, DadblogUK, to [...]
Threepipe wins care marketplace brief
SuperCarers, an online business helping people to find vetted carers, has appointed Threepipe to boost enquiries from families. SuperCarers was founded last year and is [...]
PPR Worldwide hires UK head from Weber Shandwick
David Lawrence has left Weber Shandwick, where he was a senior director, to lead the UK division of international integrated marketing agency PPR Worldwide. The newly created [...]
Hotwire names creative director
Hotwire has appointed Jamie Readon as its new creative director, with a brief to help the agency deliver more integrated campaigns. With more than 15 years’ experience in [...]
British Wool Marketing Board appoints Wolfstar
Leeds-based PR and social media specialist Wolfstar has been appointed by the central marketing organisation for UK fleece wool, British Wool Marketing Board, to deliver an [...]
Citypress names social media lead
PR, digital and creative comms agency Citypress has brought in Golin London’s Ruth Clifford as director of social media. Clifford joins Citypress’ Manchester HQ from Golin [...]
The FA’s Joanne Budd to join Crystal Palace FC as PR head
Crystal Palace Football Club has appointed The Football Association’s Joanne Budd as head of PR and media relations. Budd is currently head of media operations at The Football [...]
The Brandman Agency adds La Mamounia to UK portfolio
Luxury travel and lifestyle comms agency The Brandman Agency has been chosen to handle the PR for luxury Marrakech-based hotel La Mamounia in the UK and Ireland. Located in [...]
US pizza brand MOD hires Gabrielle Shaw Communications
Seattle-based US pizza brand MOD has brought in Gabrielle Shaw Communications as it launches in the UK. The MOD brand is moving into the UK market in a joint-venture between [...]
Argos briefs Playtime PR on toy offer
Home Retail Group has hired specialist toy sector PR agency Playtime PR to handle campaigns relating to Argos’ toy offering in 2016. Playtime PR has been briefed to raise the [...]
PR industry grows 34% since 2013 but faces challenges, PRCA Census 2016 says
The PR industry is estimated to be worth 34% more than in 2013 according to the Public Relations Consultants Association’s (PRCA) Census report, but it predicts salaries will [...]
PlayStation hands EMEA PR brief to Fever
Fever has had its UK PR brief for PlayStation extended and will now act as the retained consumer PR agency for its hardware and software across EMEA markets, ahead of the [...]
Golin boosts digital content offer
Golin has created three new roles to strengthen its digital content strategy, with VCCP Kin’s Alex Michael joining the agency as executive digital director, Catherine Pryce [...]
CIPR Excellence Awards 2016 – The Winners
Tin Man, MHP and Stripe were the big winners at last night’s CIPR Excellence Awards, with Tin Man claiming the biggest haul with three trophies. Hotwire was named Large [...]