Poundland briefs FleishmanHillard Fishburn
Retail chain Poundland has hired FleishmanHillard Fishburn to handle its consumer PR and social media following a competitive pitch. The new arrangement is put in place this [...]
Mason Williams launches Mum, Baby and Parenting division
Mason Williams PR has launched a Mother, Baby and Parenting division, with initial clients and projects including baby mattress brand SleepCurve, pure fruit snacking bar Fruit [...]
Astro Gaming selects KINC to expand reach
KINC has been named as the first UK marketing agency for video gaming headset brand Astro Gaming, with a brief to develop a PR and marketing strategy to target new audiences [...]
After Nyne hires Alexander PR for print launch
Online arts and culture magazine After Nyne has brought in Alexander PR & Communications to support the launch of its bi-monthly print publication. After Nyne, which WH [...]
Smoking Gun promotes ITVBe’s reality show’s new cast
Smoking Gun PR has been appointed to handle comms activity for Seema Malhotra and Stacey Forsey, who are new cast members in ITVBe’s reality show The Real Housewives of [...]
Moomin Characters calls in Riot
Moomin Characters, the business set up by Moomin creator Tove Jansson in the 1950s, has appointed arts and culture consultancy Riot Communications as its first PR agency. [...]
Frank wins Right Guard brief
Deodorant and shower gel brand Right Guard has appointed Frank as its retained PR and social agency, following a competitive pitch. The agency will deliver a series of online [...]
The Telegraph’s former medical editor joins NICE
Rebecca Smith, former medical editor for the Daily Telegraph, has joined the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) as head of media. Smith was medical [...]
Travelex hands global brief to Hotwire
Travelex has appointed Hotwire its lead global PR, creative and content agency, as the foreign exchange specialist looks to enhance consumer engagement around its brand and [...]
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 [...]
Dayuse.com hands brief to Golley Slater PR
Dayuse.com, a French website offering hotel rooms by the hour during the day, has brought in Golley Slater PR to handle its UK consumer and corporate PR. MD Eileen Stretton [...]
Golin to handle UK launch of razor brand Dorco
Golin has been chosen to handle the UK launch of razor manufacturer Dorco and promote its new subscription service. Dorco, which launched in South Korea in 1955, provides [...]
Andrew Soar returns to Unity as engagement chief
Andrew Soar has returned to Unity to take on the newly created role of head of engagement, nearly two years after moving to Shine Communications, as associate creative [...]
Domino’s hands brief to Shine @ The Academy
Domino’s, the world’s leading pizza delivery company, has appointed Shine @ The Academy as its retained consumer PR agency in the UK. Shine @ The Academy, which [...]
DeVries SLAM promotes Pay With A Poem
DeVries SLAM is handling the UK PR for this year’s Pay With A Poem campaign, a global initiative from Viennese coffee roaster Julius Meinl, which celebrates World Poetry [...]
innocent hires Taylor Herring for unplugged festival
Taylor Herring has been appointed to handle the PR for the second innocent unplugged festival, which will take place from 28 to 30 May 2016. Set in a “secret forest location” [...]
Attercopia Group buys Label PR
Digital marketing specialist the Attercopia Group has made its first foray into the PR market with the acquisition of Manchester-based PR agency Label PR for an undisclosed [...]
FT hires Sacha Bunatyan to help boost audience reach
The Financial Times has named Sacha Bunatyan as global B2C marketing director, with a brief to grow its subscriptions business and enhance audience development. With more than [...]