Norwegian appoints new UK director of communications
Norwegian has appointed Philip Allport as its director of communications and public affairs in the UK and Ireland. He will lead the airline’s dedicated UK and Ireland comms [...]
Milk & Honey PR to promote real-time visual effects tool
Notch has appointed Milk & Honey PR to raise the media profile of its real-time effects tool for interactive motion graphics, VR and live visuals. The agency will work to [...]
Meet the Journalist: Bauer Media’s Jo Parkerson
Jo Parkerson, entertainment & lifestyle content director at Bauer Media, explains how the Entertainment Hub produces content for its brands, her favourite Bauer event and [...]
Well Hello toasts Chapel Down account win
Chapel Down Group has appointed Well Hello to manage PR for its Chapel Down wine and Curious Brewery beer and cider brands. Following a highly competitive pitch process, the [...]
Kathryn Bowditch joins Fourtold
Corporate comms consultancy Fourtold has appointed Kathryn Bowditch as director. Bowditch will take a leading role in advising on existing international client briefs and [...]
Blackstock appoints ex-Lib Dem international office head
Strategic advisory and comms agency Blackstock Consulting has appointed Harriet Shone as a director. Shone will expand the agency’s policy and advocacy work, which focuses on [...]
Powerscourt to handle Jupiter Asset Management’s comms
Jupiter Asset Management has selected Powerscourt as its financial and corporate comms adviser following a competitive pitch. The brief covers the company’s integrated [...]
Ex-Times journalist Alexandra Frean joins Starling Bank
Mobile-only bank Starling Bank has appointed veteran The Times journalist Alexandra Frean as its head of corporate affairs. She joins the bank after working at the newspaper [...]
Good Relations lands Nuffield Health’s UK consumer PR brief
Not-for-profit healthcare provider Nuffield Health has made Good Relations its UK Consumer PR agency, following a four-way pitch. The brief will see Good Relations work [...]
AI and the future of sentiment analysis in PR
Jason Edelboim is President of Cision Americas where he oversees sales, customer service and operations for the US, Canada and Latin America, as well as Cision’s Global [...]
The PHA Group to support Ditch the Label
Anti-bullying charity Ditch the Label has appointed The PHA Group to support its press office and UK campaign activations, following a competitive pitch. Ditch the Label [...]
Sir Martin Sorrell steps down as WPP CEO
Sir Martin Sorrell, WPP‘s former CEO, has stepped down after 33 years with the company. WPP chairman Roberto Quarta will act as executive chairman until the appointment [...]
New Mason Williams division to help brands conquer the UK market
Mason Williams is launching Brands2UK, a new division within the agency dedicated to helping overseas brands conquer the UK market. John Williams, Mason Williams’ chairman and [...]
Opinion: How to future-proof young leaders
Erin Salisbury, senior project manager for Ketchum’s global research and analytics team and PRmoment’s Young Professional of the Year 2018, presents four top tips to help [...]
W wins Three’s consumer PR brief
Mobile network Three UK has appointed W as its consumer PR agency to drive wider brand engagement and support its customer growth targets, following a competitive pitch. W [...]
Headland appoints former Tesco and Brunswick stalwarts
Headland has appointed former Brunswick senior partner Mike Smith as partner and former Tesco comms director Ed Young as director. Smith’s career spans nearly 40 years in [...]
This week’s PR news in brief (9-13 April)
Here’s a round-up of the week’s essential PR news, featuring Rugby editor-in-chief Alex Mead, PR thought leadership from Gumtree and the “Hacks vs Flaks” [...]
PR Case Study: Propellernet – Evans Cycles: Return to Gold Hill
Richard Paul, PR consultant at Propellernet, reveals how the agency helped Evans Cycles to promote its electric bikes by visiting the hill made famous by the classic Hovis [...]