Michael Stott joins Lansons as head of public affairs
Lansons has appointed Michael Stott, a director of public affairs at Hill+Knowlton Strategies, as its head of public affairs and board director. Stott will join the agency [...]
This week’s PR news in brief (26-29 March)
Here’s a round-up of the week’s essential PR news and features, including an interview with Forbes Europe’s Alex Wood, Cision’s EMIA present Abe [...]
Stand Agency wins Youth Sport Trust brief
The Youth Sport Trust has appointed Stand Agency to create a social and content focused comms campaign for its School Games programme. The agency will work with influencers [...]
Patricia McDonald joins Weber Shandwick as strategy and insights MD
Weber Shandwick has hired Patricia McDonald, Isobar’s former chief strategy officer, as its UK MD of strategy and insights. McDonald’s career spans over 20 years at many of [...]
When less is more – how measurement profits not-for-profits
Communications measurement is booming. According to industry analysts Burton Taylor, media analysis (including social media) is the fastest growing segment of the media [...]
How communicators can master modern media relations
“Sorry, I’m really busy and can’t talk to you right now, please send it over in an email and I’ll get back to you.” For a media relations practitioner, this is groundhog day. [...]
Former Daily Mirror deputy news editor joins 4media Group as head of news
Piers Eady, a former Daily Mirror deputy news editor, has joined 4media Group as head of news to lead its print and online offering. In the newly formed role, Eady will help [...]
Hacks and Flaks prepare for football and netball battles
A titanic clash of industries moves from the office to the great outdoors next weekend, as PRs and journalists limber up for the annual Hacks vs Flaks Easter Sports Day. Both [...]
The Lucre Group wins six-figure dog food brief
Premium pet food brand True Instinct has handed a six-figure brief to The Lucre Group’s home and lifestyle division. The agency will introduce True Instinct to UK trade and [...]
Meet the Journalist: Forbes’ European editor Alex Wood
Alex Wood, European editor at Forbes and founder of The Memo, explains why the magazine giant bought The Memo, how the site’s content will evolve and his favourite Memo [...]
Abe Smith to participate in keynote AMEC summit session
Abe Smith, president, Cision EMIA, will present his views on the future of earned media measurement at a keynote session at the 2018 AMEC Summit in Barcelona. He will be one [...]
Specialist LGBTQ+ travel PR agency KOG launches
Former journalists Gordon Smith and Krystin Arneson have launched KOG, a specialist agency aimed at building relationships between the LGBTQ+ community and tourism [...]
Simon McGee joins APCO Worldwide as executive director
Simon McGee, Boris Johnson’s former press secretary, has joined public affairs consultancy APCO Worldwide as executive director in its Global Solutions practice. McGee [...]
Opinion: PR versus marketing – how different can it be?
Former marketer Meg Dibb-Fuller, now senior client executive at Milk and Honey PR, lists the key differences she has encountered between the two disciplines since moving into [...]
Kirsty Reid joins Milk & Honey PR from Comic Relief
Milk & Honey PR has appointed Kirsty Reid, Comic Relief’s former national media manager, as client director to lead its growing consumer offering. Reporting to [...]
Your chance to see the world’s most advanced comms technology in action
You will be blown away by what’s possible with the latest earned media technology. Advances in cloud technology and big data have revolutionised the industry in recent [...]
Cision clients sweep the board at PR Moment awards
Taylor Herring and The Romans both picked up five awards as Cision clients won 34 out of 36 gongs at last night’s 2018 PR Moment Awards London and the South ceremony at [...]
This week’s PR news in brief (19-23 March)
Here’s a round-up of the week’s essential PR news and features, including Cision’s activities at the B2B Marketing Expo, a new hire at FTI and account wins for [...]