CSM wins Formula E brief
Electric street racing motorsport series Formula E has appointed CSM Sport and Entertainment to handle its global and local PR following a competitive pitch process. The [...]
Bristol City Council wins top prizes at CIPR PRide awards
Bristol City Council took home two highly coveted gold awards at Friday’s Chartered Institute of Public Relations PRide Awards for the South of England and Channel Islands. At [...]
Opinion: Record-breaking campaigns are a sign of the (rapidly changing) times
Nadine Causey, Guinness World Records’ SVP for EMEA and APAC, considers what lessons communicators can learn from this year’s record breaking PR campaigns. As more brands and [...]
This week’s PR news in brief (13-17 November)
Here’s our round-up of essential PR news stories and features from the past week, including the winners of the CIPR Midlands PRide awards, account wins for Hills Balfour and [...]
Clifford French to promote 2018 Laureus World Sports Awards
Laureus World Sports Awards has appointed Clifford French to implement a UK comms and influencer strategy to promote its 2018 ceremony in Monaco. Following a competitive [...]
60 Seconds with Quidditch Premier League comms director Tom Ffiske
Tom Ffiske, senior account executive at Porter Novelli London, discusses his role as comms director of the Quidditch Premier League and how he assists QuidditchUK and the [...]
W to launch London’s Hard Rock Hotel
Hotel operator glh Hotels has appointed W as lead global agency for the launch of the new Hard Rock Hotel in London following a competitive pitch. The agency’s creative launch [...]
Speed to promote British Woodworking Federation
Woodworking and joinery trade association the British Woodworking Federation has appointed Speed Communications as its retained PR and comms agency. The agency will deliver a [...]
Steve Summers joins Remarkable Group as director
Public affairs and property comms specialist Remarkable Group has appointed Steve Summers as a director. He will play a major role in growing the agency’s client list across [...]
Opinion: PR must embrace digital in 2018
Danny Whatmough, head of social at Weber Shandwick and chair of the PRCA Digital Group, outlines the key takeaways from this year’s PRCA digital report. One trend that really [...]
MHP to manage Lookers’ financial comms
Motor retail and aftersales group Lookers has appointed MHP Communications as its retained financial PR adviser following a competitive pitch process. Managing director Tim [...]
PrettyGreen to strengthen Betsafe brand
Betsson Group has appointed PrettyGreen to handle PR for its Betsafe brand in the UK. The agency will strengthen brand awareness within the UK gambling market through content [...]
FoodStars hands Diffusion its integrated brief
FoodStars, a shared commercial kitchen rental company, has handed its consumer, business and trade PR brief to Diffusion after a competitive pitch. Diffusion will develop the [...]
60 Seconds with Oracle PR chief executive Caroline Coskry
Caroline Coskry, Oracle PR’s chief executive, talks about why she founded the specialist property consultancy, the role of niche agencies and the UK housing market. With UK [...]
Jonny Bentwood joins Golin as head of data and analytics
Golin has appointed Jonny Bentwood as its global head of data and analytics. Based at the agency’s London office and reporting to Jon Hughes, CEO+ international, Bentwood will [...]
Meet the Journalist: Valérie Dana, Revista LVR
Valérie Dana, editorial director at Revista LVR, talks to Cision’s Mario Cipriano about the lifestyle title’s audience of female cancer patients, its rebrand and [...]
Kanes Foods appoints HROC
Kanes Foods has appointed HROC to handle its comms following a competitive pitch. HROC, which is based in Birmingham will handle all PR, social media, creative services and [...]
Former Business Committee chairman Iain Wright joins Hume Brophy
Iain Wright, the former UK government minister and Labour party heavyweight, has joined Hume Brophy as a senior adviser. He joins the consultancy’s international Brexit unit [...]