Zest to launch the Commonwealth War Graves Foundation
The Commonwealth War Graves Commission has selected Zest to launch its new charitable arm, the Commonwealth War Graves Foundation. The integrated agency was tasked with [...]
Alex Paige to join Paul Smith
Designer fashion brand Paul Smith has appointed Alex Paige to the newly created role of US senior press & VIP manager. Paige will lead the company’s PR and VIP relations [...]
Young people expect brands to champion good causes, Edelman reports at CIPR conference
From Smirnoff’s campaign for equality in the music industry to Heineken’s ‘Worlds Apart’ social experiment, 2017 has seen many huge brands get behind great causes. After the [...]
Higginson partners with Precipice
Precipice Design has appointed Higginson PR to promote its “Meaning-Centred Design” concept and assist the design agency in promoting the idea via UK and international media. [...]
Sophie Taylor-Roberts to set up Good Relations Health and Wellbeing
Good Relations PR has appointed Sophie Taylor-Roberts as executive director, tasked with setting up the agency’s Health and Wellbeing practice. Taylor-Roberts will oversee all [...]
Opinion: The cure for bad advertising
Andrew Bloch, Frank PR‘s co-founder and group MD, argues that people have had enough of bad advertising. So, is it time for advertisers to take a lesson from the comms [...]
Alex Birch joins Clarity as director of client services
Clarity PR has appointed Alex Birch as director of client services. Birch will oversee client delivery across Clarity’s B2B and consumer accounts to maintain client [...]
Senior BBC correspondent joins Stonehaven
John Moylan, one of the BBC’s most senior journalists, has joined Stonehaven as a director to bolster the consultancy’s reputation and media practice. He will work alongside [...]
Barclays appoints new director of external communications
Barclays UK has promoted Louise Pancott to director of external communications. She will oversee all external comms and media relations for the bank’s wealth and investments, [...]
Former Nationwide comms head to lead MRM digital offering
Financial consultancy MRM has recruited Paul Beadle, Nationwide’s former head of social media and digital communications, to lead its digital offering. As a member of [...]
Meet the Journalist: My South Bank editor Sarah Riches
Louise Pantani speaks with My South Bank editor Sarah Riches about the magazine’s launch, its links with the local community and the pitches she’d love to receive from PRs. [...]
Milk & Honey PR to launch HomeRenter
HomeRenter has appointed Milk & Honey PR to launch its online lettings service with a ‘Happy Renting’ campaign this November. The corporate brand agency will target [...]
Kate O’Neill joins Jupiter as head of corporate development
Jupiter Asset Management has appointed Kate O’Neill as its head of corporate development, a position which includes oversight of the company’s corporate comms programme. [...]
This week’s PR news in brief (23-27 October)
Here’s a round-up of essential PR news stories that have been announced over the past week – featuring Munch, Fusion Media and William Murray Communications. Account wins [...]
Peppermint Soda acquires Forever Creative
Marketing communications agency Peppermint Soda has acquired digital and creative consultancy Forever Creative. The acquisition will strengthen the Peppermint Soda’s digital, [...]
No Brainer to increase brand awareness for Certas
Certas Energy, the UK’s largest fuel and lubricants distributor, has appointed No Brainer to help generate publicity for two of its divisions. The Cheshire-based agency has [...]
60 Seconds with Empica’s Martin Powell
Following Empica’s move to bigger premises just outside Bristol, managing director Martin Powell talks about why the agency has moved, his 28 years in the industry and [...]
Clarion to handle Conviviality’s comms
Drinks wholesaler and distributor Conviviality PLC has appointed Clarion Communications as its retained UK agency. Clarion has been tasked with creating and implementing [...]