Weber Shandwick wins consultancy of the year at PR Week Awards
Weber Shandwick was the big winner at last night’s PR Week Awards, taking home a haul of five awards including the Gold Award for Consultancy of the Year. The agency was also [...]
4 essential PR insights from the 2017 Social Journalism Study
From Twitter’s falling popularity to the dawn of a new breed of “social journalist” – Cision’s 2017 Social Journalism Study is packed with insights to help communicators build [...]
John Mahoney joins Hotwire as chief client officer
Hotwire has appointed John Mahoney as its first chief client officer. The role will be entirely focused on delivering exceptional campaigns and experiences to its clients, [...]
Edelman to handle comms for Assura
Primary care property specialist Assura PLC has appointed Edelman UK as its retained financial comms and public affairs advisor following a competitive pitch. Edelman [...]
BIG Partnership wins Equi’s ice cream account
Scottish luxury ice cream brand Equi’s has appointed BIG Partnership to manage its trade and consumer PR. The Hamilton-based family business has hired the agency in order to [...]
CYBG appoints Powerscourt and Hanover
Challenger bank CYBG has awarded its UK financial and corporate comms brief to Powerscourt, in partnership with Hanover, after a competitive pitch process. Powerscourt will [...]
Yves Romestan joins ComCorp as executive VP
Communications agency ComCorp has appointed Yves Romestan, the Walgreens Boots Alliance global comms chief, as its executive vice president. Alongside Charles de La [...]
Ketchum: Measurement keeps PR at the top of the marketing mix
Erin Salisbury, senior project manager at Ketchum Global Research and Analytics, says PR measurement is essential for identifying the best opportunities, optimising campaigns [...]
W Communications signs Mark Perkins as executive creative director
W has appointed Mark Perkins, the man behind the acclaimed NHS ‘Missing Type’ blood donor campaign, to the newly created role of executive creative director. Perkins [...]
Clarion wins LighterLife Fast brief
Weight loss brand LighterLife Fast has appointed Clarion Communications to oversee consumer and trade comms for its LighterLife Fast and Light Bites brands, following a [...]
Rooster oversees China Airlines’ UK return
China Airlines has appointed Rooster PR to handle PR and digital comms ahead of its return to flying in and out of the UK. It has also hired Aviareps as its UK General Sales [...]
Opinion: Equality still a long way off for women in PR
Angela Oakes, joint president and co-founder of GWPR, reveals the results of its 2017 survey and outlines what must be done to achieve equality for women in PR. The results [...]
Lucre to help launch Beyond Escapes
New travel company Beyond Escapes has appointed The Lucre Group, following a competitive pitch process, to help promote the brand ahead of its UK launch in December. Lucre [...]
Opinion: Why PR should embrace SEO insights
Jim Hawker, Threepipe’s co-founder and owner, says acquiring an SEO firm transformed his agency and argues that all PRs should inform their content strategies with data-driven [...]
Down at the Social to promote University of Manchester chemistry
The University of Manchester has appointed Down at the Social to drive awareness of its chemistry department’s achievements over the past two years. The PR and social media [...]
Velcro Companies appoints new chief corporate affairs officer
Velcro Companies has appointed Tristan Peniston-Bird as its chief corporate affairs officer. Based in London, Peniston-Bird will work closely with the company’s regional [...]
This week’s PR news in brief (9-13 October)
Here’s a round-up of the essential PR news stories, people news and account wins that have been announced over the past week. Account wins The Media Production Show has [...]
Lloyds Banking Group appoints new media relations director
Lloyds Banking Group has appointed Grant Ringshaw, a former Citigate Dewe Rogerson executive director, as director of media relations. He will report to Fiona Laffan, Lloyds’ [...]