This week’s PR news in brief (2-6 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 Lawn Tennis Association has [...]
Madano appoints Darran Messem as transport head
Madano, the strategic communications consultancy, has appointed Darran Messem as director and head of its new transport practice. He will advise transport clients on the [...]
Hydra appoints private equity specialist Sam Barton
Senior-only consultancy Hydra Strategy has appointed Sam Barton as a partner. Barton will bring his wealth of private equity experience in advising major private investment [...]
Opinion: It’s no accident that influencer marketing is on the rise
Targeting niche influencers can yield far greater results than getting coverage in the mainstream press, argues supercar vlogger Mr JWW. Successful marketing campaigns depend [...]
Rooster PR wins St Kitts tourism brief
The St Kitts Tourism Authority has appointed Rooster PR to manage its press office and implement creative campaigns after a competitive pitch. Rooster is tasked with raising [...]
Grayling targets consumer brands growth with major new hire
Grayling has hired British PR industry veteran Jonathan Sanchez as its creative and strategic director for continental Europe. Sanchez will be based in Germany, where Grayling [...]
60 Seconds with Speed Communications’ Kelly Pepworth
Kelly Pepworth, managing director at Speed Communications, talks about her PRCA award nomination, life outside the “London bubble” and her proudest achievement to date. [...]
Powerscourt appoints two new partners
Powerscourt has promoted Justin Griffiths and Peter Ogden as partners, to help the consultancy execute its ambitious growth strategy. Griffiths joined Powerscourt from [...]
The Register: We are on the side of our readers, we’re not flag wavers
Drew Cullen, The Register’s editor-in-chief, talked about the title’s unique positioning, why it values integrity and how it works with PRs at today’s Cision media briefing. [...]
Mercieca wins Fairmont Hotels & Resorts brief
Mercieca has won a competitive pitch to deliver the Fairmont Hotels & Resorts activation at London Cocktail Week, the world’s biggest cocktail festival. The agency has [...]
Cottrell-Duffield in Tonic Communications takeover
Frances Cottrell-Duffield is now sole owner of PR and marketing agency Tonic Communications, following her buyout of co-founder Andrea Klar. Cottrell-Duffield established the [...]
Taylor Herring to promote Mills & Boon rebrand
Romantic fiction publisher Mills & Boon has engaged Taylor Herring to promote its upcoming rebrand, following a four-way pitch. Launching in January 2018, the campaign [...]
Diffusion wins Hilton London Bankside integrated brief
Hilton London Bankside has retained Diffusion to handle its consumer, business and trade PR following a competitive pitch. The agency has been briefed to build awareness of [...]
MHP Communications appoints Mike Robb as financial services head
MHP Communications has appointed Mike Robb as managing director into the newly created role of head of financial services, reporting to CEO Alex Bigg. Robb joins the [...]
Munch to launch travel venture for The Economist’s ex-PR VP
Sapienza Travel, a high-end cultural tour operator specialising in unusual and tough to access areas, has appointed Munch for its UK launch. The agency will be responsible for [...]
Opinion: From facts to fables – how corporate comms is embracing storytelling
What do near death experiences, commuter woes and the tampon tax have to do with corporate PR? Michael Taggart, director of storytelling at Foco, explains. The case for the [...]
Rakuten TV appoints Strike Media for UK publicity
Video-on-demand company Rakuten TV (formerly known as Wauki) has appointed Strike Media to handle its UK corporate and consumer PR. Strike Media will also support a brand [...]
Ketchum strategy director to weigh in on ‘art vs science’ comms debate
Ruth Yearley, Ketchum‘s insight and strategy director, will give her take on how communicators should combine science and creativity at an exclusive Cision event on [...]