Powerscourt advises on Tatton Asset Management IPO
Powerscourt advised Tatton Asset Management on its recent admission to AIM, which raised £51.6 million in an oversubscribed institutional placing. Tatton Asset Management was [...]
Hotwire promotes Emma Hazan to global head of consumer
Hotwire PR has promoted Emma Hazan from managing director to the newly created role of global head of consumer. Working with the consumer teams across the Hotwire offices in [...]
60 Seconds with Ketchum’s Steph McDonald
Steph McDonald, Ketchum’s sports and entertainment practice director, gives her views on why brands should invest in women’s sports, how PRs can shape the sports conversation [...]
Ex-Microsoft strategist joins Text100 London as head of PR
Marketing communications agency Text100 has appointed Gary Berman as its head of PR in London, with a brief to enhance the company’s public relations credentials. Berman joins [...]
Yellow Jersey lands Angling Direct brief following IPO success
Angling Direct, the UK’s largest fishing tackle and equipment retailer, has retained Yellow Jersey PR after the agency advised on its successful IPO and admission to AIM. The [...]
Northern railway appoints MCG to showcase the north of England
Rail franchise Northern has appointed MCG PR to promote its ‘We Are Northern’ campaign, which highlights the opportunities for days out from its railway stations. After [...]
This week’s PR news in brief (10-14 July)
Here is a round-up of the essential PR stories, account wins and people news that has been announced over the last week. Account wins Caro Communications has introduced three [...]
Pagefield appoints Sky News’ Giles Winn
Reputation management specialist Pagefield has expanded its senior team with the appointment of Sky News’ Giles Winn as associate partner. From September, Winn will use his [...]
Opinion: How IR professionals can make CEO
Oskar Yasar, managing partner of Broome Yasar Partnership, shares his views a pressing issue for ambitious investor relations and corporate affairs leaders: how communicators [...]
Burson-Marsteller names Stephen Day UK CEO
Burson-Marsteller has named renowned political lobbyist Stephen Day as CEO of its UK operations. Day joined Burson-Marsteller in April 2014 as a managing director and became [...]
PR Case Study: Stand – Leading The Probate Debate
Stand Agency helped its client Solicitors for the Elderly engage with the media and MPs to head off the Government’s planned rise in probate fees earlier this year. [...]
UK kitchen giant hands Citigate financial communications brief
Howdens Joinery, the FTSE 250 UK kitchen supplier, has appointed Citigate Dewe Rogerson to handle its financial communications. Founded in 1995, Howdens supplies small [...]
Tech start-up The Urban Collective chooses MUNCH for UK launch
Tech start-up The Urban Collective has selected consumer agency MUNCH to handle its UK launch as it embarks on a mission to disrupt the property rental market. MUNCH will [...]
Scottish conveyancer appoints Clarion for B2B and trade PR
Land and property search firm Millar & Bryce has appointed Clarion Communications to spearhead its trade and B2B PR in Scotland. Clarion’s primary brief is to handle brand [...]
Gorkana meets… Giuseppe De Bellis
Giuseppe De Bellis is editor-in-chief of GQ Italia. He talks to Mario Cipriano about his career in Brussels and his view of modern journalism. Before your current role as [...]
Cision PR Panel: Financial brands must beware the “London bubble”
Brexit and disruptive technologies are transforming the relationship between consumers and financial brands, a panel of experts said at last night’s Cision thought leadership [...]
Source LF launches marketing and PR division
Recruitment business Source LF has launched a new marketing and PR division led by Kate Watson. Watson has rejoined the London-based company after a seven-year stint in the [...]
Acuity hires Mindi Chahal as content editor
B2B PR and marketing agency Acuity has appointed former Marketing Week journalist Mindi Chahal as content editor. The newly-created position demonstrates the growing value of [...]