Smoking Gun PR wins Les Mills brief
Fitness brand Les Mills has appointed Smoking Gun PR to deliver a 12-month campaign. Les Mills workouts are licensed by 17,500 partners in 100 countries around the world and [...]
Redleaf hires Laura Westmacott as associate director
Redleaf Communications has strengthened its property team with the appointment of luxury, Middle East and broadcast expert Laura Westmacott as associate director. She will [...]
Hudson Sandler oversees £6.5 billion Polyus flotation
Hudson Sandler’s work advising Polyus, Russia’s largest gold producer, on its latest IPO has today culminated in a £6.5 billion flotation on the London Stock Exchange. [...]
W launches corporate comms division W Enterprise
W has launched a new corporate communications division, W Enterprise, which combines its media, tech, corporate, B2B and BrandLab clients under a single umbrella. The [...]
Greentarget appoints new director
Financial services specialist Greentarget has appointed a new director, Mark Foxwell, as part of its plan to expand into wealth management and professional services. He will [...]
BMPR receives Gemfields brief
Bryan Morel PR has been appointed to handle UK luxury and lifestyle PR for Gemfields, a supplier of responsibly sourced coloured gemstones that specialises in emeralds, [...]
Brandnation to handle Smilelab’s UK launch
Brandnation has been appointed to handle UK PR and social media for the launch for dental beauty brand Smilelab, following a competitive pitch. Brandnation’s beauty PR team [...]
Admiral Taverns appoints Houston PR
Admiral Taverns, one of the UK’s largest community pub companies with more than 800 pubs nationwide, has appointed Houston PR as its retained communications consultancy. Kate [...]
Shooting Star expands Lincoln PR team with new hire
PR and marketing agency Shooting Star has expanded its team in Lincoln with the appointment of new junior account executive Nikhita Keshwara. Working alongside account manager [...]
White Paper: Fake news and communications
With the concept of fake news challenging consumer trust in the media, Cision has published a new UK white paper highlighting the challenges this phenomenon creates for [...]
PR event: Financial panel to address “Brexit comms” challenges and market disruption
With Brexit negotiations finally underway, a panel of media, fintech and PR experts will meet in London next week to discuss why it’s essential for financial services [...]
This week’s PR news in brief (26-30 June)
Here is a round-up of the essential PR stories, account and pitch wins and people news that have been announced over the last week. Account wins Technology solutions [...]
Citypress hires Rory Fletcher for strategic communications practice
Rory Fletcher, head of Cohn & Wolfe’s political counsel team, is joining Citypress as a director in its strategic communications practice. Starting in September, Fletcher [...]
PR Case Study: W – Is It OK For Guys?
W Communications helped Lynx shake its outdated “lad culture” reputation with this thought-provoking campaign, and generated an impassioned debate about [...]
Clarion lands Edinburgh Dungeon brief
Clarion Communications has been appointed to handle PR activity for The Edinburgh Dungeon‘s visitor attraction for the remainder of 2017. The agency will initially work [...]
Aerospace company Embraer hires H+K as global agency
Embraer has appointed H+K as its first global agency of record, with a brief for a year-long campaign. The Brazil-headquartered company makes small commercial jets, as well as [...]
Portland promotes Sam Ingleby to senior partner
PR agency Portland has promoted Sam Ingleby to senior partner and head of its 75-strong internal corporate team. The corporate group provides expertise across corporate [...]
ChargePoint brings in Bite for European PR
Electric vehicle charging company ChargePoint has appointed Bite as its agency of record to manage European communications activity and coordination across the region. [...]