Weber Shandwick UK has brought in Indy Selvarajah from ad agency Brothers & Sisters as its new creative director. Based in the agency’s London office, Selvarajah (pictured left) has been briefed to help oversee the creative output of Weber Shandwick’s UK and EMEA offices, and will lead work for key clients across its consumer, corporate, […]
Maitland has been appointed communications partner for the fifth Sohn London Investment Conference, taking place this December. Led by associate partner Seda Ambartsumian, the Maitland team includes partner Al Loehnis, consultant Frederica Bendit, associate partner James McFarlane and senior consultant Jais Mehaji, who have been helping with communications outreach in preparation for the event, and […]
International corporate services company, Hogg Robinson Group plc, has appointed FTI Consulting as its retained financial and corporate communications adviser. The FTI team will include senior managing director John Waples, managing directors Elspeth Rothwell and Matthew O’Keeffe and director Alex Le May. David Radcliffe, chief executive of Hogg Robinson Group, said: “We see this appointment as […]
Clarion has launched a new in-house production arm to complement the company’s existing suite of digital and content creation services. The agency will have a team of producers, editors and camera operators on board and offer a range of services including filming, photography, editing, motion graphics and animation, time lapse video, event and corporate videos […]
Lombard International Assurance, the global leader in wealth structuring solutions for the high-net -worth market, has appointed James Gatoff to the new role of group marketing and communications director. Gatoff will lead large-scale organisational change, transformation, commercial development and communication programmes. He joins Lombard International from a group marketing and communications director role at FNZ, […]
Merger and acquisitions (M&A) activity in PR has jumped in the third quarter of 2016 with 28 deals – nearly as much as the entire first half of the year – according to marcomms and technology advisor Results International. The first half of the year saw 36 deals made. The results also show that there […]
Sharron Livingston, managing editor at The Travel Magazine, on turning her hobby into a full-time job, the impact of two million Twitter followers and why Monte Carlo and India’s Amritsar are her dream destinations. The Travel Magazine started as a hobby to share some travel tips with friends and family. When and how did you realise […]
Stacey Forsey, star of ITVBe’s show The Real Housewives of Cheshire has appointed Rococo Group to handle her future communications. The Manchester-based agency will be heading up all PR and media relations for Forsey and will look to secure local, national and business and trade coverage for her across traditional and digital channels. It also looks to boost […]
Golin found that recent improvements to children’s school dinners didn’t extend to packed lunches. In ‘back to school’ week this September, Flora offered mums helpful advice to empower them to make healthier packed lunch choices. Campaign name: Flora lunchbox challenge PR Team: Golin Client: Flora Timing: September 2016 Objective Flora tasked Golin to campaign for change and bring mass attention […]
Amazing PR is set to work with tanning brand Bellamianta. The agency will now be representing the Bellamianta which claims to be formulated with the ‘cleanest, natural and most hydrating ingredients’. Lisa Mcdermott, co-founder at Bellamianta, said: “Bellamianta is delighted to partner with the fabulous team at Amazing PR to bring Ireland’s most talked about tanning […]