Hotwire PR is entering the Latin America market through an exclusive, co-branded partnership with VIANEWS, a Sao Paulo-based comms agency. The partnership is the latest addition to Hotwire’s global network. In the past 12 months, Hotwire has announced similar partnerships in the Middle East (with Active) and in the Netherlands ( with Yellow Communications). Headquartered in Sao Paulo, Brazil, […]
The usual sunshine that basks over the Hacks vs Flaks summer sports day was replaced by moody skies and a biting wind at Dulwich Cricket Club this Saturday, writes FTI Consulting’s stratic comms MD, Edward Berry. But it was the Flaks who shone in the wintry conditions, wrestling both the cricket and rounders titles back off […]
The Fitzrovia Partnership, the Business Improvement District (BID) representing businesses in London’s West End, has appointed Frank to promote the inaugural Festival of Furniture – a four day event across Tottenham Court Road that will celebrate the area’s interiors scene. Created by Frank on behalf of the Fitzrovia Partnership, The Festival of Furniture plans to put the spotlight […]
Job Today, a new mobile marketplace that enables employers and job seekers to meet, has handed a retained UK PR brief to independent comms agency Common Industry. Job Today has more than 1.2 million job seekers and over 100,000 employers using its mobile app in the UK and Spain, giving people the opportunity to get a […]
Train company Northern, the largest UK rail operator outside London, has appointed PR and social media agency MCG to support its new £2 million marketing campaign, which seeks to highlight the potential for great days out by train across the Northern region under the strapline ‘We are Northern’. The integrated marketing campaign spans TV, radio, […]
Gem Pinkney, publicity manager for UKTV’s W, Gold and Dave channels, on what marks out campaign success, the TV soap that helped launch her career and why we’ll all be a bit jealous of her plans for next year. Before I reach the office in the morning, I’ve already… Tweeted five times. It’s a bit of […]
Amanda Cumine, corporate communications director at independent energy supplier First Utility, talks about her passion for the challenger brand and offers advice for PR professionals starting out in the industry. What excited you about working at First Utility? There are three main reasons I was excited about working at First Utility. It stands out as an […]
Ctrl-Shift has selected Pagefield to handle the promotion of its Personal Information Economy 2016 conference, an annual event which will take place next week (29 September). Pagefield will supply the specialist business consultancy with media relations and social media support. This year’s Personal Information Economy event will feature the first public speech by new information commissioner, […]
Penn Schoen Berland (PSB), a global research-based consultancy, has announced that John McTernan, the political adviser, commentator and strategist, will join the firm as senior vice president. London-based McTernan will lead the firm’s international political practice. Don Baer, chair at PSB and worldwide chair and CEO at Burson-Marsteller, said: “John McTernan is a highly regarded […]
Redleaf has promoted Vanessa Chance to associate director in its professional and financial services team. Chance has more than 10 years of experience in financial services PR, both in agencies and in-house. She joined Redleaf from LV= and has worked with brands including Aviva, AXA IM, Charles Taylor, CII, Alliance Trust AM, HSBC Workplace Retirement Solutions, […]