The PRCA (formerly the Public Relations Consultants Association) has changed its name to ‘Public Relations and Communications Association’ following a four-month consultation with its members. The rebrand includes a new website, logo and strapline: ‘The Power of Communication’. The PRCA’s name change reflects its mission to represent the entire industry, rather than agencies and consultancies alone. It also represents […]
MOOD Media, a customer experience media provider, has appointed Beattie Communications for its UK business. Beattie will focus on raising MOOD’s brand profile within the UK and positioning the company as an authority within the retail sector. Tony Rhodes, UK sales director at MOOD said: “Beattie Communications secured the brief after demonstrating genuine passion and understanding for the […]
The teams have been finalised for Tulchan’s five-a-side charity football tournament, the Engie City Cup, which will take place on 11 September. All proceeds will go to New Generation; a charity that helps improve the lives of street children in Burundi. Media agencies and publications taking part in the tournament include Bell Pottinger, Bloomberg, Brunswick, […]
Former BBC producer and broadcast journalist, Steve Bland is joining Cheshire-based PR agency No Brainer as news and content manager. Bland joins the firm after nearly six years at BBC Radio 5 Live. Prior to that, he worked as a senior reporter at the Solent News press agency. Gary Jenkins, director and co-founder of No Brainer, said: […]
Debenhams is taking its PR activity in-house, with director of PR Christine Morgan heading up an expanded PR team. The move will see women’s and children’s fashion and homes PR activity transfer from Lee Publicity, which Debenhams has been in partnership with for eight years. Menswear and beauty are already serviced by the in-house team. […]
The Washington Post has revealed that it will use ‘robot’ reporters to produce simple data stories during The Olympic Games in Rio and joins an increasing group of publishers that are considering automated journalism for their newsrooms. Gorkana asks what this trend means for PR and comms professionals. Last week, as the Olympics opened, The Washington Post revealed to Recode that […]
Scott Thompson, senior editor at financial technology title, IBS Journal talks about B2B journalism, the highs and lows of the job and the changes currently affecting the industry. How did you get into journalism? I completed a post-graduate diploma in magazine journalism in the 90s and started out as a reporter covering the shipping sector. I worked my […]
FastPay, which provides working capital to fast-growing digital media companies, has chosen Propeller to head up its UK PR. Propeller will introduce FastPay to the UK market using media relations, influencer engagement and events. Matt Byrne, UK director at FastPay said: “We chose to work with Propeller because of its extensive knowledge of the media […]
Macmillan Cancer Support has brought in Manifest to create and execute a PR stunt for its annual World’s Biggest Coffee Morning, which takes place on Friday 30 September this year. Launched in 1990, the World’s Biggest Coffee Morning has raised more than £165 million for the charity. With a brief to drive sign-ups to this year’s […]
Ripple, the financial technology platform, has appointed Bell Pottinger as its European agency. Claudia Bate, who recently joined the agency as partner, will lead the Bell Pottinger team, advising Ripple as it expands into Europe and beyond. David Patterson, director of corporate communications at Ripple, said: “We are excited to have Bell Pottinger by our side as we ramp up […]