Grayling UK has promoted director Kathryn Ager to head up its public and third sector, health and skills team. Ager has been with the agency for five years, the last three of which have been as a director. Before joining Grayling, she spent eight years at Good Relations, where she worked on a range of […]
W has added US-based “powerbrand” Sparkling Ice to its FMCG portfolio, as the company embarks on a major consumer launch into the £16 billion UK and Ireland soft drinks market. Sparkling Ice’s parent company, Talking Rain, saw more than $659 million (£494 million) in retail sales of the soft drink brand in 2015 and has […]
Online auction house Catawiki, cited as the world’s fastest-growing technology company by Deloitte’s Technology Fast 500, has appointed Marlin PR to drive brand awareness in the UK, following a three-way pitch. The Dutch company, which claims to auction off 30,000 objects every week, hosts weekly auctions in 80 categories encompassing collectibles, curios and classic cars, with items ranging from […]
Douglas Hesney, the former executive vice president at Dukas Linden Public Relations, has been hired by Makovsky to lead its financial and professional services practice. Hesney brings over 10 years of financial and professional services communications experience to the role. At Dukas Linden PR, Hesney led the firm’s asset management practice, and oversaw revenue growth […]
Ketchum’s Mark Hume has been announced COO of Europe. He will partner with chairman and CEO Rob Flaherty, to oversee the agency’s European operations. Hume continues as CFO for the region, a role which he took on in 2009. David Gallagher, who was named partner and CEO, Europe, in 2011, is adopting the title of […]
Rebecca Rhodes, chief creative officer for Virgo Health and Golin Health, talks to Gorkana about healthcare and the health and wellness trend, creative thinking and the best piece of career advice she’s ever received. What media do you consume? ES magazine, Sunday Times Style, Observer Food Monthly, Red, Vogue, Elle Décor, Dazed & Confused and Blue Print. […]
PR and social media marketing agency 33Seconds has appointed Eulogy’s Mark Doonan to a newly-created associate director role. As well as overseeing a portfolio of the agency’s tech clients, which include SoundCloud, Web Summit, and Tapdaq, Doonan will work with 33Seconds’ co-founder, Alice Regester, to build and enhance a new business pipeline. At Eulogy, Doonan […]
Mobile workforce management business, BigChange has appointed Francis, the corporate division of Frank, to raise its profile among UK businesses. BigChange CEO, Martin Port, said: “We need to make noise that matches our results, and this is why we have chosen Frank’s corporate team to help drive the talkability we need and showcase our 3-in-1 […]
Push PR has promoted Daisy May Sitch to editorial content director, with a brief to drive the agency’s digital growth strategy. Sitch joined Push PR as digital and social media manager last June. Before that, she was a senior fashion, news and features writer at MyDaily.co.uk and Huffington Post UK Style. She also freelanced for Metro.co.uk. […]
Marketing, tech and healthcare M&A adviser, Results International has compiled research that shows sustained M&A activity in the PR industry for the first half of 2016. The analysis shows that there were 36 deals in total, six more than during the same period in 2015, and more than a quarter of the activity (28%) involved […]