Newgate Communications UK has appointed Charles Chichester as a new senior partner to lead its financial PR practice. Chichester will report to Steffan Williams, group managing director at Newgate and board member for Porta Communications, Newgate’s holding company. He will be responsible for growing Newgate’s client base, strengthening its offer and raising awareness of the company, particularly […]
In March, Running Fitness, the magazine for people who are passionate about running, rebranded as Running. Four months on, Gorkana‘s Ronan George catches up with editor Amy Curtis to find out why the title has done away with models on the cover to feature “real runners”, the type of runners she’s now looking to attract and what […]
Facebook Live has benefited a range of Punch Communications’ clients, according to its managing director Pete Goold, but PRs need to make the most of the opportunity before Facebook changes its rules. Goold told Gorkana that over the past six months Punch has seen an “unbelievably high level of interest among brands regarding Facebook Live, (more) […]
Jamie Hooper joins Buchanan in the role of associate director. Hooper is a corporate and financial PR specialist whose experience includes positions at Spreckley Partners and financial PR firm Abchurch. Hooper specialises in the life sciences and technology sectors, and has advised various private and publically-quoted companies on their corporate and financial communication requirements. He […]
Bally has brought in Michael Kors’ Hannah Thomas as global PR manager. Thomas was previously EMEA PR manager for Michael Kors, having joined the fashion label in 2015. While there, she worked on its Runway and Menswear collections in the UK, Scandinavia and the Netherlands, as well as franchise markets including Russia, Ukraine, Kazakhstan and […]
Enterprise Ireland (EI), the Irish government body charged with the international growth of Irish enterprises, has extended its contract with Eulogy for a further two years. Eulogy, which has offices in Mumbai, Delhi and Bangalore as well as in London, will raise the profile of the Education in Ireland brand, which is managed by Enterprise Ireland. Through a […]
Goodyear brought Bottle onboard for a creative and innovative campaign to launch a new tyre product. The video-led campaign raised brand awareness and reinforced Goodyear’s values through an artistic idea with a focus on social sharing. Client: Goodyear PR Team: Bottle Timing: Video launched 29 April, 2016 Objectives: Goodyear asked Bottle to: “Make our new tyre […]
Following Havas’ acquisition of London-based Just:: Health Communications in June 2015, the agency has rebranded to Havas Just::. Havas Just::, which is part of the Havas Health group, continues to be led by its co-founders, Emma Crozier and Jennie Talman. Talman said: “We are proud to be part of Havas Health. We share the same passion […]
Leeds-based Finn Communications has officially opened its new London office today. Matt Bourn, who has joined the agency from MWW PR, heads up the new offer. The move is part of the 10 year-old agency’s plan extend its consumer, trade and corporate PR services to media brands, as well as bring new content and platform […]
MGT Capital Investments has appointed Tiffany Madison as director of corporate communications. Madison was previously the CEO of d10e, an international disruptive technology conference. Prior to joining MGT, she was the campaign manager for the last six weeks of proposed CEO, John McAfee’s presidential bid. John McAfee is an American computer programmer and businessman who ran for […]