Yellow Jersey PR has hired Joe Burgess as a consultant from Hudson Sandler. Burgess, who has experience working in the financial services sector, advising UK and international clients on their corporate and financial communications strategy, will support Felicity Winkles, director at Yellow Jersey, in the provision of strategic communications to Yellow Jersey’s capital markets, corporate and […]
Hanover has named Blue Rubicon’s former chairman, Alastair Gornall, as its first non-executive chair, as part of the agency’s international expansion plans. Gornall founded and was CEO of Consolidated Communications Group, as well as chief executive of Reed Exhibitions. He was chairman of Blue Rubicon between 2012 and 2015. He is also currently non-exec chairman […]
PHA Media has been appointed by make-up brand Look Fabulous Forever to manage its comms activity throughout 2016. Since its initial launch in 2013, Look Fabulous Forever has sold to more than 28 countries worldwide. The brand has also developed more than 40 make-up tutorials available on YouTube, featuring “real women” over the age of 50, which have had nearly two million views between […]
Food and drink agency Palm PR has been appointed by drinks brand Simplee Aloe to help grow its share of the UK juice category. Simplee Aloe offers a range of “all-natural superjuice drinks”, which are available in two varieties; Grape & Lemon and Apple & Mango. Palm PR has been briefed to help drive sales and increase distribution of Simplee Aloe, as […]
Digital network SoDA ‘s 2016-2017 Digital Outlook Study highlights that brands, or clients, are handing their digital budget to agencies more frequently, and the majority of them use only two agencies at a time. Comms professionals from MHP, Eulogy and Wolfstar argue the case for PR specialists as first choice for clients when planning digital activity. The […]
AppLovin, a US-based mobile marketing platform that provides automation and analytics for brands that want to reach new consumers on mobile, has brought in Dimoso to handle its UK PR, as part of an international growth strategy. AppLovin’s platform enables brands to use real-time data signals to make “effective” marketing decisions across more than one billion […]
Missed out on this week’s PR News? Get your handy round-up of the essential highlights of PR and media stories, features and events content over the last seven days on Gorkana News. People News UKTV, the UK’s largest multichannel broadcaster, has promoted its comms director, Zoë Clapp, to chief marketing and comms officer. Joe Mitton, former adviser […]
Heineken, the beer and cider business, has bolstered its UK corporate relations team with a new head of public affairs and an internal promotion. Sophie Goodall will join the company in August as the head of public affairs, while Claire Matthews has been promoted to the role of head of responsibility and sustainability. Goodall, who […]
Beattie is adding a digital team to its Edinburgh office due to the city’s growing international reputation for digital marketing and the subsequent demand for digital talent in the region. Laurna Woods, group managing director at Beattie, said: “Edinburgh has a growing reputation as a hub for the digital marketing sector, and we’ve had international clients specifically asking […]
MUFG (Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group), a global banking group, has appointed Headland to handle its corporate communications brief in the UK. Headland,and the in-house team at MUFG, plan to grow the company’s presence in the EMEA region by raising awareness of the brand and proposition, and by broadening its existing offer to encompass corporate clients. […]