In order to highlight its specialist services and advisers, communications consultancy Portland has released a set of essays, from major figures in the European debate, predicting what might happen in the event of a leave vote at the forthcoming referendum. Portland’s referendum advisers – whose role is to advise clients on their communications strategy before, during, […]
Integrated e-learning technology and services provider, Learning Technologies Group (LTG), has hired Hudson Sandler as its retained financial and corporate PR adviser. The team, led by Cat Valentine, director at Hudson Sandler, aims to build LTG’s profile across national and corporate media. Jonathan Satchell, chief executive at Learning Technologies Group, said: “LTG is well placed […]
Eulogy’s Katie Moran has joined Citigate Dewe Rogerson as a director in its consumer PR team, with a brief to grow its existing portfolio of consumer clients. Moran has more than 14 years’ experience spanning both corporate and consumer clients. She was previously head of client services at Eulogy, where she helped drive new business wins, including […]
Confectionery company Cloetta has hired Brazen to promote its portfolio of sweet brands, which include Chewits, Goody Good Stuff and Frozn, in the UK. Brazen will launch a number of consumer PR campaigns during the year, which will include the re-launch of Chewits flavours this summer. The agency will also create trade-focussed PR campaigns for […]
UKTV, the UK’s largest multichannel broadcaster, has promoted its comms director, Zoë Clapp, to chief marketing and comms officer. Clapp has been briefed to lead UKTV’s 85-strong marketing and comms team, and will work closely with controller Emma Tennant to grow the viewership and reputation of its network of brands, which include Dave, Drama and W. She will also oversee UKTV’s […]
“Creativity is the standard that sets people in PR apart”, says Sophie Chadwick, account director at PR and creative agency Peppermint Soda. With the majority of PRCA members citing creativity as one of the most important factors when it comes to winning new business, Chadwick offers four top tips to ensure you don’t lose your “creative […]
Following the separation of the PRCA’s South West and Wales Groups, the Wales Group has appointed Sharon Flaherty as its new chairman. Flaherty is the founding director at BrandContent, a Cardiff-based agency, and her previous positions include a journalism role at the Financial Times, followed by marketing roles at organisations such as Confused.com and Moneysupermarket.com. […]
Watch an exclusive video from Gorkana’s media briefing with IB Times UK which was attended by a packed audience last week (May 26) at the Blue Fin Venue on London’s South Bank. In the video, UK editor-in-chief John Crowley and managing editor Julian Kossoff talk about the appointment of several top flight journalists to strengthen IB Times UK’s news team […]
Weber Shandwick has been chosen by Virgin Atlantic as the airline’s new retained agency for UK consumer PR and social media, following a competitive pitch managed by CreativeBrief. Weber Shandwick’s brief will include strategy and creative development for PR and social campaigns to support this new brand positioning. Virgin Atlantic, which was founded in 1984 Sir Richard Branson, […]
The awards programme by IBP (International Building Press), which recognises outstanding communicators and campaigns within the built environment sector, has announced the shortlist for 2016. Shortlisted in the Best Business Communications Campaign category is the in house team for Colliers International and agency Goodfellow Communications. Other categories are: Integrated Campaign, In House Communications Team, Young Communicator of […]