St Giles Trust, a charity helping ex-offenders and disadvantaged people to move their lives forward, has appointed Hume Brophy as it expands into healthcare. The charity is planning to provide services which it says would help relieve pressure on the healthcare system, reducing attendances and speeding up discharge times. Hume Brophy will advise St Giles Trust […]
CDNetworks has appointed tech PR agency CCgroup to manage its UK PR communications and support its SEO, PPC and sales lead generation. CDNetworks provides the technology, network infrastructure and customer services needed for the secure and reliable delivery of internet content and applications, and also helps brands launch websites in China and Russia. Its customers […]
Harvard has been brought in to handle the consumer PR brief for music systems company Linn, with a brief to increase brand awareness across the UK. The agency, which won the account without a pitch, has been briefed to introduce Linn’s music systems to a wider audience, with a particular focus on its new Series […]
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. Pitch wins Ryvita has handed W a six-figure PR, digital and influencer engagement brief, as the British crispbread brand looks to engage with […]
Engine, which includes PR firms MHP and Mischief in the group, has launched a new data-driven digital media services division, Engine Media, and brought in Starcom MediaVest Group’s Lisa Weinstein to head it up. Weinstein, as CEO, will run Engine Media out of the US. The European side of the business will be overseen by Engine […]
Rooster has been chosen to provide PR and social media services to Chinese carrier Tianjin Airlines ahead of the launch of its new service from the UK to China. Rooster will launch Tianjin Airlines in the UK and drive awareness of its new twice-weekly Gatwick service, which launches on 25 June, through the development of […]
In the fourth part of our series looking at the future of the press with board members of the London Press Club (LPC), Gorkana’s Ronan George talks to Bill Hagerty, chairman of the judges for the LPC’s annual awards and theatre reviewer for The Sun, about the networking opportunities offered by the LPC, the challenges facing […]
Strategic communications consultancy Charlotte Street Partners has created a media training and client film practice. It is headed by John Boothman (pictured), who has joined as an associate partner after 30 years as a BBC journalist and programme maker, including the role of head of news and current affairs at BBC Scotland. Also joining as […]
With more than a third of PR professionals saying they have experienced, or been diagnosed with, mental illness, Amanda Powell Smith, CEO of Forster Communications, believes there is no excuse for the industry not to tackle this growing issue. At Forster, we have been working with Business in the Community and Public Health England to […]
The elections for Mayor of London had the capital in a buzz. With the end of Boris Johnson’s reign, many took to social media to discuss who the next successor would be. In primarily a Labour vs. Tory debate, we’ve taken a look at the conversation and selected some key highlights. Infographic produced by Emma […]