Elephant Communications has made two appointments to support the consultancy’s growth in 2016. Jim Follet joins Elephant as account director and will work on the agency’s growing portfolio in the arts and live music including classical music, rock music and public art expositions. Zoe Baptie joins the agency as a senior account manager. She will […]
The Economist Group’s ‘Economist Intelligence Unit’ study has shown that emerging executives are more likely than their elders to trust brands as publishers. The study, in association with communications consultancy Flagship Consulting, reveals that respondents who have been working for fewer than ten years are over 50% more likely to find company websites helpful for […]
Chatbots, which brands and publishers are using more frequently to engage with digital audiences, could reach up to two billion users in the next couple of years, according to Digiday. Gorkana asked agencies Diffusion, Firstlight PR, Good Relations and Threepipe what implications this trend has for PR. The boom in messenger apps, such as Whatsapp, Facebook Messenger, Snapchat and Skype, has led […]
Chinese sports footwear brand 361°, an official supporter for the 2016 Olympic Games and Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro this August, has chosen Iroquois to handle its UK PR as part of the brand’s wider European expansion plans. 361°, which has the strapline ‘One Degree Beyond’, has briefed the agency to provide a media strategy focusing on the […]
GCI Health has launched The ZEST Project for the second year in a row as it looks to attract the UK’s top graduate talent. Applications for The ZEST Project open today and close 30 June as the agency looks to find a successful candidate for September 2016. As part of the application process, the agency invites […]
Gong Communications has been reappointed to work on Lloyd’s insurance market’s international diversity and inclusion festival, ‘Dive In’. The agency will manage this year’s festival (27-29 September) after the previous ‘Dive In’ event reached nearly 1800 delegates and attendees, according to Gong. ‘Dive In’, which hosts high profile speakers, workshops and branding events, has been […]
Henley Royal Regatta has appointed Hanover Communications to provide PR support for the annual rowing event’s 2016 edition and help enhance its reputation for future years. Hanover Sport, the agency’s sports practice, has been briefed to ensure that Henley Royal Regatta, which this year takes place from 29 June to 3 July, is viewed […]
Chime-owned Good Relations has brought in David Wiles from Shine @ The Academy as consumer director, with a brief to provide senior client advice and business development. Wiles spent three years at Shine @ The Academy (previously Shine Communications) as consumer director, where he led accounts including Sony Computer Entertainment Europe and eBay. His experience […]
The Cannes International Festival of Creativity has announced a 21-strong jury for the PR Lions awards, chaired by Edelman’s John Clinton. The jury features Kat Thomas, founder and global executive creative director of One Green Bean, from the UK. The full list of jurors is: John Clinton, chair of Edelman Canada and head of creative […]
Portland Engagement, the internal comms practice opened by Portland Communications last year, has launched an engagement assessment tool called HERO which it is offering in a service to clients. The name is an acronym for Hear, Engage, React, Optimise, and Portland claims that “unlike traditional opinion survey tools, HERO examines your unconscious decision-making and reveals […]