When car and household insurance company Direct Line wanted to enhance its “fixing” proposition, Unity took on the challenge to see just what the company could fix. With Longford AFC labelled the “worst football team in Britain”, the agency launched a #directfix campaign with the help of England football legend Stuart Pearce to see what could be done for the […]
FleishmanHillard Fishburn has appointed MHP’s former MD and head of global health, John Gisborne, as MD of its healthcare team. Gisborne joins FleishmanHillard Fishburn’s executive committee with a brief to build and enhance the agency’s healthcare team within its global network. With more than ten years’ senior experience, he spent the last seven years at MHP. […]
Global property consultancy JLL has appointed Farrer Kane to help build the profile of its corporate solutions team across a range of targeted sectors. Farrer Kane is set to work closely with the JLL team to promote its research and develop industry insights that highlight the need for business leaders to adopt a strategic approach to […]
Global publication relations and communications firm Burson-Marsteller has agreed to acquire a majority stake in Turkish communications agency Effect PR. Headquartered in Istanbul, Effect has been Burson-Marsteller’s exclusive affiliate partner in Turkey since 2012. It will now become a full member of the Burson-Marsteller network and will be renamed Effect Burson-Marsteller following the acquisition. Effect specialises in corporate and sustainability […]
Storm Communications has been appointed by New Covent Garden Market, as part of a seven year regeneration project for the UK’s largest fruit and vegetable wholesale market. New Covent Garden Market is home to 200 food and flower businesses. The fruit and vegetable market supplys 40% of fresh produce to London’s restaurants, cafes, schools and businesses. […]
Online office furniture retailer Kit Out My Office has briefed 10 Yetis Digital to handle its PR as part of a wider marketing drive to raise awareness of the brand and its offer. Kit Out My Office, which provides office desks, chairs and storage solutions, has already undertake various online marketing campaigns, but is now launching […]
Crowne Plaza Hotels & Resorts has chosen HSE Cake as its retained global PR agency, following a four-way competitive pitch. Crowne Plaza Hotels & Resorts, which is part of InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG), is the second largest “upscale” hotel brand globally, with more than 400 hotels in 63 countries. The hotel chain has briefed […]
A management team at global comms consultancy Infinite Spada, lead by co-founder Jamie Diaferia (pictured), has acquired co-founder Gavin Ingham Brooke’s majority shareholding for an undisclosed sum. Diaferia, who founded Infinite PR in 2001 in New York, will succeed Ingham Brooke as Global CEO and majority owner. Ingham Brooke, who founded Spada in London in 1994, will become of counsel to […]
Manchester-based PR agency Carousel has been handed a PR and social media brief to launch the first Digital Kids Show, which takes place in October. The show, which will run on 29 and 30 October at Event City in Manchester, aims to “bring to life the digital world for families” and highlight the opportunities children have to […]
Steffan Williams, group managing director at Newgate, on why corporate PRs need to be decisive, the similarities between investment banking and comms and the importance of teamwork. What media do you consume in the mornings and on the way to the office? I’ve always been a Radio 4 fan. I wake up to the Today programme and listen to […]