The Chartered Institute of Public Relations has promoted Koray Camgoz to PR manager, as Andrew Ross departs to become media relations manager at the Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry. Camgoz (pictured left) joined the CIPR in November 2011 and held several development roles before being named PR and policy offer in February 2014, reporting to Ross […]
Walbrook PR, a financial PR and investor relations firm specialising in small cap and AIM listed companies, has been appointed as financial PR advisor on two separate businesses: Motif Bio and Surgical Innovations Group. Motif Bio is a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company developing antibiotics to fight serious and life-threatening infections. Surgical Innovations designs and manufactures innovative devices for minimally invasive […]
Brands2Life has been handed an energy PR brief by online price comparison and switching website uSwitch, with a remit to enhance the brand’s position as a “consumer champion”. The agency will develop campaigns to encourage more people to switch energy suppliers to save money, with a particular focus on reaching new audiences of energy consumers, with different needs. […]
Financial and corporate PR firm Hudson Sandler has been appointed by VTB Bank, Russia’s second largest bank, to support its international communications. The agency will manage VTB’s strategic communications across EMEA and Asia. VTB Bank provides financial services across retail, corporate, and investment banking markets globally. Its shares are listed in London, New York and Moscow. Andrew Hayes, Hudson […]
Buchanan, the WPP-owned financial and business comms consultancy, has hired three new team members to strengthen its strategic communications offer. Hannah Brandstaetter and Chris Judd join as account directors. Also, Patrick Hanrahan joins as account executive. Brandstaetter joins Buchanan from Media Zoo; Judd arrives after working at BP and Hanrahan left Tulchan Communications for his new role. Richard […]
minicabit, an online minicab comparison and booking site, has appointed Threepipe to run its global paid search campaigns, with a brief to drive UK bookings. minicabit works with more than 750 fleets of local taxis in over 300 UK towns and cities, and enables users to pre-book cabs online and via its mobile apps. Threepipe will target customers looking […]
Weebly, a Silicon Valley-based web-building platform forecast to hit a $1bn valuation in 2016, has appointed W as its UK comms agency, as it looks to enhance its presence in the European market. Backed by Sequoia Capital and with more than 25 million users, Weebly has briefed W to increase awareness of the brand in the UK and […]
Family short break provider Center Parcs has brought in Hope&Glory as its retained consumer brand agency, with a brief to promote the brand as a “champion” of family time. Center Parcs, which launched in the UK nearly 30 years ago, has five locations across the UK, offering short break holidays in forested locations. It claims […]
Bottle has promoted Nina Sawetz to head of editorial for the agency’s consumer division. Sawetz joined Bottle in 2010 from Blue Zebra PR. She began her career with internships for Frank and the BBC’s press office for EastEnders. At Bottle, she has since worked on campaigns including Organix ‘Out To Lunch’, ‘Crunch Time’ for Golden […]
Yellow Jersey PR has been retained by Videojug, the digital publisher of consumer and corporate videos. The independent business comms agency will develop and implement B2B and B2C media relations campaigns to raise Videojug’s profile. Videojug provides branding video services and enables businesses to target tens of millions of viewers through branded content and its own proprietary channels. […]