Johnny Pitt, CEO of Launch PR, on roaring success, a very public penchant for chocolate and the worst thing anyone has said to him. Before I reach the office in the morning, I’ve already… Exercised. You’ll mostly find emails about…in my inbox. Ideas, results and people. I know I’ve had a good day if… I roar. My first […]
Bell Pottinger has made a number of senior appointments across its global network, including, in its London office, the promotion of Philip Pank (pictured) and Paul de Bendern, and the appointment of Hotwire’s Claudia Bate, to partner. Most recently, Bate was financial services and corporate lead at Hotwire, taking responsibility for its growth in the FinTech sector. Pank, […]
Consumer PR agency Rich Leigh & Company is providing pro bono PR support for new social enterprise Foodinate, which provides free meals to the homeless by working with local restaurants. Foodinate is a social enterprise designed to make a reduction in UK food poverty “as easy as dining at your favourite restaurants”. Every ‘Foodinate’ branded meal sold results in […]
The London Motor Show has appointed agencies Stature PR and 4mediarelations, both part of 4media Group, to handle the PR around its May event, following a competitive pitch. Held at Battersea Evolution from 5 to 8 May, the event will be the first London Motor Show since 2008, and will showcase a range of new cars, guest […]
Nuix, a cybersecurity and risk management company, has brought in Octopus Group to increase brand awareness in the “highly competitive” UK IT market. Octopus was hired for “its proven track record in the security and enterprise software space” and will develop content-led thought leadership campaigns with the aim of boosting awareness of the Nuix brand among key UK IT decision makers. […]
Golin UK has launched a “Life Time” scheme for its employees, which features unlimited holidays, flexible working and enhanced paternity pay and maternity leave, which it claims will help tackle diversity and the gender pay gap in PR. From 4 April, all 150 London employees will benefit from the Life Time scheme, which includes unlimited […]
Gorkana has a few places available at next week’s exclusive media briefing (5 April) with Jason Karaian, senior European correspondent at digital news outlet Quartz. One of the digital news success stories of the moment, Quartz describes itself as a digitally native news outlet, born in 2012, for business people in the new global economy. It […]
TechFinancials, an AIM-listed software provider to binary options brokers, has hired Yellow Jersey as its retained financial and corporate PR. The company has brought in Yellow Jersey as it looks to increase its presence in the Asia Pacific region following the announcement of a joint venture with the owners of Hong Kong-based Optionfortune, a binary options trader. Yellow Jersey […]
Siemens has chosen Publicasity to handle the UK PR for its range of cooking, cooling and washing appliances, following a four-way pitch. Publicasity will work with Siemens to promote its cooking, cooling and washing products, which are manufactured by BSH Home Appliances, through consumer show exhibitions, sponsorships and media events. The agency will also promote the Siemens’ ‘For […]
Champollion, a public policy communications consultancy, has recruited Conservative political commentator Jo-Anne Nadler to head up its planning comms division. Nadler will sit on the company’s board alongside non-executive directors David Hill, former director of comms for Tony Blair, Craig Morley, founder of Challenge, and Ian Wright, director general of the Food and Drink Federation. Her […]