Beattie’s digital team has launched a tongue-in-cheek investigation on what would happen if social media activity dictated how UK voters will behave in June and who will be in power after the General Election. The agency has taken a light-hearted look at the social media popularity of the main political parties and their leaders according to […]
Your bite-sized update on the people news and moves featured on Gorkana News this week. Rachel Gilley takes over as Bite UK MD Rachel Gilley has taken over as MD at Bite UK following the departure of Kath Easthope, who is currently on extended maternity leave. Funeralbooker appoints first head of PR Start-up […]
Rachel Gilley has taken over as MD at Bite UK following the departure of Kath Easthope, who is currently on extended maternity leave. Easthope departed the Next 15-owned firm after nine years in the role. Former deputy MD Rachel Gilley is currently serving as Bite UK MD, reporting to Helena Maus, Bite Global CEO based […]
Fourth Day PR has been selected to support Hamburg Marketing with media relations in the UK and the US, as the organisation looks to promote Hamburg as a business and investment location. Germany’s second largest city is a major player in the aviation, renewable energies and technological innovation sectors, among others. Hamburg Marketing will play host to numerous […]
MHP Communications, part of the Engine Group, has opened a new Singapore office to meet growing client needs in Southeast Asia. It follows MHP’s expansion to Frankfurt, and North America, through a partnership with Dukas Linden in 2016. The office will be led by Kelly Johnston who joins MHP as General Manager for Singapore. She will […]
UCC Coffee has hired Manchester-based Brazen to raise the profile of its 100-year-old Lyons coffee brand. The agency has already enlisted TV star Melanie Sykes to front its new #ItsInTheBag campaign. Brazen was appointed following a competitive pitch to deliver a national brand-building campaign for Lyons, with a special focus on the company’s Coffee Bags. […]
Kaizo has been hired by the New York Academy of Sciences to launch the Blavatnik Awards for Young Scientists in the UK. The academy says the awards will bring over £10 million of inward investment to the UK scientific community. The Blavatnik Awards was established by the Blavatnik Family Foundation in 2007. It recognises outstanding […]
Atomic, the consumer and tech division of Grayling, has been appointed by new rail ticket retailer ticketclever.com as its retained PR partner. The new brief follows a successful launch project, in which Atomic drove hundreds of thousands of potential users to ticketclever’s website, prompting increased ticket sales in the first week. Atomic plans to build […]
Nick Barron, UK MD of corporate and financial at Edelman, on hiring non-graduates, fear of fake news and why businesses are having to work harder to gain trust. Earlier this year Edelman opened up its graduate programme to non-graduates, what does that signify to you? Why is it important? Our recruitment programme ‘Edelman Beta’ helps […]
In 2017, PR teams are more comfortable than they have ever been in creating the big ideas and building creative structures that make them leaders in the marketing mix, but many still lag behind creative, media and ad agencies. This does not have to be the case. As this White Paper shows, while there are […]