Professional camera manufacturer Hasselblad, which celebrates its 75th anniversary this year, has appointed Neville McCarthy Associates to handle its PR and comms activity in the UK, USA, China, Japan, UK, Germany and France. The agency has been briefed to handle all media relations for the brand across traditional and online media, run ‘interactive’ events, identify […]
Think Publicity has been selected to handle the UK PR for five star luxury resort Carlisle Bay in Antigua. Think, which celebrates 11 years in business this year, has been briefed to raise the profile of the hotel across the UK, targeting luxury print titles, bloggers and broadcast media, alongside media buying activity and campaign […]
Creative comms group Beattie has enhanced its digital team with the appointment of the BIG Partnership’s Jessica McAndrew as digital comms director. Jessica will work with MD Laurna Woods and digital marketing director David Reid to further develop the agency’s digital comms offering. Woods said: “Our Only Digital brand is well established in the field […]
Escape Studios, Europe’s leading VFX academy and part of Pearson College London (Pearson PLC), has appointed PR consultancy Alfred to run its press office activity and develop a stakeholder engagement programme. Escape Studios, part of Pearson PLC, offers short classroom-based courses and undergraduate and postgraduate degree courses in VFX, Games and Animation. Alfred was initially […]
Mark Lund, chief executive of McCann Worldgroup UK, has been appointed non-executive chair of Smart Energy GB, the national campaign for Britain’s smart meter rollout. Smart Energy GB’s role is to build consumer confidence, awareness, and understanding of smart meters, and to encourage consumers to change their behaviour so they can better manage their energy use. […]
The Rugby Football Union has appointed Frank PR to promote the HSBC London Sevens, the final tournament of the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series, at Twickenham in May 2016. The HSBC London Sevens takes place on Saturday 21 and Sunday 22 May at Twickenham Stadium. For the first time, Twickenham Stadium will be turned into […]
Green & Smart, a Malaysian renewable energy company that generates power from biogas, has brought in Luther Pendragon to support its planned IPO on London’s AIM. Green & Smart will use the proceeds of the float to enhance its “credibility and profile” in the renewables industry by providing funding for the construction of two biogas […]
The Media Society, a charitable organisation that organises events to discuss topics in the media, has elected Reputation Communications’ MD and co-founder, Patrick Barrow, to its council. The Media Society‘s council ensures the society’s activities and events have a broad appeal and attract attendees interested in media. Barrow, who co-founded Reputation Communications, joins the council, […]
Way To Blue has named iCrossing’s Björn Köster as its new German MD, who will be based in the agency’s Munich offices. Köster was previously VP of global business development at marketing agency iCrossing, where he developed cross channel digital marketing strategies for several medium to large enterprises. In his new role, Köster will report […]
Laura Scott, editor of culture and lifestyle platform The Locals, on showcasing the human stories behind creative ideas, plans to cycle across America in under 30 days, what’s new with the site and why strong PR relationships are essential for good content. Firstly, how would you describe the site? The Locals is a culture and […]