Independent financial and corporate comms agency Headland has hired Del Jones as an associate director. Jones led the financial practice at Fishburn. Previously, he had been associate partner at Insitinctif Partners, as well as a researcher for the Conservative Party. He has advised a range of businesses including challenger and investment banks, infrastructure companies and […]
Find out how Threepipe launched a social media campaign to raise the profile of Standard Chartered Bank’s Positive Living HIV/AIDS education programme with the help of professional footballers Emre Can, Philippe Coutinho and Jordon Ibe from Liverpool FC. Campaign: Positive Living Around the World Client: Standard Chartered Bank PR Team: Threepipe Timing: November Overview Launched […]
MHP has promoted Ian Kirby to a managing director role within its corporate affairs practice and has made Christian Pickel and Simon Hockridge directors within its financial practice. Kirby (pictured) provides senior counsel across the firm’s portfolio of clients and manages the company’s media training offer. He also hosts MHP‘s political panel events. He joined […]
Redwood Consulting has been hired by real estate fund manager Clearbell Capital to deliver a comms campaign for The Gates shopping centre in Durham. It has also been appointed by Cherwell District Council to develop a brand vision for Bicester. Clearbell Capital has brought in Redwood to deliver a comms campaign for The Gates, which […]
Sian Gaskell, MD of CubanEight, on cutting her teeth at Channel 4, the mark of campaign success and her first challenging photoshoot. Before I reach the office in the morning, I’ve already… Had the prerequisite coffee and then managed to get my twin boys out the door and dropped them off at school. You’ll mostly […]
Financial services PR agency MRM has been appointed to raise the profile of employee benefit consultant and third-party administrator Goddard Perry. Associate director, Mark Gee, will lead the account team at MRM for Goddard Perry, which offers a range of services from actuarial and pension administration services to online benefits and independent financial advice. He […]
Trendit, which uses data from mobile phones to monitor the movement of people, pedestrian footfall and other urban trends, including shopping habits, has hired Yellow Jersey to provide comms support after it completed a £4m standard listing yesterday, which marks the first UK IPO of 2016. Trendit is looking to integrate its data, which includes location […]
Manchester Airport Group (MAG), which operates UK airports at Manchester, Stansted, East Midlands and Bournemouth, has appointed Graeme Elliott as group public affairs director. Elliot takes responsibility for MAG’s engagement with national politicians, government departments and other stakeholders on a range of aviation policy issues and will be involved with its international expansion. He is […]
Christina Sandkühler, EMEA, head of corporate communications at LaSalle Investment Management, on the value of creativity in PR, why there should be appreciation of the power of comms at board level and why she once had to organise the ‘world’s greatest dice roll’, up a mountain, in Greenland. Which media outlet can’t you start your […]
Jargon PR has been appointed by the wireless charging provider Chargifi to drive brand awareness throughout Europe and North America. The agency’s win will see the team provide support to Chargifi across two projects at trade shows, the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) held 6-9 January 2016 and Mobile World Congress (MWC) held 22-25 February 2016. […]