Suncream was the order of the day down at the Bank of England Sports Centre on Sunday as sizzling temperatures brought an added intensity to the latest Hacks vs Flaks Easter Sports Day event. It turned out to be a blockbuster, with a record £13,500 raised for charity WheelPower and an all star cast of Paralympians […]
Nordoff Robbins Scotland (NRS) has engaged creative communications agency Material UK to drive awareness of the charity’s work, and increase fundraising opportunities. NRS provides specialist musical therapy services to people across the country. Through the delivery of fundraising events and initiatives, NRS aims to change lives through music. Material UK will deliver the campaign surrounding […]
David Walker, senior account manager at creative communications consultancy Beattie, explains why the press release remains a PR staple. It’s fashionable in PR circles to say that the demise of the humble press release is no longer even a debate, but so much of a certainty that it’s barely worth talking about. We’ve become accustomed to […]
Finsbury has named Sara Evans as partner in the company’s growing capital markets and transaction communications practice in the United States. Paul Holmes, CEO, North America at Finsbury, said: “In the course of her career at Finsbury, Sara has played a significant role in winning and advising on a number of important mandates across a […]
RAM Active Investments (RAM AI), a boutique asset management company, has appointed Peregrine Communications to help build its brand in the UK, Luxembourg, The Netherlands, Belgium, Denmark, Sweden, Norway and Finland. The RAM AI brief includes strategy, messaging, thought leadership, media relations, design and video. Thomas de Saint-Seine, CEO and founding partner at RAM AI, […]
Global media-tech startup Culture Trip has brought in Sky’s Maddy Chambers as a UK-based PR manager and BuzzFeed’s Stephanie Kennard as a PR manager in the US. Chambers (pictured) previously worked in-house at European broadcaster Sky and will be based in London. Kennard previously worked in the comms team at BuzzFeed and will be based […]
The Museum of London has put a PR brief out to tender, as it looks to generate affection and advocacy from its “most important stakeholders: Londoners”. The museum is looking to raise awareness of its brand and ‘We Are London’ vision to lay a “strong foundation” ahead of its relocation to West Smithfield in 2022. The […]
Well Hello has been retained by Karex Berhad-owned condom and sexual lubricant brand One, as part of a six-figure UK launch brief. The brief will see Well Hello deliver a brand newsroom, a number of creative projects and run digital activity across paid, earned and owned spaces ahead of One’s launch later in the Spring. […]
Flower Council of Holland has appointed Fever as its retained integrated consumer agency, with a brief to handle all social, content and PR activity across the UK. The appointment was made following a competitive tender process. Flower Council of Holland promotes flowers and plants to consumers in a number of European countries. In the United Kingdom this […]
UK fintech start-up Bink, which recently secured an investment of over £10m, has selected PHA Media to raise the company’s profile with the UK retail and travel press, as well as technology investors and consumer target audiences. Greg Gormley, CFO and co-founder at Bink, said: “We are excited to be working with PHA Media to boost […]