Fintech start-up Bink appoints PHA Media

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 […]

PR Case Study: Monarch – The Power of Nice

Monarch and Tin Man sought to recapture ‘The Power of Nice’ with the first in a series of PR activations for airline Monarch’s 2017: The Year of Nice, after science-led research showed Monarch that its customers value manners, politeness and courtesy. Campaign: Monarch – The Power of Nice Client: Monarch PR Team: Tin Man Timing: February – March […]

RAVE wins comms brief for global stroller brand Goodbaby

Marketing agency RAVE has been appointed by Columbus Trading Partners UK, part of Goodbaby International Group, to provide PR support around two of its national premium brands: Cybex and gb. Established in 2005, Cybex is a global company known for its luxurious car seats and strollers. The gb brand was later established in 2015 and […]

PCA Predict hands global brief to Clarity PR

PCA Predict, an address validation tech company, has appointed Clarity PR as its global comms agency. Founded in 2001 by British technology entrepreneurs Guy Mucklow and Jamie Turner, PCA Predict processes millions of online transactions for some of the world’s largest retail organisations. More than 11,000 customers worldwide use PCA Predict’s cloud-based address management and verification […]

The Climate Group makes two senior comms hires

International not-for-profit, The Climate Group, has hired Luke Herbert as director of international communications and Nazneen Nawaz as head of media and corporate communications. Herbert joins The Climate Group from Madano, the integrated communications consultancy, where he was director, working with multinational energy businesses and industry. Previously, he spent seven years as head of government affairs at […]

markettiers Manchester moves office

The Manchester arm of broadcast consultancy markettiers has moved to a new base at the Neo workspace on Charlotte Street. The move follows the growth of the Manchester office which launched six years ago, and which recently announced the appointment of three new team members, including a new general manager. Recently appointed general manager Josh Wheeler said: […]

Abchurch retained by Myanmar investment company

Abchurch has been retained by Myanmar Investments Limited, a Myanmar-focused investment company, as its financial and corporate communications adviser. In 2013, Myanmar Investments Limited began trading on the AIM market of the London Stock Exchange, when it was established to act as a conduit for overseas investors looking to invest in Myanmar entrepreneurs and businesses. […]

Consilium and Westwicke form healthcare partnership

Healthcare PR firm Consilium Strategic Communications has launched a joint venture with US healthcare-focused investor relations and capital markets advisory firm Westwicke Partners. Consilium and Westwicke already support shared clients, but the new partnership will see the two teams work together to provide healthcare focused investor relations advisory and communications programmes, both in the US and internationally. Mary-Jane […]

Edinburgh-based start-up ZoneFox appoints Aspectus

Aspectus, the specialist communications agency for the financial services, energy, technology and engineering sectors, has been appointed by Edinburgh-based cyber security start-up ZoneFox to deliver its UK communications programme. The agency’s appointment follows its project to launch ZoneFox’s Augmented Intelligence machine learning platform. Alongside a traditional PR programme, Aspectus will work with ZoneFox to deliver […]

Gong Communications launches ‘purpose’ offering

B2B PR and marketing agency, Gong Communications, has partnered with Destria Partners to launch an offering that will help organisations to “define and activate their corporate purpose”. Ethical leadership expert John O’Brien will lead the Destria Partners team of purpose strategists to provide a range of services that helps organisations to link their business objectives […]