Aisle 8 has been chosen to lead the UK PR and comms for New York-based contemporary luggage brand Away, following a multiple agency pitch. Founded in New York by Steph Korey and Jen Rubio in 2015 following “hundreds of travel stories from friends and colleagues”, Away offers in-expensive luggage that it says is affordable, as […]
TVC Group has been brought on board for the third year running to work on GrandFest, a one-day festival created by TVC and older people’s charity Royal Voluntary Service, to celebrate older people and the heritage skills they can share with the younger generation. Designed to turn “outdated notions of older people on their heads” […]
Finn Partners has acquired Singapore-based B2B PR and marketing firm Ying Communications, which has a special focus on the tech sector. Through the purchase of holding company Ying Pte Ltd, Finn now also owns Ying Communication’s sister agency True Worth Consultants. Both agencies will be known as Ying Communications, a Finn Partners Company, and True Worth […]
Cardew Group is advising Integumen PLC as it makes its IPO on AIM today (April 5). Integumen is a personal health care company which develops technologies and products for the human integumentary system – which includes the skin – to improve physical appearance, hygiene and general health. The company’s expertise, and its range of applications, broadly focus […]
Shortlist Media, which publishes free titles ShortList and Stylist, has appointed W as its retained agency, as it embarks on an editorial, commercial, digital and experiential expansion programme to build audiences and deepen engagement across all its platforms. The full-time appointment of W’s Media Division follows the agency’s launch of “The Shortlist Media Family” in November 2016. A […]
Cherish PR has today launched a new international network of boutique tech agencies called Over There, which aims to help digital brands create compelling international PR campaigns in Europe and beyond. The Over There network is the result of a long-standing partnership between Cherish PR and HotDot, a Berlin-based consumer tech agency, in which UK and German teams have supported […]
Nissan has hired Jesse Verstraete, currently director of corporate communications for Microsoft Asia, as its new general manager of corporate communications and CSR for Europe. Verstraete will report directly to Stuart Jackson, VP communications, Nissan Europe, and will be responsible for all corporate communications across the region including issues and crisis management, corporate profiling, thought […]
Cision features nine times on the shortlist for the AMEC Awards 2017, which has just been announced. The winners will be announced in May at the AMEC International Measurement Summit in Bangkok. Entries, featuring Cision’s work for Samsung, Slimming World, the Stroke Association, Museum of London, TD Bank and more, have all made the shortlist for a range […]
Specialist travel, tourism and events PR agency davies tanner has secured a three-year contract to launch the forthcoming £83.7 million ICC Wales venue, following a five-way pitch. Opening in 2019, the new ICC (International Convention Centre) Wales is a 26,000 sqm venue located within the grounds of the Celtic Manor Resort in Newport and a joint venture […]
Hemel-Hempstead based payment solutions provider, Eckoh, has appointed FTI Consulting as its retained financial communications adviser. The FTI team includes senior managing director Ed Bridges, senior director Chris Lane, director Emma Appleton and senior consultant Darius Alexander. Nik Philpott, CEO of Eckoh, said: “This is an important appointment for Eckoh as we continue to grow […]