European Wealth Group Limited, the wealth management specialist, has appointed FWD as its retained financial PR and communications consultancy. Roddy Watt, director of capital markets, heads up the FWD team. He said: “As a well-established and growing specialist wealth management company, European Wealth is a natural fit and welcome addition to our portfolio of financial services clients.” John […]
Four Communications Group (Four) has acquired data and insights-led agency Legend Engage. Rebranding to Four Engage, the agency will move immediately to Four’s headquarters in London Bridge. Legend Engage’s main services include data-driven social and digital insights, strategy and engagement. Clients include the BBC Good Food Show, Guinness World Records, HRA Pharma, Puressentiel and GSK, […]
During last year’s Rio Olympics, WE Communications and Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) created a media campaign to raise awareness of the people who play a vital role in the preservation of the world’s trees. Campaign name: #ForestChampions Client: The Forest Council Stewardship PR Team: WE Communications Timing: 2016 Rio Olympics and Paralympics Objectives With environmental concerns growing around the world, the […]
Engine’s research ‘Engaging the 21st Century Woman; What Brands Need to Know’ highlights that 86% of women think brands fuel old-fashioned stereotypes. This morning, Stylist’s digital features editor Harriet Hall, Sport England’s head of brand and strategy Kate Dale and Stella Creasy MP discussed how brands can better communicate to women. The research, which included 1,000 […]
Mason Williams has been appointed to handle the PR for 21 Holiday Inn and Crowne Plaza hotels on behalf of hotel management group LHM UK. Lapithus Hotels Management UK was formed in 2015 to focus on managing the operation of mid and upscale hotels, under global brands Crowne Plaza and Holiday Inn on behalf of […]
SKV Communications has been chosen to provide PR and comms support for Linco Care, a Manchester-based manufacturer of sun and skincare products. Founded in 1979, Linco Care is a family-run skincare business, which includes high-street brands Calypso and Re-Gen. SKV has been briefed to launch Restora, Linco Care’s new haircare brand, which has been three […]
Berkeley Group’s Rosie Day has joined the City and Westminster Property Associations as assistant director, with responsibility for strategic comms activity. Within the FTSE 250 Berkeley Group, Day was comms manager for property developer St George. Before that, she was an account director at public affairs agency Bellenden (now Newington) and an adviser to the […]
Third City has made two senior hires and won a PR brief from Confused.com. The agency has brought in former designer and menswear blogger Nick Bain as a senior creative and Roche Communications’ Robyn Percy as an account director. Bain joins Third City from Bacchus, where he was head of social media. He has worked […]
On National Apprentice Week (March 6 – 10) PR pros from The Wern PR and Rostrum give their top tips for hiring an apprentice after signing up their first candidates in 2017. The benefits of hiring an apprentice are well-known, not only does it diversify teams but it also helps young talent that may want a career in […]
Jon Chandler has joined public affairs and strategic communications agency Quiller Consultants to lead a dedicated corporate reputation practice. Chandler was previously a partner at ReputationInc. His career also includes senior international in-house roles at The Coca-Cola Company, Eastman Kodak and British Airways. Chandler said: “Quiller has a proven track record providing senior counsel for […]