FleishmanHillard Fishburn (FHF) has made Louise McHenry account director within its corporate team. A former trade press journalist, McHenry recently spent three and a half years in the corporate communications practice at Weber Shandwick, where she focused on the energy and professional services sectors. McHenry said: “I’m delighted to be joining FHF. The agency and […]
Your bitesize update on the latest People News and Moves featured on Gorkana News: Brunswick’s Andy Rivett-Carnac joins Headland as partner Headland has appointed Brunswick’s senior communications practitioner and digital strategist Andy Rivett-Carnac as partner. Carnac joins Headland from Brunswick where he was a partner focused on advising telecoms, media, technology and energy companies on […]
Last month, Harry Mount took over the reins of The Oldie after the sudden passing of Alexander Chancellor. The youngest ever editor of the “light-hearted alternative to a press obsessed with youth and celebrity”, Mount talks to Gorkana’s Ona Zygaviciute about stepping into some rather big shoes, sharing a similar audience with Private Eye and why PRs should concentrate on […]
Financial communications specialist Alma PR has appointed Helena Bogle to its team of senior consultants. Bogle joins from Newgate Communications where she worked on a range of AIM-listed growth companies as an account director. Josh Royston, partner at Alma, said: “Helena has an outstanding reputation for her commitment to her clients, her attention to detail […]
Your bitesize update on the best PR opinion, interviews, events and insights on Gorkana News: Opinion: Brexit: It’s about to get real As we enter the month in which Theresa May has pledged to trigger Article 50 and set in motion the UK’s exit from the European Union, Victoria Dean, head of Portland’s Brexit Unit, says […]
Octopus Group is rebranding to reflect changes in its clients’ needs. CEO Jon Lonsdale explains how a “good hunch” turned it into a new breed of agency. I’ve always felt that brand marketing is a common sense thing – be interesting, challenging, authentic, surprising. Find ways to change the conversation others are having about you. Yet, […]
Headland has appointed Brunswick’s senior communications practitioner and digital strategist Andy Rivett-Carnac as partner. Carnac joins Headland from Brunswick where he was a partner focused on advising telecoms, media, technology and energy companies on a range of financial communications and reputation management issues. He was Brunswick’s senior digital consultant in the UK, leading the London […]
Fake news is high on the agenda at the moment, but Gorkana‘s UKPulse data on media consumption shows that many people are treating information from online media with a pinch of salt. Media pros from Weber Shandwick and Generation discuss what fake news really is and if it is affecting PRs. Gorkana conducts an annual UKPulse survey which asks 10,050 nationally-representative […]
Newington Communications has appointed Patrick Law as associate as it continues to bolster its corporate affairs team. Law, who has more than 25 years experience supporting companies communicate with senior stakeholders, will provide consultancy service and strategic counsel to Newington’s clients. Previously, Law was director of corporate affairs at Barratt Developments where he managed the […]
Alice Caldwell, former PR manager for Dixons Carphone, has joined PrettyGreen as client service director. Caldwell worked in-house at Dixons Carphone across integrated campaigns and stakeholder management. She has 11 years’ agency experience, having worked for M&C Saatchi PR and Mischief before joining Dixons Carphone. In her new role, Caldwell will lead PrettyGreen’s brand comms team, with responsibility […]