Robyn De Villiers, CEO and chairman of Burson-Marsteller, Africa, is to give this year’s Maggie Nally Memorial Lecture keynote address, the Chartered Institute of Public Relations (CIPR) has announced. The annual Maggie Nally lecture was set-up to commemorate the CIPR’s first female president and is held in the House of Commons. “Out of Africa: an Insider’s Perspective”, […]
At the City and Financial Awards last night, Instinctif Partners and Schroders defended their titles as best agency and best in-house team respectively. The award ceremony was the PRCA’s second annual event celebrating the best of the financial PR and communications industry. Winners on the night included Schroders, which successfully defended its title as In-house […]
Beattie has opened an office in Helston, Cornwall to serve the south west of England. Associate director Amanda Fry established the new office to help win business and grow the team after serving in Beattie’s London office for 15 years. London-headquartered Beattie now has nine offices in the UK. Its network spans Birmingham, Manchester, Leeds, […]
Michael Prescott, the former director of corporate affairs at BT, has joined Hanover in the newly-created role of group managing director, corporate and political strategy. Prescott will provide senior counsel to Hanover’s global digital, healthcare, retail, energy and financial services clients, and will work closely with Gavin Megaw, MD corporate and brand, and Laura Swire, […]
Vigo has added RedstoneConnect, CloudCall and WANdisco to its technology, media and telecom (TMT) client portfolio. RedstoneConnect, a technology and services provider for smart buildings, appointed Vigo to support its financial PR and investor relations. CloudCall, a software business that integrates voice communications into CRM platforms, appointed Vigo to advise on all aspects of its […]
Seven people have been shortlisted for the 2017 Suzy Spirit Awards, following a record-number of nominations. For the first time, there are two categories – the Suzy Spirit Inspiration Award and the Suzy Spirit Rising Star Award. Gorkana, in association with LEWIS, launched the Suzy Spirit Awards four years ago in memory of Suzy Ferguson, who worked for […]
The Cult PR has been chosen to handle the PR for the London Evening Standard Food Month, which takes place in June. Chefs, restaurants, hotels, food trucks, cafés, bars and more will participate and celebrate the best that the London food scene has to offer. Fay Maschler, the London Evening Standard’s longest-standing critic, will also […]
Enterprise security company Bromium has selected Spark Communications to handle its UK PR brief and global strategy. The six-figure brief will see Spark develop corporate, product and issues-based storylines for Bromium as it launches a new platform. Having worked with the agency before, Bromium approached Spark to come on board as a strategic partner and advisor. […]
Hopper, “the world’s first fully automated Instagram scheduler”, which allows social media professionals and users to automatically schedule and post on the social network, has appointed consumer PR agency Radioactive PR to launch the app and raise awareness of the service. Hopper allows social media marketers and individuals to schedule posts that will be automatically […]
The Romans’ Ottilie Ratcliffe and Jack Davy have won the 2017 UK Young Lions PR competition for their ‘#TOMHARDYLIVE’ campaign for the British Heart Foundation. The duo will now go on to represent the UK at the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity in June. This year’s UK competition, handled by the PRCA and supported […]