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 […]
Yellow Jersey PR has been appointed as the retained communications adviser to Indigo Holdings, having supported the company’s NEX Exchange IPO. Charles Goodwin, Yellow Jersey director, is leading the account, supported by account manager Joe Burgess and account executive Katie Bairsto. Indigo, which is targeting investment opportunities across the Middle East’s frontier markets, is initially […]
The European Society for Paediatric Gastroenterology Hepatology and Nutrition (ESPGHAN) has appointed healthcare specialist Spink to manage communications for its 50th Annual Congress. The ESPGHAN Annual Congress, which will be held in Prague in May 2017, attracts opinion leaders in the field from across Europe. Spink will handle relations with the medical and trade press […]
The PR Office has been appointed by Partnerships for Jewish Schools (PaJes), the largest support network for Jewish schools in the UK. The PR Office will focus on a media relations programme to raise the profile of PaJeS and Rabbi David Meyer, its executive director, as the thought leader on matters related to Jewish schools […]
Grayling has promoted Joseph Zeratzion as people and development director for the UK and Ireland. Zeratzion will lead Grayling’s talent strategy, with responsibility for the learning and development of all employees. He will look to further develop a “competency and progression framework” to support and reward Grayling team members. Zeratzion was previously EMEA learning and development […]
Fourth Day has been appointed to help Canadian company getcleantech.com raise its international profile. Aggregating information from the clean technology industry, getcleantech.com helps accelerate project adoption and financing, and matches professionals to projects in their field. Fourth Day is tasked to improve its reach within Europe’s clean energy industry. As part of this, Fourth Day has entered […]
Lexis has been named as the official marketing and comms partner for Maritime Connects, an initiative which aims to drive economic growth, job creation and prosperity throughout the Commonwealth. The Maritime Connects initiative, which is spearheaded by the Commonwealth Enterprise and Investment Council (CWEIC) and developed by AMPP Group, looks to accelerate and assist the growth of UK […]
Five PR agencies, which took part in a recent Content Marketing Association (CMA) round-table, explain why having PR at the core of their business has helped them become successful in content. The PR industry is showing an increased interest in content. Just last year, three PR agencies won awards at CMA’s International Content Marketing Awards, showing an increasing step […]
Nava Finance has appointed financial communications agency MRM as it launches a consumer lending platform. After securing FCA approval last month, the new platform will be launched in early Q2 2017. MRM will help to raise brand awareness among consumers and institutional investors. Mark Pearson, CMO at Nava Finance, said: “MRM’s financial services experience, which […]
Smarts Communicate has been appointed to launch ‘Ministry Does Fitness’, a new fitness offering from Ministry of Sound. Smarts’ London office will coordinate a programme of local and national activity to launch the offering including influencer outreach, social and media relations. The agency looks to break into the London fitness scene with its ‘Be Good to […]