Havas PR UK has been handed a PR brief by TransPennine Express, the Manchester-based train operating company which runs intercity rail services throughout the North of England and into Scotland. TransPennine Express is part of FirstGroup, which operates bus companies in the UK and in North America, as well as two other UK train companies, […]
RBS Group has brought in BIG Partnership to deliver regional media relations for its NatWest, Royal Bank of Scotland, Lombard and Invoice Finance brands across the UK, following a “highly competitive” pitch. Describing the win as a “strong start to 2017″, BIG will operate from its local hubs to service the account on a UK-wide […]
Alison Clarke, the former UK CEO of Grayling, has joined Beattie Group as chairman of its specialist marketing brand, Only Marketing. Clarke, a former PRCA chair and CIPR president, served as CEO of Grayling UK and Ireland from 2011 to 2015. Before that, she was Huntsworth Group’s business development director and Asia Pacific president of Weber Shandwick. […]
Last week, Maria Boyle, founder of MB Communications, was recognised as one of the world’s 25 smartest women working in luxury this year, according to Luxury Daily’s Luxury Women to Watch 2017. Here, she offers ten top tips on how to succeed in the luxury sector, advocating the need for aspiring luxury PRs to “get the basics right”. […]
The Brand Finance Global 500 report shows that Google is the world’s most valuable brand with a financial value of $109.4 (£86.58) billion. Every year Brand Finance values the brands of thousands of the world’s biggest companies. Brands are first evaluated to determine their power / strength which are based on factors such as marketing investment, familiarity, loyalty, […]
Edelman has opened its UK grad scheme to non-graduates and encourages applicants to take a series of online challenges. Edelman Beta will be open to anyone aged 16 and over and wants to be open to school leavers, return-to-workers, those changing careers, and those from creative rather than only to those in academic backgrounds. The […]
Push PR and The London Fashion Agency have launched a series of PR workshops to examine and evaluate practical questions and issues across the whole PR sector; from the constantly evolving media landscape, to budgets, managing client expectations and campaign activation, this meeting of minds aims to inspire and educate the future generation of media […]
Walgreens Boots Alliance, owner of Boots pharmacy, has partnered with WPP and selected a team of WPP agencies to operate and develop multiple comms and marketing channels for its retail and wholesale businesses. WPP has set up a bespoke team – Team WBA – for the business which will provide services including traditional and digital […]
M&C Saatchi PR has enhanced its senior management team with the appointments of Emma Padden and Emeka McQuade as directors at its London HQ. Padden will help grow the agency’s global consumer practice, while McQuade takes on key technology and lifestyle accounts. Prior to joining M&C Saatchi PR, Padden has had big agency experience working across […]
Creative comms agency Alpha Kilo has appointed APR Communications’ Laura Colonnese to the newly-created role of head of London. Colonnese has more than 15 years’ experience in design and luxury lifestyle, both in-house and agency. Before joining Alpha Kilo, she spent more than two years at APR Communications, where she was a senior brand and marketing consultant. Colonnese has […]