Alan VanderMolen, president international at We Communications, looks to the year ahead and makes three key predictions for the PR industry. As my father likes to remind me during our phone call each morning, forecasts – in his case for weather – are rarely correct. They are either completely incorrect (‘dammit Alan, the forecast said it […]
Ex-editor of the Yorkshire Evening Post Nicola Furbisher is joining her husband John Furbisher at the PR agency he founded – Furbisher Media. Nicola Furbisher has left her role as editor of the Yorkshire Evening Post and managing editor of the Yorkshire Post to join the company which former Sheffield Star Editor, John Furbisher, founded 15 […]
A London PR agency is helping its staff who might be feeling the effects of an early December pay day by introducing a new benefit – staff will get paid twice in January. Ready10, launched by Lord Sugar’s former publicist David Fraser last year, is offering all staff 13 pay days throughout the year, rather than the traditional 12, with […]
Powerscourt has been selected as the financial and corporate PR adviser for premium spirit brand Stock Spirits Group. Rob Greening, co-head of Powerscourt’s consumer industries, will lead the Powerscourt team, with support from Lisa Kavanagh and Harriet O’Reilly. Rory Godson, Powerscourt’s founder, will oversee the account. Mirek Stachowicz, chief executive of Stock Spirits, said: “We […]
Automotive PR agency Torque Agency Group has been appointed by EDAM Group to support its PR and cross-channel communications activity. Torque will be responsible for all external communications and media activity across EDAM Group. EDAM Group is a credit hire service provider, which helps people who have been involved in traffic accidents. In addition to credit hire, […]
Global communications agency Cohn & Wolfe has announced a set of leadership changes including the appointment of Jim Joseph as worldwide president. Joseph will be responsible for developing and leveraging global resources, products and services to support offices around the world. Among the areas he will oversee are Branding & Insights; creative development and execution; and […]
The British Fashion Council‘s (BFC) Trust has called in Bell Pottinger to provide emerging designers with guidance on their brand and digital strategies. The Fashion Trust is a British Fashion Council initiative, which was founded in February 2011, to promote ‘the art and business of fashion’. It offers business support to British based designers through financial […]
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) has chosen Way To Blue to handle the European launch of its US luxury boutique hotels collection Kimpton Hotels and Restaurants. San Francisco-based Kimpton is said to be responsible for first introducing the boutique hotel concept to the US in the 1980s. Brought into IHG in January 2015, it currently operates 62 […]
Next 15-owned global marketing comms agency Text100 has announced a new leadership structure, including the appointment of Richard Parkinson, its London-based global head of client services, to global creative director. Parkinson has 20 years’ experience in designing and implementing global, creative, brand and marketing programmes for internal and external audiences. He is a founder and […]
Paragon Group, a mortgage and personal loan provider, has hired Headland Consultancy to advise on corporate and financial communications. Headland’s role will encompass financial communications, media relations and campaign management. Suzanne Morris, partner at Headland, said: “We’re excited to be working with one of the sector’s most highly-regarded management teams at an important time in […]