Neil Ashurst has joined Gutenberg as director and country head for the UK. The appointment follows the agency’s recent rebrand, which positioned it as an integrated communications firm providing digital, content, social, video and PR services. Ashurst has over 15 years of experience in the communications industry. He has worked for agencies including Performance Communications, 3 […]
Media intelligence giant Cision, and sub-brand Gorkana, are moving to a new location in Canary Wharf, London. The new offices will act as the European HQ for the Cision brand. PR Newswire, which was recently brought under the Cision brand, is headquartered in the area with offices in North Greenwich. The new, larger European HQ […]
Cicero Group has appointed former Sky News and BBC journalist Irene Kyme as an account director in its PR team. Kyme will lead Cicero’s work with a number of financial services clients in the banking, insurance and fintech sectors. With over 10 years of experience in journalism and PR, Kyme has working for agencies including […]
Pepo, the mobile messaging platform, has chosen Camron PR to run its ‘Design & Interiors’ forum. Camron will run the discussion forum which is about the latest happenings from the design and interiors world, filled with the newest images, video and breaking news about designers, products and interior spaces. Pepo is a mobile messaging platform […]
Celicourt Communications has been appointed by FluidOil, the independent heavy oil technology company. Celicourt’s technology clients who service the oil and gas market include London-listed Mycelx, which specialises in permanently removing oil and hydrocarbons from water, and Magma Global, the PE-owned manufacturer of carbon fibre pipe for subsea developments. Mark Antelme, Celicourt’s managing director, said: […]
UK charity Sustrans has appointed Anna Galandzij as senior press officer, and Amy Jones as press officer. Sustrans is a cycling and walking charity known for its flagship project, the National Cycle Network, which has created over 14,000 miles of signed cycle routes in the UK. Galandzij has responsibility for national news and trade media, […]
The Lithuania State Department of Tourism has appointed travel and tourism consultancy Hills Balfour to manage its trade relations, consumer marketing and PR campaigns in the UK and Ireland. Hills Balfour will be responsible for promoting Lithuania’s cities, activities, nature and culture to further increase awareness of the destination within the UK and Ireland. The […]
Cavendish Asset Management, a specialist long-only equity boutique, has selected Aspectus to run its external communications. The Aspectus team will promote Cavendish Asset Management’s various funds and fund managers to the retail investor, high-net-worth, financial intermediary and institutional markets. Cronan MacMahon, sales and marketing director at Cavendish Asset Management, said: “Communications in fund management has […]
Hope&Glory PR has been retained by game developer Square Enix to handle the PR for FINAL FANTASY XIV across the UK and Nordic regions. The appointment of Hope&Glory PR, which won the account following a competitive pitch, will not affect any of Square Enix’s commercial relationships with its existing PR partners, and is made ahead […]
Fiona Noble, global CEO at luxury lifestyle agency Quintessentially & Co, says that London will become the number one tourist and shopping destination for luxury goods in 2017. She talks about the importance of networks among high-net-worth groups and recommends a high degree of personalisation. Following the controversial Brexit and Donald Trump’s recent election, communicating to the […]