Andrew Henderson to lead Pinsent Masons public policy team
International law firm Pinsent Masons has appointed Andrew Henderson as director of public policy to launch a UK public policy unit, following client demand for advice on [...]
Owner of Clydesdale and Yorkshire banks appoints Bell Pottinger
CYBG plc, the FTSE 250 retail banking group which owns Clydesdale Bank and Yorkshire Bank, has appointed Bell Pottinger as its retained adviser, following a competitive pitch. [...]
IKEA hands corporate PR brief to Kaper
Home furnishing retailer IKEA has selected Kaper as its retained UK corporate PR agency, following a competitive pitch. The appointment will see Kaper work with IKEA’s [...]
TWENTYTHREE PR launches
Lisa Hunt, a former PR manager at Debenhams, has launched a new PR and social media agency called TWENTYTHREE PR, with founding clients including ArtRookie, Homage Online, [...]
Hays hires Pitch to promote Manchester City FC partnership
Specialist recruitment company Hays has appointed sports and entertainment marketing agency Pitch to raise the profile of its partnership with Manchester City Football Club. [...]
Lucara Diamond Corp retains Citigate Dewe Rogerson
Lucara Diamond Corp, which has a £930 million (Ca$1.6 bn) market cap, has retained Citigate Dewe Rogerson as its UK financial and corporate communications adviser. CDR will [...]
The BIG Partnership opens fifth Scottish office
The BIG Partnership has opened its fifth Scottish office in Dundee – and seventh in the UK – after securing contract wins worth £250,000 in its Manchester base, [...]
See.Saw to PR The Smalls Short Film Festival
The Smalls, a content marketplace that connects filmmakers with brands, publishers and agencies, has brought in consumer lifestyle PR agency See.Saw to handle the PR for the [...]
Red Savannah hands European PR brief to The PC Agency
Tour operator Red Savannah has handed a European consumer and corporate PR brief to The PC Agency. Established in 2011 by George Morgan-Grenville, Red Savannah claims to [...]
The Gorkana Weekly Industry News Brief: 22 – 26 August 2016
Missed out on this week’s PR News? Get your handy round-up of the essential highlights of PR and media stories, features and events content over the last seven days on Gorkana [...]
Hanover re-hires Daniel Gilbert after stint at BIS
Hanover has re-appointed Daniel Gilbert as a senior policy adviser, following his 14-month period as a special adviser in the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills [...]
PRCA announces Reginald Watts Prize shortlist
The PRCA has announced the shortlist for the inaugural Burson-Marsteller-backed Reginald Watts Prize for PR Insight, which saw PR professionals aged 25 or under enter essays [...]
PHA Media secures two wins
PHA Media has been handed an awareness raising brief by charity Music Venue Trust and the agency has been hired by 4th Base Cosmetics to launch its new beauty brand NKBb. [...]
Lord Bell resigns as chairman of Bell Pottinger
Lord Tim Bell has resigned as chairman of Bell Pottinger, 30 years after he founded the agency. He plans to set up a strategic consultancy called Sans Frontières next year. [...]
Heathrow appoints One Green Bean to its consumer roster
Heathrow Airport has added One Green Bean to its consumer PR roster following its successful campaign work on the airport’s 70th anniversary in May. One Green Bean will [...]
Clark Communications buys Golley Slater Scotland
Scottish PR agency Clark Communications has acquired Golley Slater Scotland from parent company Golley Slater Group for an undisclosed sum. Clark Communications was [...]
Women aged 25 to 34 “most likely” to post customer reviews
Female movie-lovers aged 25 to 34 are most likely to post a customer review about a brand, according to research from ratings and reviews platform Feefo, while men and women [...]
Henman Communications to launch SPAshell
Sports and lifestyle PR agency Henman Communications has been appointed by spa design consultancy Spa Creators to launch SPAshell, the UK’s “first pre-built spa using [...]