Reputation Institute hires UK MD and commercial director
Research and advisory reputation firm, Reputation Institute, has hired former Liberty Global corporate communications VP Marcus Smith to head up its UK operation as MD, and [...]
KNOMO hires Dynamo PR to lead UK comms
Dynamo PR has been appointed by KNOMO, a London-based accessories brand for “digital nomads”, to announce its latest £3 million funding and US retail partnerships, as well as [...]
Henkel UK appoints head of corporate communications
Henkel, the company behind well-known brands such as Pritt, Sellotape, Loctite, Right Guard and Schwarzkopf, has appointed Carole Scott as head of corporate communications for [...]
APT brings PR in-house and names UK PR manager
Travel operator APT has appointed Zoe Palmer as its UK PR manager. She is re-locating back to the UK from Melbourne, where she spent three years managing comms activity for [...]
ŠKODA appoints Frank as UK PR agency
ŠKODA UK has appointed Frank to handle the PR for what the brand says is its biggest ever launch, following a competitive pitch. The announcement of ŠKODA’s large [...]
Good Relations launches influencer marketing division
Good Relations has launched a specialist influencer marketing division, Good Influence, that it says will enable clients to identify, deliver and measure influencer marketing [...]
MHP/Engine and Pegasus among PRCA National Awards winners
MHP/Engine and Pegasus, with three awards each, were the big agency winners at last night’s PRCA National Awards. In addition, Direct Line Group took home the largest share of [...]
Opinion: ‘The US Election and when influencers don’t influence’
Nina Sawetz, head of editorial at Bottle, on why celebrity endorsements didn’t create a landslide win for presidential candidate Hillary Clinton and the new era of [...]
2016 Suzy Spirit Award winner Henry Playfoot joins 2017 judging panel
Henry Playfoot, the winner of the 2016 Suzy Spirit Award, has joined the panel of judges in their quest to find two exceptional PR and comms professionals for 2017. Now in its [...]
Colliers International appoints new UK PR manager
Commercial real estate company Colliers International has hired Hannah Zitren as UK PR manager. Zitren, who previously worked at Ash Communications, will focus on media [...]
APS Financial hires Launch PR
Digital banking services provider APS financial, the trading name of Advanced Payment Solutions Ltd. (APS), has appointed Launch PR to raise its profile in the UK’s SME and [...]
Coffee brand The New Black appoints Redleaf
Coffee brand The New Black has appointed Redleaf Communications to manage its UK launch and raise awareness. Redleaf Communication’s senior account manager Rishi [...]
W offers job to creator of fake John Lewis Christmas ad
Nick Jablonka, the 18-year-old A-Level student whose online Christmas video made thousands of internet users believe it was this year’s official John Lewis Christmas advert, [...]
Sauce Communications appoints Sarah Canet to international director role
Spoon PR founder Sarah Canet has joined lifestyle comms agency Sauce Communications to build its international division and brought four new clients onto its books. Canet, who [...]
Clarity PR wins Captify
Clarity PR, which specialises in working with fast-growing tech businesses, has won the account for London search intelligence company Captify. Clarity’s team has been briefed [...]
Taylor Herring promotes UK’s “fastest growing” children’s magazine
The Week Junior, which claims to be the UK’s fastest growing children’s subscription magazine, has hired creative PR agency Taylor Herring to promote the brand in its debut [...]
FTI expands strategic comms practice in London
FTI Consulting has expanded its strategic communications segment in London with the addition of 15 people from HR and learning development firm JSB. These professionals will [...]
The Pool calls in Exposure
The Pool, the multi-media platform for women “too busy to browse” launched by magazine editor and author Sam Baker and broadcaster Lauren Laverne in 2015, has appointed [...]