Why it’s time for CMOs to embrace PR and comms
What you’re about to read might sound like bad news. But for businesses that arm themselves with the right tools, it actually represents a huge opportunity just waiting to be realised. You see, consumer trust is falling across the board. Global research firm Nielsen reports that consumers now trust print, TV and radio ads less […]
Media briefing with MoneyWeek
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PHA Media hired by art investment platform Maecenas
PHA Media has been appointed to run a profile-raising campaign for Maecenas, which is using blockchain technology to launch an online trading platform in fine art. The new [...]
Revolut hires first global comms lead
Revolut, an app-based banking alternative, has brought in Rocket Internet’s Chad West as its global head of comms. Launched 18 months ago, Revolut allows users to set up a [...]
Daily Record’s Iain Pope joins Stripe Communications
Iain Pope, the Daily Record’s former head of digital news, has joined Stripe Communications in the newly-created role of editorial director. Pope has more than 20 years’ [...]
Hatch Communications wins trio of brands
Spectrum Brands UK has awarded Hatch Communications its Russell Hobbs, Remington and George Foreman accounts following a three-way pitch. The Leeds-based PR agency will manage [...]
Corkers Crisps renews Clementine Communications partnership
Corkers Crisps has chosen Clementine Communications to handle its trade and consumer relations initiatives in 2017. The two companies have a long history of working together, [...]
Simon Mowbray re-joins Richmond Towers
Former newspaper and trade journalist Simon Mowbray has re-joined Richmond Towers Communications as food and drink director. Mowbray returns to the Soho-based agency after [...]
Aruba expands remit with WE Communications
Networking solution provider Aruba, a Hewlett Packard Enterprise company, has expanded its remit with WE Communications to now cover 20 markets across Asia, LATAM and EMEA. [...]
M&C Saatchi PR wins Virgin Active brief
M&C Saatchi PR has been named as the retained strategic comms partner for Virgin Active. Virgin Active has briefed M&C Saatchi PR’s UK team to “up the health club’s [...]
Most read people news on Gorkana News
Your bitesize update on the latest People News and Moves featured on Gorkana News: Grayling UK appoints Sarah Scholefield as CEO Grayling, the integrated global communications [...]
Opinion: Why Launch PR is dropping the ‘PR’
Johnny Pitt, founder of Launch and The Creative Shootout, on what is driving the agency’s new positioning and why it is dropping ‘PR’ from its name. Central to our being at [...]
CNC appoints Ben Curson as partner
CNC Communications & Network Consulting (CNC), the global strategic communications consultancy, has promoted Ben Curson to partner with immediate effect. A former [...]
Grayling UK appoints Sarah Scholefield as CEO
Grayling, the integrated global communications company, has appointed Sarah Scholefield as the company’s UK chief executive officer with immediate effect. Scholefield was [...]
firstlight PR named a ‘great place to work’ in the UK’s Best Workplaces ranking
Today, firstlight PR has been named as one of the UK’s top 20 best places to work by Great Place to Work’s Best Workplaces survey. The agency was ranked in the ‘small’ [...]
Tony Langham joins the PRCA Board of Management
The PRCA has appointed Lansons co-founder Tony Langham to its Board of Management – the body which ensures it acts in the best interests of its members and the PR industry. [...]
Hair tool brand Cloud Nine hires Brandnation
Brandnation has picked up the UK PR brief for hair tool brand Cloud Nine, which was launched by ghd founder Robert Powls in 2009. Brandnation’s beauty PR division, which won [...]
Promotions at JFL Search & Selection
Comms recruitment consultancy JFL Search & Selection has promoted Poppy Green and Millie Santry to senior consultant and consultant respectively. Green first joined JFL in [...]
Infinite Global appoints Cameron Webb as head of branding and creative
Infinite Global has appointed Cameron Webb as head of branding and creative as it looks to expand its creative services offering. Webb will be based in the firm’s London [...]