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 […]
Metia Group appoints new vice president EMEA
B2B marketing agency Metia Group has appointed Stuart Handley as vice president Europe Middle East Africa (EMEA). In his new role, Stuart will be based in London and take [...]
Thom James joins Fever as head of social
Fever has brought in Dentsu’s Thom James as its new head of social, as the agency looks to further enhance its digital offering. James joins the Fever board from from Dentsu’s [...]
Instinctif Partners expands property client portfolio
Instinctif Partners has added Keller Williams, Savills, Union Developments and Nested to its property portfolio. Estate agency Keller Williams has appointed Instinctif as it [...]
Newgate appoints head of recruitment
Corporate communications agency Newgate has appointed Angela Thomas as its first head of recruitment. She will work across Newgate and its parent company AIM-listed Porta [...]
Mash PR appointed by National Rheumatoid Arthritis Society
Mash PR has been appointed by the National Rheumatoid Arthritis Society (NRAS) to raise awareness of the autoimmune condition. Mash PR has been retained by the NRAS to raise [...]
Most read people news on Gorkana News
Your bitesize update on the latest People News and Moves featured on Gorkana News: The Romans duo wins UK’s Young PR Lions competition The Romans’ Jack Davy and Ottilie [...]
Why wine PR doesn’t have to leave you with a headache
Influencing people to buy and drink wine doesn’t sound like a tough job – but as one of the most “saturated” categories in FMCG, wine brands face a difficult [...]
Chairman of Burson-Marsteller Africa to lead Maggie Nally lecture
Robyn De Villiers, CEO and chairman of Burson-Marsteller, Africa, is to give this year’s Maggie Nally Memorial Lecture keynote address, the Chartered Institute of Public [...]
Winners announced at the PRCA City and Financial Awards
At the City and Financial Awards last night, Instinctif Partners and Schroders defended their titles as best agency and best in-house team respectively. The award ceremony was [...]
Beattie opens Cornwall office
Beattie has opened an office in Helston, Cornwall to serve the south west of England. Associate director Amanda Fry established the new office to help win business and grow [...]
Hanover hires ex-BT Michael Prescott as group MD
Michael Prescott, the former director of corporate affairs at BT, has joined Hanover in the newly-created role of group managing director, corporate and political strategy. [...]
Vigo makes trio of technology wins
Vigo has added RedstoneConnect, CloudCall and WANdisco to its technology, media and telecom (TMT) client portfolio. RedstoneConnect, a technology and services provider for [...]
Finalists named for the 2017 Suzy Spirit Awards
Seven people have been shortlisted for the 2017 Suzy Spirit Awards, following a record-number of nominations. For the first time, there are two categories – the Suzy [...]
The Cult PR promotes London Evening Standard Food Month
The Cult PR has been chosen to handle the PR for the London Evening Standard Food Month, which takes place in June. Chefs, restaurants, hotels, food trucks, cafés, bars and [...]
Bromium signs six-figure retainer with Spark Communications
Enterprise security company Bromium has selected Spark Communications to handle its UK PR brief and global strategy. The six-figure brief will see Spark develop corporate, [...]
Radioactive PR promotes “the world’s first fully automated Instagram scheduler”
Hopper, “the world’s first fully automated Instagram scheduler”, which allows social media professionals and users to automatically schedule and post on the social [...]
The Romans duo wins UK’s Young PR Lions competition
The Romans’ Ottilie Ratcliffe and Jack Davy have won the 2017 UK Young Lions PR competition for their ‘#TOMHARDYLIVE’ campaign for the British Heart Foundation. The duo will [...]
Middle East-focused investment firm chooses Yellow Jersey PR
Yellow Jersey PR has been appointed as the retained communications adviser to Indigo Holdings, having supported the company’s NEX Exchange IPO. Charles Goodwin, Yellow Jersey [...]