50cycles hires Sugar PR as part of northern expansion plans
Electric bike retailer 50cycles has appointed Manchester-based Sugar PR to handle its PR and content marketing. So far, 50cycles has sold more than 25,000 electric bikes and [...]
JustGiving calls in Rooster PR for crowdfunding push
JustGiving, the UK’s biggest social fundraising platform, has brought in Rooster PR to handle its UK crowdfunding press activity. Activity will focus on the placement of human [...]
Fintech startup Curve names Callum McCaig as its first PR hire
London fintech startup Curve has made its first PR and comms hire with the appointment of Burson-Marsteller’s Callum McCaig, as the business prepares to scale out of [...]
New PR lead for energy provider npower
Energy provider npower has promoted its senior PR manager (consumer), Zoe Melarkey, to head of PR. Melarkey has been at npower since 2005. She started off her career at [...]
PlayStation UK hands PR brief to The Romans
PlayStation UK has appointed The Romans as its retained PR agency, following a three-month competitive pitch process. The brief, which will span both hardware and software, [...]
Engine launches on-site agency NuFu with Oliver’s Sam Broster
Engine has launched a new on-site agency called NuFu in response to increasing client demand for “always-on content and design capability”. The new offer will be [...]
Clarion wins UK PR brief from Electrolux Group
Electrolux Group, which includes home appliance brands Electrolux, AEG and Zanussi, has appointed Clarion Communications as its UK consumer and trade PR agency. The main focus [...]
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Your bitesize update on the latest People News and Moves featured on Gorkana News: LEWIS appoints Daniel Cohen to senior vice president LEWIS has appointed Grayling’s Daniel [...]
Eulogy launches events and experiential service
Eulogy is launching an events and experiential offering to cater for the fast-growing “experience economy”. Cally Sheard, associate director, will lead a team of specialists [...]
Half of charities unclear on Lobbying Act election restrictions
Less than one in five charities and not-for-profit organisations understand the restrictions imposed on campaigning during the General Election, according to research from [...]
60 Seconds with Fox PR’s Lysbeth Fox
Lysbeth Fox, founder and MD of luxury comms agency Fox PR, reveals why she decided to go it alone after two decades in PR, the highs and lows of running your own agency and [...]
LEWIS appoints Daniel Cohen to senior vice president
LEWIS has appointed Grayling’s Daniel Cohen as its senior vice president EMEA brand to expand the agency’s consumer brand and digital businesses. Cohen will begin [...]
Boux Avenue appoints Threepipe to drive online growth
Boux Avenue, the lingerie, swimwear and nightwear brand owned by Theo Paphitis, has appointed Threepipe to help drive further international online growth. Threepipe will [...]
Hotwire joins UK initiative to grow flexible jobs market
Hotwire has teamed up with recruitment firm Timewise to join its Hire Me My Way campaign, an initiative that aims to increase UK jobs that are advertised as open to flexible [...]
Finn launches ‘Reinvent PR’ campaign
PR consultancy Finn has today launched a new campaign to provide a “positive boost” to the profile of PR and highlight its importance within the marketing mix. The ‘Reinvent [...]
Pollen + Grace hires Hope&Glory
The founders of nutrition business Pollen + Grace has brought in Hope&Glory to help build the brand after securing new retail distribution. London-based Pollen + Grace was [...]
LV= hands PR brief to Kindred
Financial services provider LV= has named Kindred as its PR agency, following a competitive pitch against six other agencies. The brief is to promote the brand’s new purpose [...]
Zambuni PR promotes Burlington Arcade
Zambuni PR has been appointed to manage the PR and social media for England’s oldest and longest shopping arcade, the Burlington Arcade. Open since 1819, the Burlington [...]