Lexis names new head of consumer
Frank PR’s Bianca Lee-Chang has joined creative comms agency Lexis as head of consumer, with a brief to drive growth and lead on some of the agency’s key clients. Lee-Chang [...]
Krista Madden launches creative SEO agency We Elevate
Handpicked Media founder Krista Madden has joined forces with editor and journalist Emily Seares to launch a creative SEO agency, We Elevate. We Elevate aims to offer a “fresh [...]
Lord Sugar’s former publicist launches PR and SEO agency
David Fraser, former deputy MD of Frank PR and publicist for Lord Sugar, has launched a London-based PR and SEO agency called Ready10. Fraser spent 12 years at Frank and was [...]
ARK Skincare briefs RKM Communications
British-made skincare brand ARK Skincare has brought in RKM Communications to handle its PR. The agency has been briefed to raise the profile of the ARK brand, highlighting [...]
Only By Nature chooses Nudge PR
Nudge PR has won an ongoing PR retainer for Only By Nature frozen yoghurts, with a brief to increase B2C and B2B brand awareness. Made with the Stevia leaf for no added sugar, [...]
Optimum Nutrition goes for Speed
Sports nutrition brand Optimum Nutrition, creator of whey protein Gold Standard Whey, has chosen Speed Communications to deliver a number of campaigns for the brand, ahead of [...]
Behind the Headlines with 3 Monkeys Zeno’s Tristan Pineiro
Tristan Pineiro, co-head of 3 Monkeys Zeno’s consumer practice, reveals how he got a starter lesson in the importance of branding, recalls his first, unintentional, [...]
W promotes Sophie Raine to director
W has promoted its head of brand, Sophie Raine, to director, just over two years after she first joined the agency. Raine, who joined W in 2014, has helped grow the agency’s [...]
Nissan’s Stuart Jackson: ‘Tell a story well and it will fly’
Stuart Jackson, Nissan’s VP of comms, tells Gorkana about the lessons that have stayed with him since helping to launch the joint venture between Orange and T-Mobile in 2012 [...]
Look Fabulous Forever hires PHA Media
PHA Media has been appointed by make-up brand Look Fabulous Forever to manage its comms activity throughout 2016. Since its initial launch in 2013, Look Fabulous Forever has [...]
Palm PR promotes Simplee Aloe
Food and drink agency Palm PR has been appointed by drinks brand Simplee Aloe to help grow its share of the UK juice category. Simplee Aloe offers a range of “all-natural [...]
PR agencies make the case for leading digital activity
Digital network SoDA ‘s 2016-2017 Digital Outlook Study highlights that brands, or clients, are handing their digital budget to agencies more frequently, and the [...]
AppLovin hands UK PR brief to Dimoso
AppLovin, a US-based mobile marketing platform that provides automation and analytics for brands that want to reach new consumers on mobile, has brought in Dimoso to handle [...]
Citigate Dewe Rogerson enhances consumer PR team
Eulogy’s Katie Moran has joined Citigate Dewe Rogerson as a director in its consumer PR team, with a brief to grow its existing portfolio of consumer clients. Moran has more [...]
Brazen to re-launch Chewits
Confectionery company Cloetta has hired Brazen to promote its portfolio of sweet brands, which include Chewits, Goody Good Stuff and Frozn, in the UK. Brazen will launch a [...]
UKTV names marketing and comms chief
UKTV, the UK’s largest multichannel broadcaster, has promoted its comms director, Zoë Clapp, to chief marketing and comms officer. Clapp has been briefed to lead UKTV’s [...]
Virgin Atlantic names Weber Shandwick as its retained consumer agency
Weber Shandwick has been chosen by Virgin Atlantic as the airline’s new retained agency for UK consumer PR and social media, following a competitive pitch managed by [...]
10 Yetis Digital says ‘Shut up, beige!’ for gift retailer
10 Yetis Digital has been appointed by UK gift and home accessories retailer Red Candy to handle its PR, as part of a marketing drive to raise awareness of the brand’s [...]