Nationwide hires Tanya Joseph as director of external affairs
Tanya Joseph, architect of the award-winning This Girl Can campaign, has joined Nationwide Building Society as director of external relations. Having started her career as a [...]
Meet the Journalist: The Hook’s Mike Burton
Mike Burton, head of content at social publisher The Hook, explains the content it looks to create, the importance of working with celebrities and how PRs can work with the [...]
Fox PR wins Fairmont Maldives Sirru Fen Fushi resort brief
Luxury resort Fairmont Maldives Sirru Fen Fushi has appointed Fox PR to handle its PR campaigns in the UK, US and Canada. The agency has been tasked with launching the resort [...]
Milk & Honey PR to promote shoe brand Butterfly Twists
Footwear brand Butterfly Twists has appointed Milk & Honey PR to optimise its brand visibility, following a competitive pitch. Managing partner Kirsty Leighton will lead [...]
Launch to promote Bella Italia’s new menu
Bella Italia has appointed Launch to lead the consumer launch of its new menu and brand reappraisal programme. The agency will showcase the new offering – which features [...]
60 Seconds with PrettyGreen’s Paddy Hobbs
Paddy Hobbs, head of sport at PrettyGreen, explains how he ended up working in PR, how to promote combat sports and his most memorable campaign. How did you first get into PR? [...]
Cision clients bag 21 PR Moment awards
Cision clients won almost two-thirds of the 33 available prizes at last night’s PR Moment Awards ceremony for the north in Manchester. Smarts Communicate were the big winners [...]
This week’s PR news in brief (23-27 April)
Here’s a round-up of the week’s essential PR news, featuring Cision’s 2018 State of the Media report, a new initiative from Launch and 3 reputational risks facing [...]
No Brainer celebrates four new client wins
Cheshire-based agency No Brainer has won four new briefs to add to its roster of clients. Market intelligence specialists The Insights People have appointed No Brainer to [...]
GribbonBerry to handle AVANI’s UK comms
AVANI Hotels and Resorts has appointed specialist travel and lifestyle agency GribbonBerry to handle its comms for the UK media market. GribbonBerry will promote the brand’s [...]
Sky hands social media brief to 33Seconds
Sky has appointed PR and social media agency 33Seconds as its retained social media partner following a competitive pitch. The agency will develop and implement all social [...]
Meet the Journalist: Icon magazine’s James McLachlan
James McLachlan, editor at Icon magazine, explains what makes a great front cover, who reads the magazine and how the brand works with PRs. Your January cover was recognised [...]
Influence Digital to amplify Ministry of Sound Recordings’ social activity
Ministry of Sound Recordings has appointed Influence Digital as its social media agency of record. Influence Digital will help the label to enhance its presence on social [...]
PR Case Study: DeVries Global – Zippo Flame Art
DeVries Global enlisted fire artist Steven Spazuk to help lighter brand Zippo expand its appeal as something more than a lighter to millennial men. Campaign: Zippo Flame Art [...]
This week’s PR news in brief (16-20 April)
Here’s a round-up of the week’s essential PR news, featuring Ketchum’s Erin Salisbury, a new Finn Partners division and Cision’s upcoming 2018 State of the [...]
Promote PR to support group exercise governing body
EMD UK, the national governing body for group exercise, has appointed Promote PR to reinforce its position as the foremost expert on group exercise. Promote will support the [...]
Meet the Journalist: Bauer Media’s Jo Parkerson
Jo Parkerson, entertainment & lifestyle content director at Bauer Media, explains how the Entertainment Hub produces content for its brands, her favourite Bauer event and [...]
Well Hello toasts Chapel Down account win
Chapel Down Group has appointed Well Hello to manage PR for its Chapel Down wine and Curious Brewery beer and cider brands. Following a highly competitive pitch process, the [...]