markettiers Manchester moves office
The Manchester arm of broadcast consultancy markettiers has moved to a new base at the Neo workspace on Charlotte Street. The move follows the growth of the Manchester office [...]
Abchurch retained by Myanmar investment company
Abchurch has been retained by Myanmar Investments Limited, a Myanmar-focused investment company, as its financial and corporate communications adviser. In 2013, Myanmar [...]
Consilium and Westwicke form healthcare partnership
Healthcare PR firm Consilium Strategic Communications has launched a joint venture with US healthcare-focused investor relations and capital markets advisory firm Westwicke [...]
Edinburgh-based start-up ZoneFox appoints Aspectus
Aspectus, the specialist communications agency for the financial services, energy, technology and engineering sectors, has been appointed by Edinburgh-based cyber security [...]
Gong Communications launches ‘purpose’ offering
B2B PR and marketing agency, Gong Communications, has partnered with Destria Partners to launch an offering that will help organisations to “define and activate their [...]
3 benefits to independent working in PR
The growth of independent working in PR – as consultants, freelancers and remote workers – looks to change the industry as it has done in many sectors. Nina [...]
Cicero’s Iain Anderson joins Institute of Business Ethics advisory council
Iain Anderson, executive chairman of communications consultancy Cicero Group, has joined the Institute of Business Ethics’ (IBE) advisory council. The advisory council [...]
This week’s top people news on Gorkana News
Your bite-sized update on the people news and moves featured on Gorkana News this week. Katie Baldwin leaves Yorkshire Post for NHS comms role Katie Baldwin is leaving her [...]
Lottoland hires Laura Pearson as head of corporate affairs
Lottoland has hired Camelot’s Laura Pearson as head of corporate affairs. She will join the organisation in May. Pearson was head of global corporate affairs at Camelot, [...]
Highland Marketing hires strategy and content director
PR and marketing agency Highland Marketing has appointed Lyn Whitfield to the new role of strategy and content director. A former journalist, Whitfield has specialised in [...]
Gender pay gap at 7.5% for marketing professionals as mandatory reporting comes into effect
Employers will publish their gender pay gap figures from today as the UK becomes one of the first countries to make it compulsory. The gap is currently at 7.5% for marketing [...]
Kaizo launches world’s first augmented driving device Navdy
Kaizo has been hired for the UK launch of Navdy, which it says is the world’s first augmented driving device. It uses augmented reality (AR) to project information as a [...]
Infection Prevention Society hires Forster Communications
Forster Communications has been selected by the Infection Prevention Society to help position the organisation as the UK’s leading authority on infection prevention and [...]
Weber Shandwick and Hope&Glory among winners at PRCA Digital Awards
At the inaugural PRCA Digital Awards last night (5 April), Weber Shandwick and Hope&Glory won multiple awards, and Ketchum’s Stephen Waddington was recognised in the [...]
The Adecco Group appoints Octopus
Switzerland-based staffing firm, The Adecco Group, has appointed Octopus Group as its retained UK & Ireland PR agency. The decision follows a five-way pitch. Octopus will [...]
Blue Prism chooses FTI Consulting
Blue Prism Group plc, a UK-headquartered multinational software corporation, which enables blue-chip organisations to create a digital workforce powered by software robots, [...]
Finn Partners expands into APAC through B2B firm acquisition
Finn Partners has acquired Singapore-based B2B PR and marketing firm Ying Communications, which has a special focus on the tech sector. Through the purchase of holding company [...]
Cardew Group supports Integumen IPO
Cardew Group is advising Integumen PLC as it makes its IPO on AIM today (April 5). Integumen is a personal health care company which develops technologies and products for the [...]