Is fake news really affecting PR?
Fake news is high on the agenda at the moment, but Gorkana‘s UKPulse data on media consumption shows that many people are treating information from online media with a [...]
Newington appoints Patrick Law as associate
Newington Communications has appointed Patrick Law as associate as it continues to bolster its corporate affairs team. Law, who has more than 25 years experience supporting [...]
Portland expands health team with Dean Sowman
Portland has appointed Dean Sowman as account director, adding to its health team. Sowman will join the agency from MHP Communications and has a history in healthcare policy, [...]
Playmobil chooses Cogent
Playmobil has appointed Cogent as its consumer and trade PR agency in the UK following a four-way pitch. Cogent will also lead on PR for the company’s rapidly-growing Lechuza [...]
Yellow Jersey PR appoints CFO
Alex Gerrard has joined Yellow Jersey PR as chief financial officer. He will advise and build upon the firm’s ‘organic’ and acquisitive expansion plans. In previous roles, [...]
Uprise PR launches a speech writing division
Uprise PR, an agency focused on raising the profile of start-ups and SMEs in the UK, is launching a speech writing service to help clients capitalise on keynote public [...]
Capella to launch Holiday Crowd investment platform
Tech and personal finance specialist Capella has won the brief to support the launch of Holiday Crowd, an investment platform for the holiday property market. Capella will [...]
Finn wins media owner 8 Outdoor
Digital media owner 8 Outdoor has chosen Finn to deliver a communications campaign that builds awareness among advertisers and agency partners. Finn will harness the [...]
Thirteen to become part of Newgate Communications
Newgate Communications has integrated fellow Porta group company Thirteen Communications, creating a new practice focused on consumer and public engagement. Thirteen’s [...]
Brexit: It’s about to get real
As we enter the month in which Theresa May has pledged to trigger Article 50 and set in motion the UK’s exit from the European Union, Victoria Dean, head of Portland’s [...]
The Marketing Group appoints chairman and CFO
The Marketing Group plc (TMG), a global marketing and PR network, has appointed Don Elgie to the role of non-executive chairman of the board with immediate effect. TMG has [...]
Big Sofa appoints Vigo for financial communications
Vigo Communications has been retained by Big Sofa Technologies for ongoing capital markets comms following its IPO on the London Stock Exchange’s AIM market in December. Big [...]
Six PRCA-recommended tips to manage staff mental health
#FuturePRoof: watch PRs from M&C Saatchi PR and more talk on mental health A #FuturePRoof report, launched with the PRCA, has shown that mental health in PR is either [...]
This week’s top trending features on Gorkana News
Your bitesize update on the best PR opinion, interviews, events and insights on Gorkana News: PR Case Study: The Real Mr Darcy TV channel Drama wanted to create a PR campaign [...]
Karma and Engine make Sunday Times 100 Best Companies list
Karma Communications Group and Engine have been made it onto The Sunday Times 100 Best Companies to Work For 2017 list. The Communications Store has made its debut in the 2017 [...]
firstlight chosen by Swedish fintech unicorn Klarna
Klarna, which was recently voted one of the top ten most disruptive companies in the world by CNBC, has appointed firstlight to build awareness of its payments solution among [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]