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Pizza Hut: being squeezed by firms such as Domino's

Pizza Hut on hunt for agency in bid to fight off competitors

Restaurant chain Pizza Hut is on the hunt for agency support to drive a major reappraisal of the brand.

 
 
 

Consumer and Entertainment News

Burger King: rolling out urban 20/20 restaurants

Burger King hires Cake and Cohn & Wolfe to enhance food credentials

Fast-food giant Burger King has made a dual agency appointment as it...

 
 
Jeep: will invite up to five agencies to pitch

Car firms including Fiat review marketing approach as cuts bite

Fiat is the latest car company to seek PR support, as it...

 
 
Gio Compario: is banned from being used by PRs

Online insurance comparison website GoCompare seeks digital agency

Online insurance comparison website GoCompare is on the hunt for a digital...

 
 
Resonate MD: Michael Frohlich is joining Ogilvy

Bell Pottinger launches long-planned Resonate rebrand as MD departs

Bell Pottinger Group's MD has revealed that plans to rebrand the Resonate...

 
 
Tangerine: the Peugeot team

Peugeot consolidates dual UK PR accounts into Tangerine

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Peugeot has appointed a single agency to handle two PR briefs, as...

 
 
Ginger Corbett: leaving Premier

Film PR professional Ginger Corbett to leave Premier to pursue other projects

Ginger Corbett is leaving Premier after 11 years with the agency to...

 
 
Simon Glazin: TheMuse.tv editor

Online fashion venture TheMuse.tv appoints Golden Goose PR

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Golden Goose PR has been called in to help promote an online...

 
 
Ashley Young: in England's Umbro-supplied kit (Getty images)

Sportswear brand Umbro turns to Frank for consumer PR push

UK sportswear giant Umbro has retained Frank PR as the brand looks...

 
 
Kensington Roof Gardens: stays with incumbent

Kensington Roof Gardens stays with EdenCancan after agency review

Kensington Roof Gardens, Sir Richard Branson's club, has decided to stay with...

 
 
Nissan: on agency hunt

Nissan in agency hunt for multinational corporate brief

Car giant Nissan is seeking a UK-based PR agency to handle its...

 
 
Plum Baby: aggressive growth plans

Organic food brand Plum Baby calls in Finn PR after being dumped by Bondy

Organic baby food brand Plum Baby has concluded its search for a...

 
 
Cutty Sark: aiming to target a younger audience

Cutty Sark calls in Inkling to tap into new generation of whisky drinkers

Whisky producer The Edrington Group has called in agency support to attract...

 
 
George Lamb: presents The Bank Job

Channel 4 hires House PR to promote gameshow The Bank Job

Channel 4 has called in House PR to promote its new gameshow...

 
 
Big bucks: New York's tourist board retains Hills Balfour

Hills Balfour makes cuts as travel sector faces tough 2012

Leading travel PR consultancy Hills Balfour has downsized its workforce as agencies...

 
 
Link-up: Talk PR's Ryan Woor, Beam's Jane Leah (left) and colleagues

Lifestyle and fashion shop Talk PR buys Beam in bid for tech growth

Tech agency Beam has been bought up by Talk PR as the...

 
 
‘Tweets from Santa’: O2 campaign

O2 brings in consumer agency Hope&Glory for pre-Christmas digital campaign

Mobile phone giant O2 has brought in Hope&Glory to run a pre-Christmas...

 
 
Festive fun: the stable for hire in Brighton

Accommodation search website Wimdu calls in Diffusion for consumer push

Wimdu, the accommodation search website, has called in Diffusion after parting with...

 
 
Usain Bolt: Puma deal biggest in athletics history (Rex Features)

Puma gears up for Olympics by kick-starting search for global PR support

Puma is on the hunt for international PR support as the brand...

 
 
Kensington Roof Gardens: reviews comms

Sir Richard Branson's club Kensington Roof Gardens in agency review

One of London's best-known private members' clubs is looking for fresh PR...

 
 
Mark Wright: wants to be seen as a credible TV star

I'm A Celebrity runner-up Mark Wright hires Hackford Jones

Mark Wright, who finished runner-up on the reality TV show I'm A...

 
 
Nintendo: to launch new Wii products in 2012

Nintendo UK hires Good Relations' Jo Bartlett as head of UK comms

Nintendo UK has finally filled its vacant head of UK comms role...

 
 
Kimberley Hamilton: has joined as PR manager

Lingerie firm MJM International firms up PR team ahead of expansion plans

Lingerie firm MJM International has finished revamping its marketing and PR team...

 
 
Jeremy Clarkson: strike comments 'masterstroke for his publishers'

Jeremy Clarkson publishers will be 'rubbing their hands with delight' over outrage

The outrage caused by Jeremy Clarkson's comments has been a masterstroke for...

 
 
Christian Cull: leaving top comms role at TUI

Holiday giant TUI Travel rocked by departure of comms director Christian Cull

Holiday giant TUI UK is without a comms director after it was...

 
 
Estee Lauder: named favourite in-house beauty team

Lifestyle journalists reveal their favourite PR agencies

Top journalists in the fashion, home and beauty sectors have revealed their...

 
 
Groupe SEB: brands include Tefal and Krups

Domestic appliance giant Groupe SEB calls in Kazoo for UK consumer brief

Global domestic appliances manufacturer Groupe SEB has called in Kazoo to handle...

 
 
Kahlúa Kafé: consumer masterclasses

Coffee liqueur brand Kahlúa hires Lucre for consumer drive

Coffee liqueur brand Kahlúa has called in PR support to start a...

 
 
PayPal: aims to be seen as ‘The future of money’

Edelman snaps up consumer PR account for eBay-owned PayPal

PayPal has hired Edelman to handle its consumer and tech PR in...

 
 
Glasgow City: 2011 festive campaign

Stripe Communications appointed for Glasgow Loves Christmas campaign

Glasgow City Marketing Bureau has brought in Stripe Communications to provide comms...

 
 
Poundworld: is growing fast in a competitive sector

Poundworld enlists Lucre to meet consumer demand for discount goods

A high street discount retailer is investing in fresh PR support as...

 
 
Ballantine's: seasonal gift offering

John Doe wins global PR account for Ballantine's whisky

Whisky giant Chivas Brothers has brought in John Doe to handle the...

 
 

Hit or Miss?: Online trader eBay to open pop-up shop in London

Pop-up, pop in EBay, the online shop, announced that it is set...

 
 
Aurasma: sponsors Tottenham Hotspur

Mischief to promote 'visual browser' technology Aurasma

HP-owned software firm Autonomy has called in Mischief to publicise its latest...

 
 
Simon Cowell: under pressure to pay Rhythmix’s legal fees

Rhythmix charity calls in Unity to support legal wranglings with The X Factor

Rhythmix, the charity currently battling Simon Cowell over The X Factor group...

 
 
Boxpark: opens in December in Shoreditch

World's first temporary mall Boxpark chooses Canoe for PR support

Boxpark, dubbed the world's first temporary mall, has called in Canoe to...

 
 
Dulux: one of the AkzoNobel brands

Dulux company AkzoNobel set to appoint agency to cover four brands

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AkzoNobel, one of the world's largest global paints and coatings companies, is...

 
 
Vimeo: European PR lead Nikki Thompson (insert)

YouTube rival Vimeo appoints Nikki Thompson as European PR head

Vimeo, the YouTube competitor, has appointed its first European head of PR...

 
 
Live&Loud: for up-and-coming bands

Livemusic appoints Deliberate PR to launch Live&Loud social media site

Deliberate PR has been appointed to represent music ticket site and community...

 
 
Sony: consumer electronics

Sony UK hands consumer electronics business to Cake PR

Sony has hired Cake PR to handle PR, social media and experiential...

 
 
Lynne Franks: left her PR agency in 1992

Lynne Franks returns to PR as Fashion Rocks comms director

Some 19 years after quitting her eponymous agency, Lynne Franks is returning...

 
 
Digital UK: Northern Ireland last to switch

JPR appointed to support digital switchover in Northern Ireland

Belfast-based JPR has been hired to provide media and stakeholder relations support...

 
 
Cutty Sark: looking to attract consumers in their 20s and 30s

Whisky brand Cutty Sark on hunt for PR support to appeal to younger audience

Whisky producer The Edrington Group is on the hunt for a PR...

 
 
Burger King: wants to concentrate on its food credentials (Getty Images)

Burger King in consumer PR hunt following split with Cow

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Fast-food giant Burger King is on the hunt for a PR agency...

 
 
PBS: Martin Scorsese series The Blues

American public broadcaster PBS calls in Braben to aid UK launch

American public broadcaster PBS has drafted in PR support ahead of its...

 
 
'Barefoot': fast-growing running craze

Barefoot running brand Vivobarefoot calls in Mercieca for consumer PR

Vivobarefoot, one of the first brands offering products for the fast-growing barefoot...

 
 
Britain's Got Talent winner: Jai McDowall

Britain's Got Talent winner Jai McDowall brings in Soundcheck Entertainment

Britain's Got Talent winner Jai McDowall has called in Soundcheck Entertainment to...

 
 
Dunelm Mill: UK homeware company

Dunelm Mill calls in Diffusion for social media strategy brief

Diffusion has been appointed by homeware company Dunelm Mill to develop and...

 
 
Creative Recreation: to target UK consumers

Hollywood trainer brand Creative Recreation appoints Threestyle in UK

Hollywood trainer brand Creative Recreation has hired its first UK PR agency...

 
 
N-Dubz's Tulisa: features on the single

Children in Need calls in Dawbell to promote charity single

Dawbell has been brought in to promote the official Children In Need...

 
 
Freesat: an alternative to paid-for digital TV

Pagefield wins Freesat work as the free-to-air satellite TV service takes on Sky

Free-to-air satellite TV service Freesat has switched its PR support as it...

 
 
X Factor: new judges but same controversy

X Factor Ceri Rees story could 'seriously run and run' says Mark Borkowski

X Factor's alleged treatment of Ceri Rees has been dubbed 'the shape...

 
 
Naomie Harris: in Pirates of the Caribbean

Pirates of the Caribbean star Naomie Harris appoints Liz Matthews PR

Pirates of the Caribbean star Naomie Harris has called in Liz Matthews...

 
 
Ballantine's: Europe's number one selling whisky

Chivas Brothers seeks PR agency to promote Ballantine's scotch whisky

A search is currently under way for a consumer PR agency to...

 
 
FilmFlex: Calls in Braben

FilmFlex Movies picks Braben for video-on-demand industry PR drive

FilmFlex Movies, the joint venture pay-per-view film service from Sony Pictures Television...

 
 
Comic Relief: to launch Monkey products

Comic Relief asks Lexis to promote Monkey merchandise launch

Comic Relief has hired Lexis to support the launch of a range...

 
 
Professor Green: Puma Social ambassador

Canoe snaps up Puma UK lifestyle account from EdenCancan

Puma UK has parted ways with EdenCancan after three years and appointed...

 
 
 
 
 
 

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PRWeek league tables: Top 50 Consumer Consultancies 2009

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Despite the downturn 2008 was a good year for the top shops,...

 
 

The PRWeek Best Places to Work survey 2009

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Sabbaticals, bonuses and duvet days - these agencies have them all. Cathy...

 
 

Profile: Barbara Charone, director, MBC PR

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Madonna's 'legendary' publicist tells Cathy Wallace why she is in it for...

 
 

Research & Data

Top 150 2009

This year's report was always going to be an interesting one. It...

 
 

Power Book top ten PR gurus revealed

Matthew Freud is the most influential PR professional in the UK according...

 
 

Gadget Show Live calls in Fugu to attract mainstream consumers

Consumer electronics event Gadget Show Live has called in Fugu PR to...

 
 

Expert Knowledge

The future of internal communications

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This new report by executive search firm Watson Helsby provides insight into...

 
 

Top Ten Strategies for Boosting ROI Despite Shrinking Budgets and Dwindling Resources

Higher prices and tighter budgets are putting the squeeze on PR and...

 
 

'Show why CEOs deserve rewards' says corporate comms consultant

A corporate comms expert has called for a campaign to explain the...

 
 
 
 

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