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SAP: UK headquarters

German software giant SAP appoints Edelman and Octopus Communications

Burson-Marsteller has lost its nine-year, six-figure account with German software firm SAP.

 
 
 

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Growth: the public sector is outsourcing IT

Grayling to promote Northgate expansion

IT software company Northgate Public Services has hired Grayling as it looks...

 
 
Brands2Life co-founder Giles Fraser: agency wins repitch for Livebookings

Online restaurant reservation service Livebookings sticks with Brands2Life

Online restaurant reservation service Livebookings has completed its search for a full-service...

 
 
Bookings: diners can reserve in real-time online

Livebookings in hunt for full-service agency as it faces increasing competition

Livebookings, the online real-time reservations service for restaurants, is looking for a...

 
 
Game: looking for a new head of UK PR

Film and entertainment agency Romley Davies appoints Neil Ashurst from Game

Neil Ashurst, the head of UK PR for Game and Gamestation, has...

 
 

The Week in Technology

Sun Chemical , the global producer of printing inks and pigments, has...

 
 
Verne Global: the Iceland facility uses geothermal power

Data hosting company Verne Global calls in Johnson King to attract European businesses

The world's first zero-carbon data centre has called in agency support to...

 
 

The Week in Technology

O2's parent company Telefonica is on the hunt for an agency to...

 
 
David Nicholas: takes Telefónica Digital role

O2's parent company Telefónica Digital on hunt for PR and public affairs agency

O2's parent company Telefónica is on the hunt for an agency to...

 
 
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...

 
 
Swiftkey founders: Jon Reynolds (left) and Dr Ben Medlock

Tech company aiming to emulate Autonomy brings in Dynamo

Technology company TouchType, best known for its keyboard app SwiftKey, has called...

 
 
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...

 
 

The Week in Technology

EMC , the cloud computing giant, has appointed Brands2Life as its UK...

 
 
EMC: hires Brands2Life

Global cloud computing company EMC calls in Brands2Life for UK remit

EMC, the cloud computing giant, has hired Brands2Life as its UK PR...

 
 
David Cameron: at the Qualcomm initiative launch

AxiCom to promote wireless electric vehicle-charging initiative in the UK

A global technology giant that is bringing electric hire cars to London...

 
 

The Week in Technology

Bite Communications has made two senior digital hires. Rachel Liu has joined...

 
 
David Vindel: will launch Ketchum’s London tech practice

Ketchum Pleon swoops for Red Consultancy head of tech David Vindel

Ketchum Pleon has poached The Red Consultancy's head of technology David Vindel...

 
 

The Week in Technology

Porter Novelli has launched a report entitled Social Consumers in Europe, aimed...

 
 
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...

 
 
PayPal: on the hunt for a UK PR agency

PayPal seeks UK PR agency to kick off consumer awareness campaign

PayPal is on the hunt for a UK PR agency to launch...

 
 
Olde Forge owners: hit out at TripAdvisor on Channel 4 show

TripAdvisor hires Edelman to handle its UK comms as it takes on critics

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TripAdvisor has hired Edelman to handle its UK comms, as it continues...

 
 
Aurasma: sponsors Tottenham Hotspur

Mischief to promote 'visual browser' technology Aurasma

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

 
 
Beeny's Mysinglefriend.com: aims to target over-35s

Sarah Beeny's dating site calls in Wriglesworth for international launch

Mysinglefriend.com, TV presenter Sarah Beeny's dating website, has brought in PR support...

 
 
Lebara: provides low-cost international mobile calls

Mobile network operator Lebara calls in Fleishman-Hillard to raise corporate profile

Mobile network operator Lebara has charged Fleishman-Hillard's tech practice with raising its...

 
 
Mobile brief: Ember will promote STK accessories

Fire PR creates spin-off agency Ember to handle tech clients

Fire PR has spun out a new boutique tech agency after bagging...

 
 
Ridge Racer Unbounded: aims to appeal to new gamers

Game developer Namco Bandai calls in Exposure to launch Ridge Racer Unbounded

Game developer Namco Bandai has hired Exposure to reignite interest in its...

 
 
Stuart Jackson: tasked with streamlining his comms team

Everything Everywhere to cut comms team by up to 30 per cent

Britain's largest mobile operator Everything Everywhere is proposing to cut 25 to...

 
 
US venture: Brendon Craigie, Isabel Fox and Kristin Syltevik

Hotwire joins forces with IF Communications to expand into US market

Hotwire has launched a US operation after recruiting the entire team of...

 
 

The Week in Technology

Telefonica Digital , O2's parent company, has named David Nicholas director of...

 
 
HotUKDeals: increased sales of Terry’s Chocolate Orange

Octopus Communications called in to boost HotUKDeals' profile

Money-saving website HotUKDeals has hired its first PR agency to launch a...

 
 

Game brief for Dynamo

A British board game manufacturer has enlisted tech PR specialist Dynamo to...

 
 
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...

 
 
Anthony Hilton: web content 'forgotten'

PRWeek columnist Anthony Hilton says web content 'forgotten'

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PRWeek columnist and London Evening Standard City commentator Anthony Hilton has argued...

 
 
Huawei: to sell smart phones under its own name

Chinese telecoms giant Huawei calls in Fleishman-Hillard for mobile launch

Chinese telecoms firm Huawei has drafted in Fleishman-Hillard to launch its brand...

 
 
Sony: consumer electronics

Sony UK hands consumer electronics business to Cake PR

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

 
 

The Week in Technology

Good Relations , part of the Bell Pottinger Group, has hired Fever's...

 
 
Comms directors: less interested in social media

Comms directors engage less with social media than in 2010

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Directors of comms are less interested in what is said about their...

 
 
Chelsea Apps Factory: wants to highlight apps’ importance

Chelsea Apps Factory brings in Diffusion Mobile to reach wider audience

Chelsea Apps Factory has called in Diffusion Mobile as it looks to...

 
 
Resilient: remote telecoms

Harvard in telecoms win

Telecoms provider Resilient Networks has called in Harvard to target IT heads...

 
 

Technology: The Week in Technology

Bite Communications expands group.

 
 
Zeebox: allows users to turn tablets into TV controls

Zeebox calls in TVC to promote integrated TV app

Zeebox, the brainchild of the developer of the BBC iPlayer, has hired...

 
 
Web-based: WildTangent

Dynamo wins games brief

Game distributor WildTangent has called in Dynamo to raise its profile with...

 
 

The Week in Technology

McAfee has appointed Hotwire to handle its UK PR. The software security...

 
 
Visa: pioneer in mobile payment technology

Visa calls in Hill & Knowlton to challenge 'just a payment firm' perception

Visa has brought in Hill & Knowlton's technology practice to challenge perceptions...

 
 
EMC: Global cloud computing giant

EMC in hunt for UK agency to go 'beyond traditional PR'

Global cloud computing giant EMC is on the hunt for a new...

 
 
Mobile Money: consumers pay for products by tapping in a code

Online payment service Mobile Money Network calls in Speed

Mobile Money Network, the online payment service chaired by Sir Stuart Rose,...

 
 
The Green Grid: promoting efficient technology

Spreckley Partners wins Green Grid brief to promote efficient technology

The Green Grid has hired Spreckley Partners as its UK- based PR...

 
 
Symantec: head office in Reading

Symantec parts with Speed and Weber to hand six-figure account to Red

Security software giant Symantec has parted ways with Speed Communications and Weber...

 
 

The Week in Technology

mBlox , the mobile transaction firm, has appointed Brands2Life for an international...

 
 
Craig O'Boyle: director of European PR

Video games publisher Activision completes comms shake-up

Global video games publisher Activision has completed a shake-up of its comms...

 
 
Expedia: affiliate network

Social hire for Expedia

Global travel company Expedia has appointed Content & Motion as its first...

 
 
Hitachi Data Systems: aims to be a thought leader

Hotwire snaps up Hitachi Data Systems EMEA account from Catalysis

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The data storage arm of Japanese electronics giant Hitachi has brought in...

 
 

The Week in Technology

Kcom , the telecoms company, has called in Rocket PR. The account...

 
 
Green Grid: promotes energy efficicent servers

Green Grid in hunt for agency to promote efficient technology across EMEA

The Green Grid, a global consortium of companies, government agencies and educational...

 
 
Sally Osman: to lead Sony Europe's comms

Former BBC comms director Sally Osman to join Sony Europe

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Former BBC communications director Sally Osman is joining Sony Europe to lead...

 
 
Cloud: small businesses can access high-end technology

Outsourcery picks Bite to push cloud as an affordable way to access software

One of the UK's leading cloud services providers has called in Bite...

 
 
Ben Maynard: joins Burson-Marsteller

Burson-Marsteller swoops for MHP's head of technology Ben Maynard

Burson-Marsteller has recruited MHP's head of technology and telecommunications Ben Maynard.

 
 

The Week in Technology

Jabra, the global headset brand, has asked Ranieri Communications to manage the...

 
 
Phil Ryan: is moving to 3 Monkeys

3 Monkeys swoops for Four Communications head of digital Phil Ryan

3 Monkeys Communications has recruited Four Communications head of digital Phil Ryan.

 
 
Barack Obama: used NationalField in his presidential campaign

Social network firm that claims to have helped elect Barack Obama calls in Frank and Launch Group

NationalField, the Washington DC-based tech firm that claims to have helped elect...

 
 
Social media companies: summoned by the Home Office

PROs warn Facebook, Twitter and BlackBerry to 'limit help' to the Government

Tech PR professionals have warned that social networking sites must be careful...

 
 
Experian: monitoring service Hitwise

Experian hires Ruder Finn to challenge perception over 'credit referencing company' tag

Experian has appointed Ruder Finn as its digital and social media agency...

 
 
Social media and BlackBerry Mesenger: may have conveyed rioters’ messages

David Cameron comes under fire as he threatens to restrict the use of social media

Prime Minister David Cameron has been rounded on by technology PR specialists...

 
 
Google: is targeting small and medium-sized firms

Google hires Culture Group for PR drive to get more UK businesses online

Google has taken on an agency to spearhead a major PR drive...

 
 

The Week in Technology

Confetti.co.uk , the online wedding shop, has called in Lucre to handle...

 
 
BlackBerry: online forum uses Lithium

Edelman snaps up PR account for social customer software company Lithium

Social customer software company Lithium Technologies has shifted its PR business from...

 
 
London riots: more than 100 people arrested

PROs defend Twitter as British press blames it for fanning London riots

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PROs have been quick to dismiss press suggestions that Twitter was to...

 
 
Poynt: search app

CC Group in Euro app job

A company that aims to take on Google search on smartphones has...

 
 

The Week in Technology

10 Yetis has invested in a start-up, The Online Video Company, to...

 
 
The Cloud: more than 22,000 wi-fi hot spots across Europe

BSkyB wi-fi provider The Cloud calls in Harvard to support expansion plans

BSkyB's public wi-fi service The Cloud has hired Harvard as it looks...

 
 
Telstra: has offices worldwide

Ogilvy grabs global account for Telstra

Australian telecoms giant Telstra is to split from Nelson Bostock, turning instead...

 
 
Xerox: seeks UK agency

Xerox seeks UK agency

Global printing and copying giant Xerox is reviewing its UK PR account,...

 
 

The Week in Technology

Harvard has won the UK PR account for IT security software and...

 
 
Hong Kong: Nelson Bostock Group opening a new office

Nelson Bostock Group set for move into Asia

Nelson Bostock Group is opening a Hong Kong office this summer as...

 
 
Dailymotion: world's second largest video sharing website

Video sharing website Dailymotion calls in Proof to crack UK market

Dailymotion, the second largest video sharing website in the world, has appointed...

 
 

The Week in Technology

3 Monkeys has become the retained PR agency for Getronics, the UK...

 
 
Target audience: tea pickers in Sri Lanka could share a phone

Lewis to help promote a mobile service for the world's poor

An international telecoms firm has turned to Lewis PR to help promote...

 
 
Site founder: Adam Ludwin

33 Digital to aid deal site

A web start-up that highlights online consumer deals has hired 33 Digital...

 
 

The Week in Technology

Lava , the marcoms agency, has appointed BT senior digital content and...

 
 
Real Networks: hopes to revive its RealPlayer

Real Networks hires Mi liberty for revival

Real Networks, the digital media software company behind 1990s success story RealPlayer,...

 
 
Train2Game: has appointed EML Wildfire

EML Wildfire in games win

Online training company Train2Game has appointed EML Wildfire to 'put games development...

 
 
Drew Benvie: new UK MD of the Hotwire Group

33 Digital MD Drew Benvie becomes UK MD of Hotwire Group

33 Digital MD Drew Benvie has been promoted to take over as...

 
 
Rhodri Harries: leads Kaizo management buy out

Kaizo completes management buyout from The Argyll Consultancies

The top execs at digital comms agency Kaizo are due to complete...

 
 

The Week in Technology

Acceleris Marketing Communications , a Yorkshire-based PR company, has been chosen by...

 
 
Sony: producing Wimbledon finals in 3D

Sony uses Bite for 3D Wimbledon drive

Bite Communications' work with Sony to promote the first 3D production of...

 
 
Rackspace: IT hosting

3 Monkeys in cloud deal

Rackspace, a leader in the hosting and cloud computing market, has called...

 
 
Ericsson: mobile banking

The Red Consultancy and Threepipe to aid Ericsson mobile money service

Ericsson has appointed two PR agencies to promote its new consumer mobile...

 
 
Rachel Bremer: Twitter's new European communications manager

Twitter appoints Rachel Bremer as European communications manager

Rachel Bremer, managing director of Spark PR's Europe operation, has been appointed...

 
 
Tweet: Duke Nukem Forever

UK technology PROs react to US tweet gaffe

UK technology PROs have criticised the US-based PR agency boss who lost...

 
 
 
 
 
 

Features

Digital Influencer mapping: Who do you need to know online?

A positive comment from the most influential voices on the web can...

 
 

Digital PR: PRWeek Digital Survey 2009

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Are PR agencies taking digital comms seriously? PRWeek carried out exclusive research...

 
 

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 AVE debate: Measuring the value of PR

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Will this recession finally sound the death knell for the use of...

 
 

Research & Data

Digital PR - November 2009

At the end of the year when digital PR went from niche...

 
 

Digital PR - November 2009: Our digital challenges

Four in-house comms professionals talk to Peter Hay about the triumphs and...

 
 

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...

 
 

Expert Knowledge

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

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

 
 

The future of internal communications

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

 
 
 
 

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