17 Dec 2012
| by PRWeek reporters
Stephen McNamara, head of comms at low-cost Irish airline Ryanair, is to join the Irish Rugby Football Union (IRFU) as the carrier advertises 'the worst job in PR'.
17 Dec 2012
| by Virgin Dickson, PRWeek US
The state of North Carolina has released requests for proposals as it seeks multi-agency help to promote it as a tourism destination in Canada, Germany and the UK.
14 Dec 2012
| by Matt Rumble
Campaign: The Campaign for High Speed Rail
Client: Businesses and rail unions
PR team: Westbourne Communications
Timescale: February 2011-January 2012
Budget: £100,000
A government project to build a high-speed rail link, High Speed Two
(HS2), between London and the North was under threat after...
The Government of Gibraltar is has called in agency support to deepen understanding of the British overseas territory across Spain.
London & Partners, the promotional body for the capital, has hired Chris Gottlieb, Oxfam's communications director, to the newly-created role of director of strategy, brand and communications.
28 Nov 2012
Mole is, by nature, a quiet creature, but has recently embraced Twitter, following a handful of brands. So we were startled by BA's retweet of a racist comment.
The UK's air traffic service provider has launched a pitch process for lobbying help after the Government grounded plans to sell off the body.
Diversity Travel, a travel management company that specialises in helping the voluntary sector, has appointed Forster Communications.
Luxury Hotel W London has appointed W Communications as it looks to reach out to the film industry as part of a broader effort to draw in a high-end crowd.
Arriva UK Bus has appointed Haslimann Taylor to handle its six-figure consumer and b2b PR account, following a four-way pitch.