Bell Pottinger Public Affairs is signalling its support for the Association of Professional Political Consultants' regulatory code by joining for the first time since the APPC's formation in 1994.
Furniture giant Ikea has awarded Hope&Glory a retained account to handle its consumer press office, previously held by Cake, though it has yet to conclude a wider PR review.
Former director of Africa Practice, Kim Polley, has been appointed to head up College Hill's corporate practice in South Africa.
National Lottery operator Camelot has hired Telefónica's Glenn Manoff to lead corporate affairs as it plans global expansion.
The Independent's former editor-in-chief and MD Simon Kelner is heading up a newly created PR agency launched by advertising agency Beattie McGuinness Bungay (BMB).
The global director of consumer and product PR for handset maker HTC uses her fear to drive her on against the competition, reports John Owens.
HTC is in closed talks with agencies over a brief to drive sales of its forthcoming make-or-break phone.
The independent board charged with settling the future of embattled FTSE 100 miner Eurasian Natural Resources Corporation (ENRC) is understood to have brought in Brunswick to help communicate its actions.
PR may have lost a few battles along the way, but clear signs are emerging that it's slowly winning the digital war.
Cleantech business PowerPerfector has handed Harvard PR a brief to promote its energy-saving technology.