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Thellusson and Thomas launch Dissident
Comms veterans James Thellusson and Martin Thomas have launched marketing services consultancy Dissident.
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Synchronoss appoints CCgroup for international PR
Telecoms cloud software company Synchronoss Technologies has appointed London-based b2b technology PR agency CCgroup as its international PR partner.
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Tower Hamlets mayor Lutfur Rahman on lookout for comms advisers
The London Borough of Tower Hamlets has issued a tender for seven advisers to controversial mayor Lutfur Rahman, with a value of up to £1.2m in total.
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Food and drink agencies Sauce and Taste join forces
Sauce and Taste, two food and drink-focused agencies based north and south of the Scottish border, have announced a strategic working partnership.
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Cairbre Sugrue founds b2b consultancy following Wag Ed departure
Former Waggener Edstrom general manager Cairbre Sugrue has founded b2b comms consultancy Sugrue Communications.
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Launch PR hires Octopus Group's Juliet Cameron to head up brand PR
Juliet Cameron, who led Octopus Group's consumer brand agency Union Street, has joined Launch PR as director of brand PR.
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Careers website Plotr appoints Claremont to promote psychometric game
Careers website Plotr has brought in Claremont Social Communications to encourage more teachers to use its free psychometric careers game for 11- to 14-year-olds.
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Harrow Council in £3m hunt for comms support over "bad PR" from cuts
Harrow Council has issued a tender for internal and external comms services as it seeks to weather £75m of cuts over the next five years.
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Curtin&Co launches crisis comms arm with broadcast hire
Public affairs consultancy Curtin&Co has appointed veteran broadcast journalist Frank Wintle as it launches a crisis comms-focused offshoot.
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Unilever employee comms chief Andrew Platt-Higgins joins Fishburn
Fishburn has appointed Unilever's top employee engagement communicator Andrew Platt-Higgins to lead its work in the discipline.
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Heineken appoints Carlsberg's Joanna Dring to UK comms team
Heineken has brought in former Carlsberg Group global brand PR manager Joanna Dring as a PR and press manager.
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Huntsworth puts Tonic Life founders on gardening leave and installs new team
Huntsworth has put Tonic Life founders Scott Clark and Oliver Parsons on gardening leave until next January following the pair giving notice of their decision to quit the agency after failing to reach terms about their future involvement.
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Lanzarote resort appoints Weber Shandwick to attract UK tourists
The Dream Gran Castillo Resort in Lanzarote has brought in Weber Shandwick's Manchester office following a three-way pitch.
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The Grown Up Chocolate Company hands Bell Pottinger social brief
Luxury confectionery brand The Grown Up Chocolate Company has appointed Bell Pottinger for a new retained social media and content marketing brief.
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Opower selects Fishburn for UK public affairs
Utility industry software company Opower has appointed Fishburn as its first UK public affairs agency.
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Ed Miliband's "substance not image" speech met with negative reaction
Labour leader Ed Miliband's speech claiming he offers substance instead of photo-ops has met with a negative reaction on social media and been slammed by Conservative PR man Lord Bell.
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How is Lego handling Greenpeace's pressure over Shell partnership?
Lego's reaction to Greenpeace's PR attack on its partnership with oil company Shell provides a case study of how a company should, or should not, react when it is targeted as a corollary in a protest campaign.
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European comms survey shows social media declining as a priority
The importance of social media to European communications professionals appears to be tapering off, according to the latest European Communication Monitor report.
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Fishburn expands public affairs team with Downing Street hire
Fishburn has expanded its public affairs team with the appointment of Downing Street press officer Ben Crosland as an associate director.
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Julian Walker joins AMEC as director of comms
Engineering and project management company AMEC has appointed Julian Walker as director of comms on a permanent basis following an interim stint.
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