-
Christian Aid appoints creative agency to lead brand comms
Global relief and development charity Christian Aid has appointed Impero as its lead creative agency for brand communications.
-
Pagefield celebrates ‘most influential’ backbench MPs
Pagefield has compiled a list of 20 backbench MPs who, the agency says, are the most influential in the Houses of Parliament.
-
Spotlight falls on No. 10 comms chief in ‘partygate’ row
No. 10 director of comms Jack Doyle was one of those in attendance at an alleged party in Downing Street on 18 December last year, according to media reports.
-
UK Communicators of the Year 2021 (number 2) revealed by PRWeek
Who got their message across most effectively in this tumultuous year? Today, we profile the individual ranked second in our top 20.
-
Schrödinger’s Christmas party could exceed Barnard Castle for harming Boris Johnson’s reputation
Watching the growing furore over the Schrödinger-like No. 10 party that both was and wasn’t, I’m strongly reminded of the public fury over Barnard Castle; but this has the potential to supersede it for reputational harm.
-
Daily Mail head of PR made redundant when Geordie Greig departed
The Daily Mail’s head of PR, Jon Wynne-Jones, was made redundant when the paper’s former editor, Geordie Greig, left suddenly last month, PRWeek has learned.
-
Pandemic partnership prompts freelance PR veterans to launch agency
Freelance PR professionals Sam Jones and Paula Hunter have joined forces to open micro agency Big Bang PR in Manchester.
-
Which retailers won the Christmas campaign battle on social media?
Retailers are battling for the attention of the public during the most important trading period of the calendar year, but which Christmas campaign won the hearts and, potentially, the wallets of the public?
-
PRCA census: industry inches toward greater diversity and hybrid working becomes the norm
The PR and comms industry currently employs nearly 100,000 people, of whom nearly two-thirds intend to work remotely on a part-time basis from now on, according to the PRCA’s annual census.
-
PRCA Census: Progress needed on 'inequitable' gender and ethnicity pay gaps
The PR and comms industry’s gender pay gap is now 12.7 per cent and its ethnicity pay gap is 16 per cent, according to the PRCA’s annual census.
-
PRCA Census: Industry ‘roars back to growth’ as average salaries rise
Average salaries for PR professionals have grown by £4,000 while the total revenue generated by the industry has risen by more than six per cent in the past year, according to the PRCA’s annual census.
-
Baugh names deputy and chief operating officer for new GCS leadership team
The Government Communication Service (GCS) has appointed Lisa Hunter as deputy chief executive and Gemmaine Walsh as its chief operating officer.
-
National Trust for Scotland appoints agency to launch 10-year strategy
Creative comms agency Muckle Media has been appointed by the National Trust for Scotland on a retained basis, following a competitive pitch.
-
Blue Lozenge appoints three and wins NHS and health-tech clients
Fledgling healthcare agency Blue Lozenge has appointed three people, including heads of PR and digital, as it celebrates client wins in the NHS and health-tech sector.
-
Masks, vaccines and ‘Plan B’: Can comms tackle creeping COVID-19 complacency?
As new cases of COVID-19 in the UK passed 50,000 a day last week – the highest levels since January – with related deaths and hospitalisations also rising, pressure is building on the Government to take urgent steps or else be forced into taking even more stringent measures later this autumn.
-
Virgin Atlantic issues RFI for global PR brief
Virgin Atlantic has issued an RFI for a retained PR agency to represent it globally and promote its ‘business for good’ positioning in the market, PRWeek has learned.
-
Hanover Health promotes three to deputy managing director after strong growth
Hanover has promoted Alex Davies, Emma Gorton and Emma Eatwell to deputy managing directors of the agency’s health practice, PRWeek has learned.
-
The Romans appoints creative director from Weber Shandwick
The Romans has named Janelle Feliciano, formerly of Weber Shandwick, as its creative director
-
‘Welcome to Planet Boris’: Public affairs pros react to Johnson's conference speech
Boris Johnson delivered a confident speech to the party faithful at the Conservative Conference in Manchester on Wednesday lunchtime, during which he sought to define the party’s central policy of ‘levelling up’ while simultaneously launching attacks on the Labour Party, to the delight of his audience.
-
Brand specialists unite to form ‘creative powerhouse’ Sidekick Group
Sidekick Group, a collective of four specialist agencies that focus on brand experience, brand and video content, digital activation and retail, has launched today.
Recent Articles by Ian Griggs