Ian Griggs

Analysis and opinion editor, PRWeek UK

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Recent Articles by Ian Griggs

Leeds Beckett University appoints agency to promote £45m sports-science facility
August 07, 2019
Leeds Beckett University has appointed Aberfield Communications for a comms and campaign brief on behalf of the institution's Carnegie School of Sport.
The doctor will see you on your phone now: Survey says millennial GPs want more digital comms
July 24, 2019
A shift towards digital channels of communication between doctors and their patients, via mobiles and short films hosted on social media, is predicted by a survey of millennial GPs.
'Regulations are no bar to creativity', says new agency digital chief
July 24, 2019
The highly regulated environment of healthcare comms should not place a limit on its creativity, according to 90TEN's new digital director.
Exclusive: WPP Health strengthens senior management as it eyes UK expansion
July 18, 2019
WPP Health Practice has appointed Caroline Howe to the newly created position of UK country lead and promoted Simon Stebbing to UK chief executive of its creative and data agency Wunderman Thompson Health.
World War I centenary engaged public and increased inter-generational rapport
July 17, 2019
Commemorations of the centenary of World War I, which were moderated by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) successfully engaged the public, according to a Select Committee report published this week.
Exclusive: Freuds launches health and behaviour change as single offer under new leadership
July 10, 2019
Freuds is relaunching its healthcare offer as a separate business within the agency family, headed by Julia Bainbridge.
Fur flies as PRCA's public affairs chief departs for policy role
July 04, 2019
Nicholas Dunn-McAfee, the PRCA's head of public affairs, policy and research, is to leave the trade association this month to take up a new role as public policy and engagement manager for the British Fur Trade Association (BFTA).
Exclusive: Edelman UK announces triumvirate of women to lead healthcare practice
July 04, 2019
Edelman UK has named a new leadership team for its healthcare practice comprising three women, PRWeek can reveal.
Exclusive: Which government departments are the best at using social media?
July 03, 2019
The proliferation of voices across social-media platforms threatens to raise the volume to the level of white noise to the general public. In this environment it takes skill, creativity and an engaging message to make oneself heard.
Salary survey: Corporate comms salaries stagnate as in-house and agencies feel 'Brexit effect'
June 27, 2019
Corporate comms salaries for in-house and agency professionals have stagnated, with Brexit blamed, while agencies must stem the tide of high performers migrating to an in-house role in the future, according to a report shown exclusively to PRWeek.
GCI Health strengthens leadership team and lower decks
June 26, 2019
GCI Health has boosted its senior team with the appointment of a Gemma Medcalf as director and Tamara Ghanem as associate director.
Pharma gears up for fresh market-access debate over new-wave cancer treatments
June 26, 2019
Healthcare comms professionals have weighed in on a fresh market-access debate sparked by NHS England CEO Simon Stevens' speech to a national conference.
Exclusive: Leadership changes as Havas Lynx chief heads for the US
June 25, 2019
David Hunt, chief executive of Havas Lynx in the UK, has left the agency following his promotion to a new role within the Havas group in the US.
FirePRO members consider move to fee-based system following PRCA proposal
June 19, 2019
FirePRO, the organisation for fire and rescue services comms people, is considering a proposal from the PRCA to handle its administration and offer its members more training opportunities.
Government-backed climate-change organisation appoints agency
June 17, 2019
The Energy Saving Trust has appointed Kindred to handle a behaviour-change comms brief, winning the account from incumbent Weber Shandwick.
'I felt like he was a predator': Exclusive sexual harassment survey lifts the lid on abuse in PR industry
June 13, 2019
Respondents to a survey on sexual harassment in the PR and comms industry report abuse by agency chiefs, senior staff and clients; with incidents taking place on work trips and at awards ceremonies, while those on the receiving end criticise those in charge for covering it up.
Pharma industry campaign targets the public and decision-makers
June 12, 2019
The Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry (ABPI) has launched a three-month campaign to promote the benefits of medicines.
LAS appoints comms chief with mission to empower staff and build partnerships
June 05, 2019
London Ambulance Service (LAS) has appointed Antony Tiernan, one of the architects of the successful NHS 70th birthday celebrations, as its director of comms and engagement.
Exclusive: Police force picks new comms chief from ranks of veterans' charity
June 03, 2019
Essex Police has appointed former veterans' charity comms chief Robin Punt as its director of comms.
Top of the Month: Brexit Party effortlessly fills the political void
May 31, 2019
Nigel Farage's latest political vehicle, The Brexit Party, swept the board at this month's European elections to return the largest number of MEPs, a remarkable achievement for a political party that did not exist just six weeks before the vote.