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‘A hatchet over our heads’: GCS staff and union voice anger over redundancy programme
Government comms staff facing redundancy as part of plans to drastically reduce the headcount across Whitehall say they have been left in turmoil due to mixed messages and shifting deadlines for the cuts, while the union that represents them has accused management of mishandling the entire process.
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WA announces strategic comms practice along with leadership and founding clients
WA Communications has merged its public affairs and corporate comms divisions to create a strategic comms practice, making promotions and a senior hire to lead it.
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Mind+Matter consumer health team wins eco-haircare client
International beauty brands company SLG has appointed Mind+Matter to handle comms for the UK launch of its 'eco-conscious' haircare range, Rhyme & Reason.
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Prime Minister appoints new official spokesperson
Max Blain has been appointed as Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s official spokesperson, PRWeek can reveal.
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Madano adds green tech public affairs win to growing energy and environment practice
Fuel cell technology firm Ceres Power has awarded the agency an integrated comms brief.
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Headland poaches member of Chancellor’s comms team
Headland has appointed Charlie McKnight, a comms advisor to Rishi Sunak and two previous Chancellors of the Exchequer.
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‘Ethical divide’ opens amid sharp rise in lobbying firms declaring no code of conduct
A study by the PRCA has revealed a surge in lobbying agencies that say they do not adhere to any code of conduct.
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The PR Show podcast: How should the Government, media and brands construct the vaccines message?
Dark days mixed with the green shoots of recovery are among the themes explored in this episode of The PR Show, as our guests take a look at what's in store for the industry in 2021.
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Havas Just:: hires new CEO from BCW
Nicole Yost has been appointed chief executive of healthcare agency Havas Just::.
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Former Public Health England marketing chief joins Freuds
Freuds health and behaviour change unit has appointed Public Health England’s former marketing director, Sheila Mitchell CBE, as a senior advisor.
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Ofgem appoints Whitehall veteran as comms chief
Priya Brahmbhatt-Patel has been appointed director of communications for Ofgem, PRWeek has learned
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Ashfield Health merges Pegasus with two agencies to create global comms and creative entity
Global healthcare comms network Ashfield Health has merged three of its agencies – Pegasus, Ashfield Digital and Creative and Cambridge Biomarketing – to relaunch them as Mind+Matter.
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BECG buys Scottish public affairs firm as third agency acquisition in six months
Built Environment Communications Group (BECG) has acquired Scottish public affairs agency Liberty One Communications (L1), as it seeks to expand its reach across the UK.
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A matter of life or death: The unique comms challenge of the vaccine rollout
Public health officials and the Government face a once-in-a-generation comms challenge promoting the rollout and take-up of COVID-19 vaccines – and with lives and livelihoods on the line, the stakes could not be higher.
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PRCA urges agency to rethink 'incredibly unwise' appointment of peer
The PRCA has criticised the appointment of the Deputy Speaker of the House of Lords by Charlotte Street Partners as a consulting partner, and urged the agency to reconsider.
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'It’s demeaning' – corporate comms staff reveal COVID-19 pay-cut anger in survey
Corporate comms professionals are frustrated by continued pay cuts due to the impact of COVID-19, millennial staff members feel their careers have stalled, and others worry about a lack of safety measures in the office, according to a survey shown to PRWeek.
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Honest, grudging, or non-existent: The PR apologies of 2020
If a mistake has been made and people are angry or upset because of it, the best way to move on is to offer an apology, so here is the annual PRWeek round-up of the best and worst attempts to make good during a year like no other.
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In defence of journalists refusing to include external links in their stories
As journalists, our goals sometimes overlap with yours, but the outcome we’re trying to achieve is fundamentally different – and that's where tensions can arise.
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Freuds' health chief reveals senior hires and a blueprint for expansion
Julia Bainbridge, head of Freuds’ health and behaviour-change unit, has spoken to PRWeek about senior appointments to the team and her strategy for next year, while warning of the temporary ‘halo effect’ enjoyed by the pharma sector.
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Top-level promotions at WA Communications reflect two-year growth surge
Caroline Gordon, WA Communications’ head of health, has been promoted to partner, while her deputy, Dean Sowman, has been promoted to director after the practice recorded 45 per cent growth on 2019 figures, PRWeek can reveal.
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