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Negative Google search results 'cost FTSE 100 firms millions of leads'
Negative Google search results are costing FTSE 100 companies almost 15 million new leads per year, new research suggests.
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BA, Sky, Sainsbury's, Uber... seven account moves that shook up PR in 2018
2018 saw its fair share of major PR account moves. Here are seven that raised PRWeek's collective eyebrows.
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Ranieri rebrands agencies under one name as it targets 'rapid growth'
Ranieri, the UK headquartered European communications agency, has rebranded the agencies it acquired in 2017.
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Nexus names new managing director
Nexus has hired Harvey Choat, formerly strategy director and head of PR at hospitality and leisure-focused agency Elliotts, as its new MD.
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Watch: 'Shopping on ice' - Iceland installs in-store ice rink
Supermarket group Iceland has opened an in-store ice rink as part of its festive campaign.
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Pret a Manger hires Headland and Tovera amid change programme after tragedy
Pret a Manger has appointed PR agency Headland and brand reputation specialist Tovera Consulting amid the fallout from the sandwich chain's handling of the death of a teenager who had an allergic reaction to one of its baguettes.
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Bite Global MD Rachel Gilley moves to Clarity PR
Clarity PR has hired Bite Global managing director Rachel Gilley as its UK MD.
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'We need male as well as female change agents' - Women in PR UK names first 'ambassadors'
Women in PR (WIPR) UK has recruited ten senior industry figures - male and female - as its first "ambassadors".
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Showcase: The World's 50 Best Restaurants media campaign pays dividends
The World's 50 Best Restaurants, the ranking scheme for the best eateries across the globe, saw a surge in coverage thanks to a targeted media campaign, aided by adept handling of a gender-based controversy.
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Avenir Global buys London creative healthcare agency
Avenir Global, the Canadian holding company that includes Axon and Madano in its network, has acquired London-based creative healthcare agency Cherry for an undisclosed sum.
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'Guide Dogs for the Bland': great PR campaigns that sadly never happened
Have you ever had a great campaign idea that never made it off the ground for some reason? Creative PR leaders on the new Creative Mentoring Project reveal their hidden masterpieces.
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It's a Wonderful Life script painted on platforms for Virgin Trains campaign
The script of classic Christmas film It's a Wonderful Life is appearing on train platforms in a festive campaign from Virgin Trains in partnership with charity Rethink Mental Illness.
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Golin London names senior hires, confirms two departures
Golin has announced two senior hires in its corporate, b2b and technology team in London, in part to replace recent departures.
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London Stansted Airport bolsters corporate affairs team with three new roles
London Stansted Airport has created three new roles in its corporate affairs team, including head of communications, set to be filled by current Department for Transport (DfT) deputy comms director Ben Clifton.
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Golin buys Singapore creative content agency Hurrah Productions
Golin's Singapore office has acquired creative content agency Hurrah Productions to boost its "visual storytelling capabilities".
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Italian PR firm SEC makes acquisition in France
Italian PR group SEC has continued its expansion programme by acquiring a majority stake in CLAI, the French agency founded by Eric Giuily, former global head of Publicis Consultants.
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Stir PR names new MD
Stir PR has hired former Frank director Polly Atherton as managing director.
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Goodbye, Blue Rubicon: Teneo removes all sub-branding across global business
Teneo has removed the sub-branding from all its global operations, making Teneo the name used for the business worldwide with the phasing out of established agency monikers, including Blue Rubicon, PRWeek can reveal.
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Ex-Sun editor Dominic Mohan leaves role as Outside Organisation CEO
Dominic Mohan has left his role as CEO at Outside Organisation, the agency founded by entertainment PR veteran Alan Edwards, PRWeek has learned.
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Fur trade body seeks agency for global 'fight back' PR campaign
A trade body for the international fur trade is seeking a PR agency to handle a global PR campaign to counter what it calls "attacks from animal rights activists", PRWeek has learned.
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