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Ford hires Visa veteran as Europe comms and public affairs chief
Elvira Schachermeier, Visa’s chief communications officer for Europe, has been appointed vice-president, communications and public affairs, at Ford of Europe.
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Edelman names first EMEA head of digital amid continued hiring spree
Edelman has hired Felicitas Olschewski, most recently global director of digital strategy and innovation at Adidas, as its first head of digital, EMEA, among other senior hires and promotions.
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Finsbury Glover Hering in advanced merger talks with Sard Verbinnen
Finsbury Glover Hering is in advanced talks to buy Sard Verbinnen, with both sides looking at early 2022 for a merger ahead of a possible IPO for the combined entity.
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'Makes race to the bottom worse' – PR pros oppose ending retainers
Comms professionals have given a cool response to a suggestion that retained PR contracts between agencies and clients should be scrapped.
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Close the 'say-do' gap – Porter Novelli London unveils new proposition
Porter Novelli London has created a proposition focused on helping clients in EMEA close the gap between what they say and what they do.
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CIPR names president-elect for 2022
Steven Shepperson-Smith, a senior corporate comms manager at Vodafone, has been named president-elect of the CIPR for 2022, having stood unopposed in the 2021 election.
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Movers & Shakers: Finsbury Glover Hering, Ogilvy, GCS, Cicero/AMO, Hope&Glory, Snap, PRCA and more
PRWeek's round-up of industry hires, departures and promotions.
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Pitch Update: Tesco Bank, Marshmallow, Trentino Marketing, Sitel Group, Miniclip and more
PRWeek's round-up of pitches and account moves.
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Tesco Bank hires new PR agency as it switches to consumer focus
Tesco Bank has appointed Teamspirit as its consumer PR agency following a competitive pitch.
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Ogilvy PR hires senior creative duo from The Romans and Elle
Ogilvy PR UK has hired two senior creatives, formerly of The Romans and Elle magazine.
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Sustainable work 'not a priority' for three in four creatives – survey
Just 26 per cent of creatives consider sustainability to be a priority when producing work, new research suggests.
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PR and marketing agencies launch pan-European tourism insights venture
Three PR and marketing agencies with offices across Europe have created a new company to provide insights for the tourism industry.
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Ex-W Comms CEO Adam Mack joins Hope&Glory in new role
Adam Mack – former W Communications chief executive, Freuds’ strategy chief and Weber Shandwick EMEA strategy lead – has joined Hope&Glory PR in the new position of strategy and insight director.
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Theresa May's former deputy, Sir David Lidington, joins Cicero/AMO
Sir David Lidington, the former MP for Aylesbury who was Minister for the Cabinet Office during Theresa May's tenure as Prime Minister, has joined Cicero/AMO as strategic counsel in its public affairs team.
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Italian restaurant chain Miscusi hires agency for UK debut and international rollout
Pasta chain Miscusi has hired Kindred to launch its first restaurant outside Italy, in London, ahead of a wider rollout of the brand.
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Former Disney EMEA comms chief joins Techstars
Start-up 'accelerator' firm Techstars has appointed Matthew Grossman, industry veteran and most recently a senior comms figure at The Walt Disney Company, to the new role of chief brand and communications officer.
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Ex-Berkeley Comms MD co-founds agency 'obsessed with simplicity'
Lynsey Barry and Pat Southwell, formerly MD and director of strategy, respectively, at Berkeley Communications, have founded a PR agency that aims to help b2b and tech brands "banish complexity".
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Digital insurance unicorn Marshmallow hires comms agency
Fast-growing insurance tech firm Marshmallow has hired Engine MHP + Mischief to handle all aspects of its comms following a competitive pitch.
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Ex-Golin London MD Bibi Hilton joins Creative Access
Former Golin London managing director Bibi Hilton has joined Creative Access, the social enterprise aimed at improving diversity in the creative industries, in the new role of director of comms.
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Minority ethnic women look to brands more than police to tackle injustice – survey
Women of minority ethnic heritage in the UK are more likely to look to brands and companies to help tackle inequality and injustice (71 per cent) than the police (59 per cent), new research suggests.
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