Danny Rogers
Editor-in-chief, PRWeek UKDanny Rogers is one of the UK's pre-eminent journalists covering the world of advertising, PR, marketing and media. He has edited PRWeek and Campaign and been deputy editor of Marketing. Danny has also been a contributing editor to the Financial Times and the Guardian. He has won Editor of the Year at the British Society of Magazine Editors and been twice shortlisted as Editor of the Year by the PPA. Danny is also a frequent contributor to broadcast and print media, including a regular column in the Independent.
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From the editor-in-chief: Polarising Gillette campaign a slightly clumsy leap in the right direction
We are only half way through January and 2019 has already given us a significant global corporate campaign to discuss.
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From the editor-in-chief: Time to talk positively about the industry's mental health
PRWeek is shining a light on health and wellbeing in this new year, but our focus won't stop there.
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British Airways reveals new head of global PR
British Airways, which celebrates its 100th anniversary this August, has made Victoria Madden its head of global PR, PRWeek can reveal.
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Significant fall in number of top female corporate comms directors
There has been a noticeable reversal in the percentage of top corporate comms roles that are held by women, according to one of the PR industry's most respected client-side surveys.
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APCO Worldwide's UK chief resigns after six years
APCO Worldwide's leader in the UK, James Acheson-Gray, is leaving the firm at the end of the year, PRWeek has learned.
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Facebook UK comms chief exits for Tesla
Facebook's comms lead in the UK, Anouska Ruane, is leaving the company this week to become director of comms, EMEA for Tesla.
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From the editor-in-chief: Creativity comes from real people, not structures
What matters more than the structure of your organisation and where the creatives sit is how they work and the value of what they are producing.
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Nik Govier launches 'an agency for a blurred world'
Unity co-founder Nik Govier has launched Blurred, a new consultancy with a vision of breaking down the distinction between corporate and consumer comms.
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'She made creative important' - Edelman creative chief Jackie Cooper inducted to PRWeek UK Hall of Fame
The 2018 inductee to the PRWeek UK Hall of Fame is Jackie Cooper, co-founder of seminal 1990s agency JCPR and now senior adviser at Edelman.
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Flop of the Month: 'Maybe tomorrow' for Spurs' new home
Excuses for delays to Tottenham Hotspur's shiny new stadium have been coming thick and fast, but we still don't know when it will open.
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Top of the Month: Nike takes on Tribe Trump with marcomms masterclass
As September began Nike unveiled a striking new campaign marking the 30th anniversary of the 'Just do it' strapline.
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From the editor-in-chief: Influence is at the heart of PR - and so are the new influencers
PRWeek's theme for September 2018 is influence - the very essence of the PR business. Influence, as opposed to blunt power, has long been the preferred currency for professional communicators.
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'Half the holding companies are in turmoil - I like our chances': PRWeek meets Richard Edelman
Danny Rogers asks the world's most powerful PR boss Richard Edelman whether his 'communications marketing' strategy is still on track to hit $1bn in annual revenues.
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Virgin Atlantic PR chief Sarah Coggins departs
Virgin Atlantic's top PR professional, Sarah Coggins, left the airline last week and will not be directly replaced, PRWeek can reveal.
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Top of the Month: Serena Williams adds modern everywoman to her brand on big return
Throughout her illustrious career Serena Williams has tended to divide opinion.
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Machiavellian spin doctors and 'ditzy blondes': wouldn't it be nice to end PR stereotypes?
If you work in PR - and I did for a few years at the start of my career - you are acutely aware of the stereotypes that persist.
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From the editor-in-chief: Creativity, optimism and diversity define this summer
Creativity and diversity are the hot topics in the communications business this summer. The two are proving closely intertwined, of which more in a moment.
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If your answer to any youth or BME brief is 'Stormzy' then you know you've got a problem...
If the PR industry wants to be more creative and win bigger briefs, it needs to attract talent from more diverse backgrounds and make brainstorms less 'shouty', agreed bosses at the PR Cannes Fringe.
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PR Cannes Fringe: the group's favourite campaigns (and the ones they don't like)
Truly brave brand campaigns, often involving disruption of logos and corporate identity, have impressed the PR Cannes Fringe group this year, although Angie Moxham has been openly critical of the stunt-driven Paddy Power.
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How can UK agencies do better at Cannes? The PR Fringe has the answers...
British PR agencies are attracted to Cannes Lions because it represents the zenith of creativity, but are failing there because they operate on smaller budgets and tend to focus on effectiveness rather than presentation.