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Movers & Shakers: Primark, Brunswick, Engine MHP, Domino's, Women in PR, Publicis Groupe and more
PRWeek's weekly round-up of industry hires, departures and promotions.
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Pitch Update: Vision Express, E.ON, Pilgrims, IRIS, Marley Coffee and more
PRWeek's weekly round-up of pitches and account moves.
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E.ON hires Engine for creative comms brief
Energy supplier E.ON has reappointed a cross-Engine team, involving Mischief, to help the business reposition its brand as it shifts towards more sustainable energy solutions.
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Brunswick reveals new London leadership
Brunswick Group has appointed Meaghan Ramsey and Tom Burns as managing partners and co-leads of its London office.
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Oddbox begins PR agency review
Oddbox, a service designed to reduce food waste by delivering cosmetically imperfect and surplus produce to consumers, is looking for a PR agency to support it across a broad comms remit, PRWeek has learned.
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Corporate affairs consultancy Baytree Advisors launches
Former Landsec corporate affairs lead Miles Webber has set up a consultancy.
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Primark hires Alice Macandrew as corporate affairs director
Primark has appointed former Thomas Cook Group corporate affairs and communications lead Alice Macandrew to the new position of corporate affairs director.
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Ex-ViacomCBS comms director launches entertainment PR consultancy
Rich Turner, a director at Freuds who has held senior comms roles at Viacom and head and Sky, has launched a firm called Indie House.
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Ex-Synergy trio Parfitt, Gladstone and Raincock launch agency
Former Synergy, Engine Sport and Pitch leaders have reunited to set up The Space Between.
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Pitch Update: Philips, Celebrity Cruises, Bulk, Piaggio Group, Birmingham City Council and more
PRWeek's weekly round-up of pitches and account moves.
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Movers & Shakers: Edelman, Finsbury, Teneo, Milk & Honey, Clarity, PRCA and more
PRWeek's weekly roundup of industry hires, departures and promotions.
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Supreme Court rules for policyholders in landmark COVID-19 insurance case
Thousands of UK businesses are a step closer to receiving insurance payouts due to losses arising from pandemic restrictions after the Supreme Court ruled in favour of policyholders in a landmark case between the markets regulator and insurance industry.
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Hotels PR specialist NewDog launches
The agency will cater to the hotels industry, with a focus on the investment arm of the sector. It launches at a time when most hotels have adapted to lockdown rules, but remain a “mainstream asset class" with "a lot of pent-up demand”.
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Celebrity Cruises books Good Relations as global PR agency
The Royal Caribbean Group cruise line has consolidated its PR agency support to one agency, having previously worked with regional agencies around the world.
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PR professionals: ‘Chartwells' reaction as insufficient as its food parcels’
Chartwells’ reaction to a being called out over its meagre food parcels for vulnerable schoolchildren was defensive, lacked empathy and only “threw fuel onto the fire”.
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Good Relations opens first international office in New York
Good Relations has expanded into New York with the first international office in the agency's 60-year history, PRWeek has learned.
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Under Armour hires UK comms agency
Global sportswear and equipment brand Under Armour has appointed Canoe as its UK PR agency.
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Antarctica eco-tourism operator appoints UK PR agency
Luxury eco-trips provider White Desert Antarctica has hired The PC Agency.
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The Romans Bulk up sports client portfolio
Sports and active nutrition brand Bulk has hired The Romans as its retained PR agency.
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Hope&Glory wins PR brief for Ikea-owned ‘tasking’ platform
The agency has been appointed by TaskRabbit as its first retained UK agency following a competitive pitch.
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