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Premier League campaign reinforces there is 'No Room For Racism'
The Premier League has launched a new campaign warning there is 'No Room For Racism' - days after several English footballers were subjected to racist abuse in a Euro 2020 qualifier in Bulgaria. EA Sports has joined the campaign.
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Saudi tourism push earns significant reach but public sceptical
A campaign to promote Saudi Arabia as a tourism destination using social media stars and content creators has a potential reach of more than 880 million, analysis by Talkwalker has found. Comments under some of the more popular posts highlight the challenge the Kingdom faces to shift perceptions.
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The PR Show podcast on purpose: 'It's OK to fail - brands just need to grow a pair'
Businesses can no longer afford to ignore sustainable practices and should embrace social purpose or risk a backlash from consumers and shareholders. That's the key message of a special purpose marketing episode of PRWeek's podcast The PR Show.
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Octopus Group secures EMEA brief for insuretech client
Octopus Group, which bagged a hat-trick of PRWeek UK Awards earlier this week, has won the EMEA PR and marketing brief for insuretech firm, Digital Risks.
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Sue Garrard: 'Please don't work with climate deniers'
Sue Garrard - one of the world's leading experts on corporate sustainability who revolutionised how Unilever operates - has a simple message: "Are you with me?"
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Freuds hires Netflix comms lead and Porta CFO
Freuds has appointed former Netflix comms lead Sam Hodges as a partner and Porta's Rhydian Bankes as chief commercial officer, PRWeek can reveal.
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Public affairs census: 'Westminster-centric, male dominated, white, right-leaning'
The public affairs industry is London-centric, overwhelmingly white, is far more likely to be privately educated and leans Conservative, the first PRWeek and PRCA Public Affairs Census has revealed.
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Saudi Arabia turns to influencers to give nation's image a makeover
As war in Yemen rages on and controversy around Jamal Khashoggi's murder lingers, Saudi Arabia is turning to influencers to shed a positive light on the kingdom as it slowly opens up to tourism. The tactic is part of a broader PR offensive to improve perceptions in line with Mohammad bin Salman's 2030 Vision.
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Brands2Life strolls to pan-European Rover consumer PR brief
Brands2Life has won a pan-European retained consumer PR brief for the world's largest network of pet sitters and dog walkers, Rover, following a three-way pitch.
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Pagoda PR chair Ian Coldwell dies
Ian Coldwell, 60, has passed away after battling a long illness.
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Global study: Women in PR want action to improve gender diversity
Global Women in PR (GWPR) has called for action to tackle gender inequality in the PR industry, following research that shows 62 per cent of PR agency boards are dominated by men.
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Iran's 'token' effort to allow women into football 'a cynical publicity stunt'
Iran's highly-publicised effort to allow women to watch live football has been slammed as a 'cynical publicity stunt' by Amnesty International.
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HSBC appoints new group chief communications officer
HSBC has appointed McKinsey's comms director Steve John as group chief communications officer, effective 2 December 2019.
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PR's wellbeing problem: Nine in ten professionals 'struggle' with mental health
Almost all PR professionals are 'struggling with mental wellbeing'. Although only a third believe their job is stressful, the major factors are related to poor work-life balance, new research by the PRCA and Opinium has found.
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Dessert chain Creams serves up consumer and corporate brief
UK dessert brand Creams has appointed Hudson Sandler to spearhead its corporate and consumer communications strategy.
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Google hires Portland's Brexit head
Former Portland partner Victoria Dean has joined Google's public policy team.
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'It was horrific': Exclusive interview with Thomas Cook comms chief Alice Macandrew
Thomas Cook group comms director chief Alice Macandrew talks exclusively to PRWeek about her team's efforts to maintain confidence in consumers and suppliers until a last-ditch failure to secure government support scuppered rescue plans.
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Restaurant chain The Real Greek books UK comms agency
Restaurant chain The Real Greek has appointed food and drink specialist Palm PR & Digital as its UK communications agency.
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Weber Shandwick Germany taps up ad agency boss as new CEO
Weber Shandwick has appointed VCCP Berlin managing director Ilan Schäfer as CEO of its German agency.
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Cleared murder suspect's parents 'shameless' for using PR firm
The parents of a teenager cleared of murdering a classmate have been labelled "shameless" for hiring PR firm MC2 Communications to handle media relations around the controversial case.
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