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TalkTalk appoints Edelman director as corporate affairs chief
TalkTalk has hired Edelman senior director and former BBC journalist Lucy Thomas as director of corporate affairs.
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H+K hires government special adviser to senior strategy role
Hill+Knowlton Strategies (H+K) has appointed Geraint Evans as strategy director of public affairs in London.
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Running brand Brooks appoints consumer PR agency
Brooks has appointed PrettyGreen as its retained consumer PR agency, following a three-way competitive pitch, PRWeek can reveal.
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MSL continues recruitment spree by hiring director of engagement
MSL UK has appointed FTI Consulting senior director David Garfinkel to help the business push 'in new directions'.
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Black Diamond retains $2.1m Visit California tourism account
Black Diamond has retained the lucrative Visit California account as its marketing and PR agency of record in the UK and Ireland, following a competitive pitch.
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Brunswick hires Vodafone's former sustainability chief
Vodafone Group's head of sustainability has joined Brunswick as a partner in its London office.
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Accor books UK agency for its luxury and premium hotels
Accor has appointed ANM Comms as its retained UK communications agency for its 'luxury' and 'premium' portfolio, following a competitive pitch.
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Portland hires director from Kekst CNC
Portland has appointed financial and corporate communications veteran Simon Evans as a director.
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Women in PR unveils most diverse committee in its history
Women in PR (WPR) reveals new committee members and pays tribute to the contribution of longstanding members who have stepped down.
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TGI Fridays books retained PR agency
TGI Fridays has appointed Stripe Communications London as its retained PR consultancy for 2020, following a competitive pitch process.
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Foot Locker launches agency review
Foot Locker has begun a review of its social media agency.
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Weber Shandwick seeks London ECD as James Nester moves to Germany
Weber Shandwick is seeking a UK-based ECD after its EMEA creative chief, James Nester, moved to Germany in an expanded role.
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Manifest expands into Manchester and hires new MD
Manifest has opened its second UK office in Manchester and appointed Bec Chelin as Manchester managing director.
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Publicis Media hires UK comms director from rival Dentsu
Publicis Media has appointed Dentsu Aegis Network's Mandy Rayment to be its director of communications.
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Ride-hailing app Bolt launches comms agency review
Ride-hailing app Bolt is looking for a UK communications agency to handle its corporate and consumer PR, PRWeek can reveal.
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Blurred hires telco comms veteran Matt Peacock to head consulting arm
Former Vodafone corporate affairs chief Matt Peacock has joined Blurred as a partner.
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Megxit analysis: Markle in five times more negative newspaper stories than Middleton
The Duchess of Sussex appeared in nearly five times more negative stories in 2019 than her sister-in-law, lending weight to complaints that she receives unfair treatment from the press.
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Dutch airline KLM picks UK agencies for Blue January campaign
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines has recruited Frank and Influence Digital to activate a digital and experiential brand campaign which kicks off on 'Blue Monday', 20 January, and will run for the rest of the month.
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Budweiser appoints UK legal and corporate affairs director
Budweiser Brewing Group has appointed a director of legal and corporate affairs from rival Pernod Ricard.
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Legoland Windsor Resort picks retained PR agency
Merlin Entertainments' Legoland Windsor Resort has appointed Stripe Communications London as its retained PR consultancy.
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