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TUI appoints UK comms agency
Travel company TUI has appointed One Green Bean as its UK communications agency after a three-way pitch.
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Freddie’s Flowers selects creative PR agency
Independent florist and flower subscription service Freddie’s Flowers has appointed creative PR firm Launch to handle its brand communications.
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Stand appoints managing director and bolsters senior team
Integrated comms consultancy Stand has promoted director Georgie Howlett to managing director and made two senior hires, as founder Laura Oliphant focuses on growing the business.
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Greenwashing crackdown launches
The Competition and Markets Authority is to launch a review into claims of ‘greenwashing’ in the marketing of household basics to ensure shoppers aren’t misled.
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Palm Springs selects agency to push California destination
Visit Greater Palm Springs (VGPS) in Southern California has appointed Finn Partners to lead its PR, marketing and representation in the UK and Ireland.
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Tate & Lyle Sugars hires PR agency
Tate & Lyle Sugars has appointed Clarion Communications as its UK PR agency after a competitive three-way pitch.
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Stirred Health hires two senior operators
Healthcare agency Stirred Health has recruited Jamie Whitburn and April Rosson as senior consultants following a strong year of growth for the agency.
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Hill+Knowlton makes senior promotions
Hill+Knowlton Strategies (H+K) has announced a series of senior appointments in the UK.
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NHS Property Services hires director of comms and marketing
NHS Property Services (NHSPS) has recruited Jon Hay-Campbell, former Financial Times PR consultant, to its executive board as director of communications and marketing.
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Trust in government health advisors falls amid ‘health messaging fatigue’
Consumers are less likely to trust government health advisors and independent experts now compared to two years ago, but are more likely to trust GPs, pharmacists and third-sector organisations, new research reveals
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Headland hires former FTSE 100 corporate affairs adviser
Nigel Prideaux, who was most recently chief comms officer at NatWest Group, has joined Headland as a partner.
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Edelman Smithfield names head of Dubai
Edelman Smithfield has recruited Dhanya Issac, formerly of agencies ASDA’A BCW and Weber Shandwick, in the new role of head of Dubai.
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Agency gives staff day off on Blue Monday
Manchester PR agency JBH is giving its workforce the day off today to coincide with ‘Blue Monday’. It comes as other agencies offer schemes to help staff on what is billed as the ‘most miserable day of the year’.
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Which Christmas campaign had the best awareness?
Marks & Spencer’s Christmas campaign took the top spot for awareness among grocery, fashion and beauty retailers, but Amazon was the most-talked-about general retailer, new data reveals.
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Madano names first creative director
Madano, the strategic communications agency focused on healthcare and net-zero transition, has hired Arian Oldroyd as its first creative director following a spike in client demand for creative comms.
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‘B2B firms will take owned media more seriously this year’ – b2b comms in 2023
Despite the looming recession and gloom over the UK’s economic state, b2b comms experts expect to see growth in the specialism this year.
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11 new UK agencies to watch in 2023
Here’s our list of new UK comms agencies we’re keeping an eye on in 2023.
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MHP Group hires public affairs chief from FleishmanHillard
Tim Snowball, who previously led FleishmanHillard’s UK public affairs practice, has joined MHP Group as head of public affairs.
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Gala Bingo and Foxy Bingo bet on new UK PR agency
Capture Communications has been appointed by Gala Bingo and Foxy Bingo for a retained comms brief in the UK for 2023.
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Hill’s Pet Nutrition hires PR agency
Hill+Knowlton Strategies has won a new mandate with Hill’s Pet Nutrition, the Colgate Palmolive-owned pet food brand.
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