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Weber Shandwick EMEA hires health and sustainability leads
Weber Shandwick has added EMEA leaders to strengthen its sustainability and healthcare practices.
More than half of Instagram influencers 'engaged in fraud', with 45 per cent of accounts 'fake'
More than half (55 per cent) of Instagram influencers were involved in some form of social media fraud and fakery in 2020, despite an eight percentage point decrease from 2019. A new study by HypeAuditor also found 45 per cent of Instagram accounts were fake.
Met Police comms chief announces departure as hunt for successor begins
James Helm, director of comms at the Metropolitan Police, has announced that he will depart in the summer after more than three years in the job.
MSL UK partners social enterprise to 'break down PR entry barriers'
MSL UK is entering a partnership with a social enterprise community group for a new scheme to encourage more diverse talent into the agency and the sector.
IPA Bellwether: optimism over sector-wide prospects for first time since 2015
Report finds budgets are beginning to stabilise.
FT appoints global communications director for maternity cover
The Financial Times has hired former Qatar Airways head of comms Sophie Knight as global communications director. She has been hired on a 12-month contract to cover for Kristina Eriksson, who is on maternity leave.
Second-hand fashion platform Vinted hires UK consumer PR agency
Red Havas has been appointed as the UK consumer and lifestyle PR agency of record for online fashion platform Vinted, following a competitive pitch process.
Former Conservative HQ CEO joins Hume Brophy
Hume Brophy has appointed former Conservative HQ chief executive Mark MacGregor as a senior adviser. He joins the international comms firm from consultancy Stonehaven, where he was a director.
Publicis Groupe plots return to the office, with help from Marcel
The holding company is reimagining what getting back to work will look like.
Pandemic prompts blood cancer charity to switch to permanent 'digital-first' approach
The pandemic has inspired a fundamental overhaul of communications at blood cancer charity Anthony Nolan and now there's no going back, its comms chief has told PRWeek in an exclusive interview.
Pitch Update: Quorn, London Broncos, Nationwide, ThruDark and more
PRWeek's round-up of pitches and account moves.
Finsbury Glover Hering hires FleishmanHillard's global tech chief
Finsbury Glover Hering has hired Sophie Scott, global managing director for technology at FleishmanHillard, to lead growth of its global tech business.
Sanofi poaches pharma comms veteran from rival
Fiona Olivier has left AbbVie, where she was the pharma giant's head of global patient relations and international public affairs, to be global head of public affairs and communications for Sanofi's general medicines division.
Lexington Health announces new leadership amid ‘record-breaking’ year
Lexington has promoted Ed McRandal to head of health, while Will Culliford has been promoted to be his deputy and lead its health-tech offer.
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Hanover Health bolsters leadership team as fee income rises
Two associate directors, specialising in comms and public affairs, have been appointed by Hanover Health after fee income climbed by almost one-fifth.
Quorn hires creative comms agency to build on sustainable food message
Quorn has appointed Taylor Herring to handle its retained press office, media relations strategy and creative brand PR campaigns in the UK, following a four-way competitive pitch.
Heineken pop-up ends the long wait for a pint and a haircut, simultaneously
Punters can enjoy a beer while getting a Heineken-haircut.
'Give Tesco a miss', supermarket urges with campaign promoting pubs
Tesco’s 'Pop to your local if you can' campaign ran across national newspapers.
Boldspace launches work experience programme for students from disadvantaged backgrounds
Brand building and communications agency Boldspace has created a work experience scheme that targets talent from disadvantaged backgrounds and aims to address the “archaic, nepotistic and unproductive structure” of traditional work experience.
Next 15 reports 'excellent' results as full-year profit grows
Next 15 saw pre-tax profit rise 22 per cent to £49.1m in the year to 31 January 2021, in what it described as "excellent" results aided by its focus on the b2b and tech sectors.
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Publicis Groupe plots return to the office, with help from Marcel
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Heineken pop-up ends the long wait for a pint and a haircut, simultaneously
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Finsbury Glover Hering hires FleishmanHillard's global tech chief
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Pandemic prompts blood cancer charity to switch to permanent 'digital-first' approach
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'Either help me the f*** out, or make me laugh' - PR creatives on what to expect from brands this summer
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Dave teases thirsty Brits with 'build your own boozer'
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PR Manager Virgin Atlantic Airways The VHQ, Crawley, West Sussex
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People moves
Kekst CNC grows senior team with hires from Weber Shandwick, KPMG and MoD
Kekst CNC has added three senior consultants and eight others to its London team.
The PRWeekly Podcast: Ogilvy CEO moves to Weber | COVID & internal comms | Manifest's Obubo tackles racism report
PRWeek's new podcast takes listeners behind the headlines of the week's most important news, views and industry gossip.
Movers & Shakers: Edelman, Visa, Mischief, Finsbury Glover Hering, AxiCom and more
PRWeek's round-up of industry hires, departures and promotions.
Visa hires communications director for Europe
Visa has appointed Portland director Claire Hardy as its communications director for continental Europe.
Engine Mischief grows leadership team with senior hire
Engine Mischief has appointed experienced brand strategist and former agency founder Alicia Mellish as a director.
AxiCom hires Frank's creative director
AxiCom has appointed Graeme Anthony to the new role of creative director. He joins from Frank, where he spent 10 years – most recently in the same position.
Iris appoints new London CEO
Former chief marketing officer takes over from Chris Marlow.
ESG specialist Adrian Rimmer joins Finsbury Glover Hering
Finsbury Glover Hering has appointed ESG and sustainable finance expert Adrian Rimmer as a partner in its London office to provide leadership to the consultancy’s sustainability and climate offering.
Edelman promotes Russell Dubner, Lisa Osborne Ross
The firm is naming Dubner global vice chairman; Osborne Ross is succeeding him as U.S. CEO.
Talker Tailor Trouble Maker names lead creative
Talker Tailor Trouble Maker has promoted Olivia Mushigo into the new role of lead creative.
Portland hires former Spad Anita Boateng
Boateng has joined Portland as a partner, PRWeek has learned.
The Unmistakables expands leadership team and hires former BT D&I lead
The Unmistakables has grown its leadership team with the promotion of Ben Brooks-Dutton to managing partner and addition of former BT Group director of talent, leadership and diversity, Simone Marquis, as culture and inclusion director.
Movers & Shakers: Weber Shandwick, Facebook, Google, Lexington, Radioactive PR and more
PRWeek's weekly roundup of industry hires, departures and promotions.