Bottle PR has been appointed to raise awareness of Energy and Utility Skills, the organisation which represents businesses in the gas, power, waste management and water industries.Bottle's task is to come up with "a highly-targeted PR... Read more
VisitScotland has appointed Dublin agency Pembroke Communications to manage its PR in the Republic of Ireland.Pembroke was appointed following a public tender and pitch process and will initially take charge of the tourist board’s Winter... Read more
Tourism body VisitBlackpool and pet food company Burgess Pet Care have both appointed Hatch Communications to handle their PR activity. Burgess Pet Care has tasked the Leeds communications agency with is national consumer PR activity and to drive... Read more
Somerset-based PR agency, ADPR, has appointed 32-year-old Peter Ramsay as Development Director with special responsibility for establishing and developing its dedicated digital PR division.Peter joined ADPR in 2009 from bottled water supplier,... Read more
Johanna Cassells, the former director of corporate communications at Sony Pictures Television, has joined Bottle PR as a director.Cassells will work on the Oxford agency's new business pipeline and will lead a number of key client accounts... Read more
Time is running out to have your voice heard by letting us know who you consider to be the most influential individuals currently working in the marketing services sector outside London.The most recent count shows that 6,852 of you have already... Read more
Visit Manchester has tasked Amaze PR with promoting the regions modern history. Through a PR campaign, Amaze will work alongside visitor attractions, venues and tourist boards across the North West to boost visitor numbers, overnight stays and... Read more
With the long heralded announcement by former News of the World editor Andy Coulson that he was to resign from his post as director of communications for the Conservative Party, Gary Quinn, media consultant for Tangerine PR takes a look over the... Read more
Ladbrokes has placed Ian Birrell, former deputy editor of The Independent, and now speech writer for Prime Minister David Cameron, as the likely successor to Andy Coulson, who resigned today as the Government’s communications director... Read more
Every fortnight The Drum magazine keeps tabs on who has been hired by who. Here we find out more about new starts at HTPR, Weber Shandwick, Tomorrow People, IAS B2B and Fifth Ring.JAMES WALTERS, ACCOUNT DIRECTOR, TOMORROW PEOPLE1. The fact that... Read more
Following weeks of speculation, the communications director for the Government, Andy Coulson, has resigned.Coulson made a statement this morning after coming under increasing scrutiny regarding allegations of phone hacking at the News of the World... Read more
Caroline Wozniacki, the tennis star, has been accused by the media of being rather dull. Yesterday she sought to change all that taking a very interesting approach to a post match press conference. We publish the edited highlights here – but... Read more
Cannes Lions has announce two more top industry authorities taking on jury president roles at the 2011 International Festival of Creativity.Brazilian designer, architect and brand specialist Luciano Deos will lead the Design Lions jury to award... Read more
Newcastle headquartered PR and public affairs firm Admiral has launched a new dedicated digital arm, Admiral Digital. With offices in Newcastle, Manchester and London, the new digital team of three will provide a full range of online services.... Read more
Residential conference and training centre Wyboston Lakes has appointed Shotting Star PR with handlings its consumer PR and publicity. The agency has been tasked with growing awareness of the centre’s leisure facilities, including the... Read more
Round Two: And Piers Morgan's CNN show really heats up when he and shock jock Howard Stern discuss the size of Howard's penis."Six inches". says Howard, "when I am aroused." But Piers declines to discuss his size. On to... Read more
Macclesfield manufacturing plant Plastic Card Services (PCS) has appointed Souter PR as its PR agency with the aim of growing awareness of the company. The company, which produces commercial cards and services, has invested over £2 million... Read more
Following the storm caused by Ricky Gervais' turn as host of the Golden Globes, Tim Geary, MD of Golley Slater PR takes a look at the reaction and what it could mean for the British comedian’s career long-term. "Gervais' performance... Read more
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