Lunch at 100 feet, brass neck by Brass, bikes and hikes for TH_NK, Epiphany and True North, and Websites are Lovely gives away its lovely things. It’s The Drum’s Last Word...DON’T HANG AROUND FOR INSPIRATION... GO HIRE A CRANE... Read more
Danish furniture brand BoConcept has tasked Tangerine PR with raising awareness of the opening of its latest franchise store in Great Ancoats in September. The Manchester agency has been appointed by Jamie and Julie Kerner, franchise holders for... Read more
Every fortnight The Drum magazine keeps tabs on who has been hired by who. If you have recently joined a new company then contact Thomas O'Neill at The Drum so that you can appear in our People on the Move section as well. JANE HUNTER, SENIOR... Read more
Apologies for the pun in the above headline, but Beattie Communications is celebrating after becoming part of the team to re-launch the Dormen nut and snack brand.The appointment by the Swindon-based company which is part of Glisten Ltd, comes... Read more
SLB Public Relations has been appointed to promote the 2010 Leeds Retail Therapy Awards. Leeds-based SLB will "assist with press and marketing" in the run up to the October event at the Royal Armouries.The agency was given the task by... Read more
Toy company Mattel has become the recipient of some barbed criticism from bitter rivals MGA Entertainment after the latter accused them of spying.MGA allege that over a 15 year period Mattel workers, with the approval of executives, were... Read more
After a marathon judging session held recently at London's Groucho Club, The Drum now knows who is in the running to be collecting awards in Leeds in November. Do you want to find out too?Now in its fourth year the DADI Awards, in association with... Read more
PR experts including Max Clifford discuss Tony Blair's decision to donate the royalties from the publication of his memoirs to a military charity. The decision to do so has met with claims that Blair, who was Prime Minister when the UK chose to... Read more
The hermit state of North Korea is used to making headlines by launching missiles but its latest launch, an official Twitter account, is an attempt to counter international enmity toward the war mongering communist state.Using the Twitter account ... Read more
With many communications professionals either thinking about or taking the leap of faith and launching their own consultancies, Richard Ellis, communications director of the PRCA has provided The Drum with 10 tips for budding PR entrepreneurs... Read more
A 300,000 signatory petition has been handed to Google by protestors angered by the search giants moves toward a two tier internet.The document was presented at a rally outside ‘Googleplex’, the organisations Californian headquarters,... Read more
Newcastle PR and public affairs company Admiral will open a Manchester office on 1 September as part of plans to "treble" its turnover and staff numbers within the next five years.The company, which currently employs 10 full-time and four part... Read more
A series of snaps, apparently depicting a young woman handing her boss a very public resignation, have been revealed as a hoax by their host, The Chive website.In the pics ‘Jenny’ held up a whiteboard upon which were scrawled a series... Read more
The BIG Partnership, has bolstered its senior PR team with the appointment of Camillo Fracassini, former deputy editor of The Sunday Times Scotland, as account director.Fracassini joins the Edinburgh office of The BIG Partnership and will work... Read more
British-made household cooking brands Belling, Stoves, New World as well as refrigeration company Lec, all part of Merseyside-based Glen Dimplex Home Appliances, are to switch PR agencies.All of the consumer and trade PR for the four brands will... Read more
Revolver PR has appointed former head of social media at D8 Digital Annie Boyd to the newly-created role of head of social communications.Formerly head of social media at D8 Digital, Boyd takes on a role that will include advising clients on the... Read more
Weber Shandwick North has been given a "six-figure" local PR brief for The Crowne Plaza and Holiday Inn hotels that are part of the LRG group.The Manchester agency has been tasked to "drive revenue generating PR for each of the 64... Read more
Edinburgh PR and marketing agency Niche Works has won the PR account for Tick, the recruitment website.Tick is promoting itself as "Scotland's first transparent flat fee online recruitment service".As well as its flat fee approach,... Read more
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