Ashish Bhasin, Chairman & CEO South Asia, Dentsu Aegis Network Media India Pvt Ltd has been elected as the President of Advertising Agencies Association of India (AAAI) for the year 2018-2019 at its Annual General Body Meeting held on July 26. Anupriya Acharya, CEO, Publicis Media India, was elected Vice-President of the Association. Other members […]
Holidaymakers who fall ill in Europe, North America, the Middle East and Asia, are taking advantage of mobile consultations with UK-based GPs through the ‘Now GP’ app. Up to 600,000 holidaymakers who need medical advice whilst travelling abroad can, at the touch of a button, obtain GP and medication guidance and, if needed, access an e-prescription […]
Fusion Media, the PR and digital agency for endurance sport, has been appointed by London folding bike manufacturer Brompton Bicycle to handle the brand’s PR in the UK. The iconic Brompton folding bike has been handmade in London since 1975. Now, the company makes 45,000 bikes per year and is the UK’s largest bike manufacturer. […]
Olympic Holidays, the specialist European tour operator, has appointed Peel+Williams as its communications and PR partner following a competitive four-way pitch. The work will see the creation of consumer driven print and digital campaigns, as well as media and trade communications. In addition, it should provide further forward momentum towards Olympic Holidays’ position as the […]
Experience, design and engineering company Dare has announced its partnership with SuperHi, the online coding school and creative community, to launch a scholarship for women and non-binary people. The two winners of the scholarship will receive free access to the complete suite of SuperHi courses, while runners-up will bag SuperHi’s Foundation HTML, CSS and Javascript […]
National property consultancy Bruton Knowles has appointed Nottingham-based Eden Public Relations to deliver a refreshed PR and digital strategy across its 12 UK offices, with a specific focus on the business’s expertise in its core sectors. Having previously worked with a selection of regional PR agencies supporting each of its offices individually, recently appointed Managing […]
Unlimited Group has announced the appointment of Sarah Shilling as its new Group Chief Marketing Officer. Previously Managing Partner, Brand at Unlimited Group, Sarah joins the Senior leadership team as Unlimited Group embarks on a new growth trajectory. Sarah has over 20 years’ PR and brand marketing experience and this appointment proves the critical importance […]
We Are Social and Citizen Relations have won the pitch announced by Italian beverage company Sanpellegrino, which specialises in mineral water, non-alcoholic drinks and iced teas. The two sister agencies of the BlueFocus group will work integrated global campaigns across traditional and digital PR, offering strategic and creative support across the group’s brands (S.Pellegrino, Acqua […]
Technology PR specialist Context has hired former ITV Web Reporter Luke McDowell to support its growing client base after a succession of new business wins. Luke joins Context after a career in both television and PR, having spent time working as a researcher in daytime TV and online reporter for ITV News, before moving to […]
The former Time Inc. UK Marketing Director of Advertising, Lisa Batty, has launched a new trade marketing consultancy dedicated to creating events with a ‘memorable’ twist. Her Co-founder and Chairman is ex Havas Media UK Group CEO Mark Craze. Drawing on their combined experience of more than 50 years, the duo will work with media […]