Consumer PR

Weebly, a Silicon Valley-based web-building platform forecast to hit a $1bn valuation in 2016, has appointed W as its UK comms agency, as it looks to enhance its presence in [...]

Family short break provider Center Parcs has brought in Hope&Glory as its retained consumer brand agency, with a brief to promote the brand as a “champion” of family time. [...]

Bottle has promoted Nina Sawetz to head of editorial for the agency’s consumer division. Sawetz joined Bottle in 2010 from Blue Zebra PR. She began her career with internships [...]

Home appliance brand Beko has hired sports and entertainment marketing specialist Synergy to handle the global launch of its sponsorship of FC Barcelona, following a [...]

Honda UK has chosen automotive agency Prova PR to act as the PR provider for its entire Honda dealer network, following a four-way pitch. Warwick-based Prova has been briefed [...]

Ruder Finn has brought in Brands2Life’s Robin Grainger to take on the newly-created role of director of connected comms. Grainger, who will be based in Ruder Finn’s [...]

Thomas Ffiske, head of PR for QuidditchUK, explains the success of his campaign work around last month’s British Quidditch Cup, as the organisation looks to take the [...]

London City Airport has strengthened its comms team with the appointment of the Department for Transport’s Andrew Scott as PR Manager, as the airport develops plans for [...]

Down at the Social has been appointed by Manchester-based entertainment complex The Printworks to handle its PR and social activity, following a four-way pitch. [...]

Pietro Ranieri, MD at consumer tech PR firm Ranieri, on the roller coaster ride of running a PR agency, understanding what success actually looks like, and why journalists [...]

Manc Frank, the Manchester office of Frank PR, has been chosen by London-born burrito chain Chilango to launch its first venue in the North West. Chilango, described as one of [...]

New online mattress brand Hyde & Sleep, which is backed by British bed specialist Dreams, has brought in Battenhall to handle its UK social media and PR. The new brand, [...]

Blue Rubicon has promoted Peter Fitch to managing director with immediate effect. He replaces Chris Norton, who recently joined Facebook as EMEA director of comms. Fitch has [...]

3 Monkeys I Zeno has been chosen to handle the UK comms for the Singapore Tourism Board, following a competitive pitch. The agency has been briefed to enhance awareness of [...]

Speed Communications has been retained to manage the global PR for The World’s 50 Best Restaurants, as the brand embarks on its first global tour. The World’s 50 Best [...]

British transport group FirstGroup has extended its relationship with Mischief PR by handing the agency a consumer PR brief for its TransPennine Express franchise. In [...]

One of the world’s largest sailing regattas, Cowes Week, has appointed luxury boutique agency Gabrielle Shaw Communications to handle its PR as it reaches its 190th year. [...]

JAM has had its PR brief with international food ingredients supplier EHL Ingredients extended for the sixth year in a row. In 2010, JAM started working with Stockport-based [...]