Footballer Michael Chopra beats hasty Twitter retreat after posting bag of...
Ipswich Town footballer and gambling addict Michael Chopra has moved to close down his Twitter accounts, just minutes after posting an image of a bag of an open bag stuffed with £20 notes. The hoard...
View ArticleCavendish London hotel unveils #ValentineVine competition
The Cavendish London hotel has today launched a Valentine’s Day competition using new social media tool Vine. The #ValentineVine competition will see a couple win a romantic break for two at the...
View ArticleJemima Khan likens Julian Assange to alien space cult leader L. Ron Hubbard
Jemima Khan, celebrity backer of whistleblower Julian Assange, has recanted her faith in the renegade Australian holed up in the Ecuadorian embassy by likening him to deceased cult leader L. Ron...
View ArticleGoogle signs global advertising deal with Yahoo sites
It has been announced that Google has signed a global ad deal with Yahoo, which will see ads for Google appearing on some of Yahoo’s websites. Yahoo announced the partnership yesterday in a blog,...
View Articlethe happy egg co hopes for cracking Shrove Tuesday with Wallace & Gromit...
the happy egg co has unveiled the Pancake-omatic: a contraption which makes pancakes from eggs laid just minutes before, using items such as a gramophone and an electric whisk. Produced ahead of...
View ArticleNews Corporation sees quarterly profits double
News Corporation has reported a doubling of its quarterly profits in the wake of its acquisition of Fox Sports Australia and Fox Star Sports Asia, raking in $2.4bn in the three months to the end of...
View ArticleFlubit appoints Surname & Surname to handle PR
UK tech start-up Flubit has announced the appointment of Surname & Surname to handle its consumer and corporate PR. The site asks consumers to paste the link to their desired item at the cheapest...
View ArticleCode Computerlove works on new website for rebranded UK healthcare provider...
UK health and wellbeing mutual Benenden Healthcare Society has worked with Code Computerlove on a new website to showcase the new look and feel of the brand, following the creation of a new brand...
View ArticleSalmond's announcement on the timetable to independence surely bodes well for...
On Tuesday the Scottish government published a paper outlining the transition from a 'Yes' vote in the referendum to full independence and effective separation from all of the UK's combined machinery...
View ArticleGSK to sell off Lucozade and Ribena brands
Pharmaceutical group GlaxoSmithKline has announced that it is putting two of its biggest brands, Lucozade and Ribena, up for sale in a bid to raise as much £766m. The move follows a strategic review...
View ArticleAnt and Dec set to star in latest Morrisons campaign by DLKW Lowe
Morrisons has announced that it is set to unveil a new ad campaign tonight on ITV, featuring Ant and Dec. The campaign, produced by DLKW Lowe, is set to show the duo interacting with real members of...
View ArticleViral Video Chart: Super Bowl ads dominate the top 10 - but which brand came...
It has been dubbed the 'greatest TV commercials show on earth', so it comes as no surprise that Super Bowl ads dominate this week's Viral Video Chart. But which brand came out on top? Motor firms Kia,...
View ArticleBritish Gypsum appoints Big for integrated trade marketing campaign
British Gypsum has announced the appointment of creative agency Big to develop an integrated trade marketing campaign, promoting the fact that a perfect tiling job needs a perfect backing board. The...
View ArticleDigital and print circulation set to be combined by PPA for latest ABC figures
The Professional Publishers Association (PPA) has announced that on 14 February it will unveil its first Combined Circulation Chart for the July-December ABC figures. The body will publish a chart...
View ArticleBritish Basketball Association appoints Capitalize for PR
The British Basketball Association has appointed Capitalize to promote the development of a new premier professional basketball competition in the UK. Under the brief, the agency will look to promote...
View ArticleBT reveals BT Sport logo created by Red Bee Media
BT has unveiled its new BT Sport logo ahead of the company’s sports channel launch this summer. Developed by Red Bee Media, the new logo is a mix of the BT Connected World brand imagery with a new...
View ArticleVictory for the design industry as Michael Gove's controversial exam plans...
Education secretary Michael Gove has abandoned plans for a controversial shake-up of the English schools system which critics claimed would have harmed the future of the design industry. In a victory...
View ArticleHorse meat scandal – McDonald's is loving it
Volatility seems to be the watchword of the corporate PR world at the minute. Every day seemingly brings a new crisis to the fore that communications departments are left to try and solve, from the...
View ArticleG2 Joshua brings James Anderson onboard as client services director
G2 Joshua has announced the appointment of James Anderson as client services director, the news of the hire comes shortly after the network named Sarah Todd as CEO. Anderson joins G2 Joshua from...
View ArticleVirgin Media and FilmFlex renew partnership for next generation on-demand...
Virgin Media and movies on-demand provider FilmFlex have renewed their partnership in a bid to drive forward the development of the state-of-the art technology which powers Virgin Movies. FilmFlex...
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