The cult phenomenon, Love Island, is going stateside following the announcement that ITV has sold the rights to CBS. In a further boon to the broadcaster, the new series will be produced by ITV Entertainment. ...

Influencer marketing is on the rise, with more money and interest than ever before. But as bloggers, vloggers and Instagrammers become established career options, how easy is it to sort quality collaborators from those attempting ...

The Times reports that the BBC is spending £2.5m to hire six PR agencies that will ‘promote the licence fee and spell out the consequences of non-payment’. The BBC has put out a tender for ...

Diane is the author of Oui in France, the living abroad lifestyle blog. Originally from New Jersey, Diane now lives with her French husband Tom in the Loire Valley and writes about French culture and ...

  Government Departments Chris Rampling has been appointed Her Majesty’s Ambassador to Lebanon at the Foreign & Commonwealth Office (more info). Claire Evans has been appointed British High Commissioner to Belize at the Foreign & Commonwealth Office (more info). Lord Blencathra has been appointed ...

SEO (search engine optimisation) and its evolution over the past five years, in particular, has been a boon for the PR industry, says David Fraser, founder and managing director of Ready10, a digital-specialist consumer PR ...

Ofcom has published its 2018 Communications Market Report, which covers television, radio, phones, the internet, online content and post. It covers a lot and there’s a lot for the PR, communications and media industry to ...

Cathy Winston is the mum who travels and her blog, Mummy Travels, was recently named in the top 10 UK family travel blog ranking. Self-confessed travel-obsessed, Cathy take the mini traveller with her all around ...

Today’s Political Headlines include the Jewish Museum blocking Corbyn’s speech, May set to meet Macron, another Tory MP backing a second Brexit referendum and the need to speed up NHS training.  Jewish Museum blocks Corbyn ...

Clear insight into your target audiences and ensuring you have the ability to engage them with your core messages are essential elements in successful campaigns, said Mandy Sharp, founder and CEO of creative PR agency ...

Nick Williams, managing director of public affairs and issue management at Burson Cohn & Wolfe (BCW), has been appointed to the Board of Management at the PRCA. His appointment follows the recent merger of WPP ...

Today’s Political Headlines include pressure on Corbyn over anti-Semitism, the Home Office ignoring the forced marriages of British teenagers, Shapps’ cryptic deal and the big society is failing.  Pressure increases on Corbyn over anti-Semitism The ...

Today’s Political Headlines include May to meet Macron, further anti-Semitism claims against Labour, gender pay gap report and criticism of the Home Office’s approach to child refugees from Calais.  May to meet Macron after cutting ...

The backlash from Cannes this year – and the relatively poor showing of PR agencies at the International Festival of Creativity – has again raised the question of how creative the comms and PR industry ...

Today’s Political Headlines include Barnier softening his opposition to Brexit finance plans, Labour NEC Member Peter Willsman attacking Corbyn critics, the culture of denial in Aid sector and John McDonnell’s criticism of Corbyn.  Barnier softening ...

The Taylor Bennett Foundation has announced that Sarah Stimson will step down from her role of chief executive in October. Stimson has been with the charity, which works to improve ethnic diversity in and access ...

Taylor Herring and The Romans are leading the shortlist for the PRWeek Awards 2018 with 13 and 11 nominations across all categories, respectively. Both agencies are shortlisted in the Small Consultancy of the Year category, ...

  Government Whips Mark Spencer has been promoted to Comptroller of HM Household. Andrew Stephenson has been promoted to Vice Chamberlain of HM Household.      Mike Freer has been promoted to Government Whip (Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury). Iain ...

Today’s Political Headlines include Tory Brexiteers’ criticism of May’s no-deal planning, Corbyn accused of taking Labour to a dark place, the IEA’s offer to ‘US donors’ and the reintroduction of ID Cards.  May facing criticism ...

Combine insights and creative magic to create comms campaigns with impact says Cirkle’s Jodie Hull. From pest control – to stop the BFG being eaten! – to securing the right food artist, there was a ...