Ian Griggs

Singapore Tourism Board appoints Finn Partners as sole UK PR agency

Singapore Tourism Board appoints Finn Partners as sole UK PR agency

The agency's travel team will support STB’s leisure, business and meeting and incentive travel comms programme in the UK in a two-year brief lasting until August 2023.

'Russian' PR firm offered influencers money to discredit Pfizer vaccine

'Russian' PR firm offered influencers money to discredit Pfizer vaccine

A PR agency with reported links to Russia offered European influencers money to discredit the Pfizer vaccine to their followers on social media channels.

TikTok chooses agencies for six-figure policy and public affairs briefs

TikTok chooses agencies for six-figure policy and public affairs briefs

Short video platform has appointed UK agencies Headland and Stonehaven to help navigate its corporate and political challenges.

Hong Kong police put spotlight on UK lobbying firm for pro-democracy work

Hong Kong police put spotlight on UK lobbying firm for pro-democracy work

A UK lobbyist’s work for the Stand with Hong Kong campaign has led to a raft of arrests following the imposition of a strict new security law in the former British colony in June.

Brands speaking out on Black Lives Matter viewed differently across demographics in UK

Brands speaking out on Black Lives Matter viewed differently across demographics in UK

An exclusive survey for PRWeek finds more Britons think brands should speak out about the coronavirus pandemic than about the Black Lives Matter movement, but younger generations and visible minorities feel otherwise.

McCann promotes John Mescall to global executive creative director

McCann promotes John Mescall to global executive creative director

CANNES - McCann has promoted 'Dumb ways to die' creator John Mescall to the new role of global executive creative director.