PR agencies in the West are being invited to hire trainees through a new apprentice scheme that aims to widen the intake of young people to the profession. Traditionally those taking up a career in public relations have tended to be graduates. But a new initiative launched by the...
Design agency Synergy Creative has made two new appointments to its team in Westbury on Trym as it continues to go from strength to strength. The agency, which specialises in providing branding, employee communications and marketing services for clients such as Ladbrokes, Arval and the NHS, has recruited Celia...
Bristol remains the UK’s hub for creativity and digital innovation with a world-class talent pool and productivity levels outpacing those achieved by most London firms, new research shows. But despite this leading edge, many of the city’s creative firms still face the twin challenges of tough market conditions and...
Bristol communications consultancy JBP PR & Parliamentary Affairs has made a number of senior appointments as part of its growth plan, including taking on former Northcliffe South West regional managing director Steve Anderson-Dixon as a non-executive director. The agency’s founder Jennifer Bryant-Pearson, pictured, becomes group chief executive while directors...
The shortlist for the region’s top public relations awards has been revealed with some of the West’s top PR agencies competing for the 2012 West of England CIPR PRide Awards. The winners will be announced at a glittering ceremony and dinner on November 9 at the Grand Hotel, Bristol....
Creative agency Jazzbones is targeting Bristol to win new clients after its successful project for Swindon’s economic regeneration and inward investment company Forward Swindon. Jazzbones’ new website for Forward Swindon – www.swindon.uk.com – is the latest in a number of innovative marketing initiatives designed by Jazzbones, which is based...
Communications agency McCann has extended its lease for a further five years on its waterfront premises in Bristol – testament, it says, to its continued success in the South West and nationally. The move comes as managing director Andy Reid, who has appointed earlier this year, continues to inject...
Bristol-based events and communications specialist Brandon Hill Communications has forged a strategic partnership with British Expertise, the leading body for UK professional services companies operating internationally. Under the collaboration Brandon Hill will deliver British Expertise’s flagship International Awards programme, which forms a vital part of the its objective to...
Bristol community radio station Ujima has received nearly £30,000 for a project to mark the 50th anniversary of the independence of Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago. The £29,400 from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF), which coincides with the station's fourth birthday, will go towards a Young Roots heritage project Dub...
Bristol is one of four new Knowledge Exchange Hubs for the Creative Economy launched today by the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC). The centres will connect researchers with the UK’s vibrant creative sector, giving a £16m boost to the UK’s creative economy. The Bristol centre, called Research and...
Digital copying technology specialist Canotec is to relocate to its South West office to Bristol’s Paintworks. The move, from Corston near Bath, coincides with the third anniversary of the firm opening in the region and a raft of major contract wins. It said the move to Paintworks, part of...
Independent news website Bristol24-7 has picked up its second award in a week – retaining the EDF Energy South West Website of the Year title to follow on from its commendation in the Online Media Awards. At the EDF Awards ceremony in Bath, Bristol 24-7 was praised for its...
From Bristol 24-7 www.bristol247.com A record-breaking number of entries are vying for the international ‘wildlife Oscars’, which take place in Bristol later this year as part of the city's Wildscreen Festival. Nearly 500 films have been submitted for the Wildscreen Panda Awards which celebrate the very best in natural...
