2025 Comms Report
Cision and PRWeek's 2025 Comms Report brings you the latest insightful data on the trends, challenges, and opportunities for PR and comms teams. Download the report now.
Adobe: Proving the Most Accessible and Efficient Path to PR-ROI
This piece originally appeared on PR News and is republished here with permission. Most PR practitioners conflate generating a return on PR investment with proving PR value. The two, however, hold very different meanings.
UK Media Moves including The Economist, The Telegraph and Global
Christian Odendahl to join The Economist in April; new roles for Kate Bussmann and Naomi Greenaway at The Telegraph; Emily Maitlis and Jon Sopel to move from BBC to Global
Mazda: Effective Optimisation of Brand Messaging
To the UK launch of their first electric car, the MX-30, in the UK market in March 2021, Mazda engaged Cision to “understand the European reaction” to the vehicle’s earlier 2020 launch in Europe.
UK Media Moves including the Evening Standard, Noon, Monocle and more
Samantha Herbert has been promoted to Head of Digital Strategy at the Evening Standard; Beatrice Aidin joins Noon as Beauty Director; Adam Rasmi appointed Foreign Editor at Monocle
UK Media Moves including The Sunday Times, Future, STELLAR and more
The Sunday Times appoints Karen Dacre and Priya Elan to new roles at Style; Alice Ball is now Health Editor at Future; Denise Curtin is promoted to Head of Digital at STELLAR
UK Media Moves including Bloomberg, JPIMedia, Sky Sports and more
Sky Sports News makes updates to senior reporting team; Aisha Gani is now a Fintech Reporter Bloomberg News in London; Rachel Mackie appointed as a Crime Reporter at The Scotsman and The Edinburgh Evening News
UK Media Moves including InfoPro Digital, Professional Pensions, The Herald and more
Editorial team updates at InfoPro Digital and Professional Pensions; Kathleen Nutt joins The Herald in Glasgow as Political Correspondent
2022 PR and Marketing Predictions
How have the events of the last few years changed the role of PR, marketing and communications teams? How does social media continue to impact the consumer brand experience? What are the new and emerging trends brands need to prepare for now in order to capitalize on them later?
UK Media Moves including Hearst, The Times, Reuters and more
Eleanor Jones appointed Commissioning Editor for Hearst Studio; Henry Zeffman is now Associate Political Editor at The Times; Rachel Savage made Africa Senior Markets Correspondent for Reuters
UK Media Moves including GB News, Reuters, GQ and more
Mick Booker is now Editorial Director for GB News; Mike Christensen appointed European Lifestyle Editor for British GQ; Jennifer Rigby joins Reuters as Global Health Correspondent
UK Media Moves including TRF, The Times, GRAZIA and more
Thomson Reuters Foundation appoints Anna Jay as Head of Audience Development; James Beal now Social Affairs Editor at The Times; new roles for Jane McFarland and Emma Rowley at GRAZIA
UK Media Moves including Bloomberg, ES Magazine, Trusted Reviews and more
Bloomberg News appoints Victoria Wakely as their first UK National Editor; ES Magazine announces editorial team updates; Max Parker now Editor at Trusted Reviews
The Power of Visual Branding
Learn how Adidas steered conversations on social through engaging visual narratives. Everybody loves a story! That's why crafting narratives which keep audiences abuzz is crucial to any PR strategy.
UK Media Moves including Reuters, DMG Media, the FT and more
DMG Media announces launch of new digital lifestyle brand; Simon Jessop named Editor, Sustainable Finance at Reuters; Dan Stewart joins the FT as Longform Editor
UK Media Moves including the Daily Star, Tatler, Financial News and more
Richard Brown to join Daily Star as Senior Content Editor; Annabel Sampson is made Deputy Features Editor for Tatler; Trista Kelley appointed Deputy Editor-in-Chief at Financial News
UK Media Moves including The Independent, Reuters, Condé Nast Traveller and more
Victoria Richards has been promoted to Voices Editor at The Independent; Sarah McFarlane now now Chief Correspondent, Energy Transition at Reuters; Sarah Allard appointed Digital Editor for Condé Nast Traveller
UK Media Moves including the i, TBIJ, Times Radio and more
Sarah Carson appointed Culture Editor at the i; Jasper Jackson is now Technology Editor at TBIJ; Lucy Fisher to join Times Radio as Chief Political Commentator
UK Media Moves including The Economist, News UK, Future and more
Jat Gill has joined The Economist as Senior Audio Producer; Tom Newton Dunn to host a show on talkTV; Ruth Gaukrodger is now Fitness Editor at Future
UK Media Moves including the Daily Express, PRWeek, Dazed Media and more
Karl Holbrook to join the Daily Express as Executive Editor; James Halliwell has been appointed News Editor at PRWeek; new roles for Ted Stansfield and Dominique Sisley at Dazed Media
UK Media Moves including The Telegraph, The Sun, the Daily Mirror and more
Helen Cahill is now a Special Correspondent on The Telegraph’s business desk; Joseph Wilkes appointed Deputy News Editor for the Daily Mirror; Jamie Harris has joined The Sun as a Technology and Science Reporter
The PR Lifeline: A step-by-step guide on how to manage a PR crisis
A crisis measurement plan supported by real-time monitoring and cross-channel alerts, along with a crisis communications plan that incorporates the available insight, is the only way to restore business as usual. When a plan is in place, it’s easier to look after the mental health of your people too. Working the plan takes less of a toll than taking it personally.
UK Media Moves including The BMJ, The Independent, METRO and more
Kamran Abbasi has been named Editor-in-Chief of The BMJ; Lizzie Dearden appointed Home Affairs Editor at The Independent; Thomas Stichbury has joined METRO as Showbiz Editor
UK Media Moves including DMGT, The Independent, The Guardian and more
The i newspaper and the New Scientist to become part of DMGT division Harmsworth Media; Harriet Williamson appointed Commissioning Editor, Voices for The Independent; The Guardian announces 3 appointments to editorial newsletters team
UK Media Moves including Citywire, The Sun, HPCi Media and more
Team updates at Citywire New Model Adviser; Ella Walker joins The Sun as Health Features Editor; changes at Cosmetics Business and Pure Beauty