Latest News
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January 2012
30/01/12
Hill+Knowlton Strategies announced today the launch of a new strategic advisory service, the Corporate Advisory Group. The Corporate Advisory Group will work closely with clients at the most senior level to provide business advisory counsel. The Group will focus exclusively on meeting the public risk and reputational challenges of our client leaders at C-Suite and Board levels.
25/01/12
LONDON - Following a competitive pitch process, Hill+Knowlton Strategies (H+K) has been appointed as the communications agency for RenewableUK, the leading trade and professional body for the UK wind and marine renewables industries.
23/01/12
NEW YORK – Hill+Knowlton Strategies announced today the creation of a new organization, Research+Data Insights (R+D Insights). R+D Insights is designed to provide the firm’s clients with data analytics and primary research to establish strategic and effective communications to their key stakeholders.
23/01/12
New York, London, Moscow — The PBN Company, the preeminent strategic communications firm in Russia, Ukraine and the CIS is merging with Hill+Knowlton Strategies, the global strategic communications firm with 83 offices in 44 countries.
19/01/12
Hill+Knowlton Strategies Appoints Josh Hendler Global Chief Technology Officer
16/01/12
Hill+Knowlton Strategies has linked up with partnership and content specialist Kameleon to launch an innovative joint venture called Soho Partners.
The new offering is a stand-alone consultancy that advocates a fresh approach to sponsorships and partnerships in entertainment, sustainability, cause and sport, with an emphasis on creating integrated campaigns for clients with brand IP and content at the heart of the ideas.
December 2011
08/12/11
Hill+Knowlton Strategies announced today that Sally Costerton, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of H+K Strategies Europe and Chairman of H+K Strategies AMEASCA, will leave the firm at the end of this year.
01/12/11
Leading Global Communications Firm Announces New Name, Identity and Website
November 2011
25/11/11
In the Business to Business category, Aviva Premiership Rugby won the top award while in the Business to Employee category, The McDonald’s Cup scooped the prize.
October 2011
06/10/11
Matt Bright has joined Hill & Knowlton’s (H&K’s) fast-growing Financial & Professional Services team as Associate Director.
September 2011
July 2011
07/07/11
Hill & Knowlton (H&K) has further bolstered its 18-strong specialist Food & Drink team, with two significant hires. Lucy Ellis joins as Senior Account Director and Pippa Strutt returns to H&K as Client Services Director. Both will report in to Ian Withington, Head of Food & Drink.
June 2011
28/06/11
Hill & Knowlton was awarded a Silver PR Lion at the 2011 Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity in recognition of its campaign “Understanding Multiple Sclerosis” led by the agency’s Polish office on behalf of pharmaceutical client Gedeon Richter. The campaign – which successfully raised awareness of the plight of Multiple Sclerosis (MS) sufferers in Poland by creating an online interactive simulation of MS symptoms – won in the PR Lions healthcare category and was also shortlisted in the best use of digital PR category.
27/06/11
Hill & Knowlton (H&K) has strengthened its specialist CR & Sustainability team by hiring Jim Peacock as Associate Director. He joins from the Carbon Trust where he was Head of Corporate Communications and Stakeholder Engagement.
16/06/11
Rishi Saha, Head of Digital Communications at 10 Downing Street, is to join Hill & Knowlton on 1st August as Regional Director for Australia, the Middle East, Africa and South & Central Asia (AMEASCA). In this newly created role based in the Dubai office, Rishi will be responsible for leading H&K’s digital strategy across Europe and AMEASCA, developing H&K’s global content creation capability and business development with a focus on the emerging markets.
May 2011
25/05/11
London, 25 May 2011 - Hill & Knowlton is partnering with Angry Birds creators, Rovio Mobile, to host a seminar at the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity, on what brands can learn from the phenomenally successful game.
24/05/11
Hill & Knowlton has been appointed by UK Trade & Investment (UKTI) to provide PR support for the Tech City Investment Organisation (TCIO) following a competitive pitch.
05/05/11
In an ongoing effort to strengthen its leadership team, Hill & Knowlton has appointed Lindsay Hutter to the newly created role of Global head of change and internal communications (C&IC).
April 2011
14/04/11
As part of an ongoing drive to strengthen the Hill & Knowlton leadership team, Amanda Groty has been promoted to Global Strategy Director and will report directly to Jack Martin, Chairman and CEO, Hill & Knowlton.
February 2011
17/02/11
Radar Sponsorship and Hill & Knowlton’s Sports Marketing & Sponsorship division (H&K Sports) have won a competitive pitch to work with MoneyGram International on its high profile sponsorship of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011. The tournament begins this Saturday (19th February) with the Final taking place on the 2nd April, 2011.
January 2011
07/01/11
London 7th January 2010 - Hill & Knowlton has announced that its chief marketing officer, Tony Burgess-Webb, will retire from the firm in February. A distinguished 25-year veteran, Burgess-Webb pioneered H&K’s move into digital communications in the 1990s and led the firm in its successful drive to become the world’s leading transnational communications consultancy.
December 2010
16/12/10
Gill Kingston-Warren joins Hill & Knowlton’s (H&K) Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) team as Associate Director, bringing over 15 years of in-house and agency experience. Gill comes from global Superbrand Mamas & Papas where she had been Head of Public Relations since April 2006.
02/12/10
Campaign to Focus on Corporate Brand, Sustainability and Innovation
November 2010
25/11/10
London 24th November - Hill & Knowlton, which has pioneered the PR industry’s involvement at the annual Cannes Lions Festival, is to become its first ever PR partner.
22/11/10
Sharing responsibility for a brand's digital comms brings an agency closer to its clients...
17/11/10
Hill & Knowlton (H&K) has strengthened its Issues & Crisis experience by appointing Duncan Gallagher as an Associate Director. The ex-head of corporate at Publicasity joins from Elliott People and will report to Tim Luckett, Lead Counsel, Issues & Crisis, EMEA.
10/11/10
At Hill & Knowlton, Helen will bolster the sector team’s consumer finance offering, bringing eight years of consumer finance and broader consumer brand experience to the team, and across a range of clients.
October 2010
26/10/10
Hill & Knowlton (H&K) announces the appointment of Bite Communications Global Director Grant Currie as Head of Technology, bringing 17 years specialist technology knowledge to H&K and a fresh new approach to its Technology sector team. Grant has a wealth of corporate, crisis and media experience working with clients including Microsoft, Sony, AMD, Cisco, Oracle, Capgemini and Palm.
18/10/10
Hill & Knowlton has been appointed by the Government of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, to provide PR support for the first milestone of a global campaign promoting Hong Kong as a financial centre and asset management hub.
13/10/10
Hill & Knowlton (H&K) has appointed Damaris Anderson-Supple to the newly created position of Chief Operating Officer, Hill & Knowlton UK and Executive Chair Healthcare & Wellbeing, reporting to Richard Millar, CEO, with immediate effect.
September 2010
22/09/10
Alexandra is the latest addition to Hill & Knowlton’s (H&K) specialist Retail & Leisure team; she joins as an Account Director from Halpern PR and will work predominantly on the IHG account.
17/09/10
Hill & Knowlton (H&K) has further strengthened its specialist Change and Internal Communication Practice by appointing Laura House as Senior Consultant. Laura was previously at Buck Consultants and spent five years at Ogilvy Internal Communications.
17/09/10
More than Half of CMOs Shoulder Sole Responsibility for Activities Traditionally Outside Marketing Realm
01/09/10
Brussels, 01 September 2010 - Hill & Knowlton today announced the appointment of Thomas Tindemans (49) as Managing Director EU Public Affairs at Hill & Knowlton International Belgium s.a./n.v. as of 1 September 2010. Tindemans will join Hill & Knowlton from the renowned global law firm White & Case, where he has been heading the Public Affairs practice.
August 2010
03/08/10
Global PR agency partners with Shanghai Public Relations Association to support China’s emerging PR industry
July 2010
08/07/10
Premiership Rugby has agreed a long term partnership with the UK’s leading insurance company Aviva, which includes title sponsorship of Aviva Premiership Rugby, the most competitive league in world rugby. The deal, was negotiated by Aviva with Hill & Knowlton’s Sports team.
06/07/10
Hill & Knowlton has further strengthened its specialist Healthcare & Wellbeing team by appointing Daisy Thomas as Account Director. She joins from the Human Tissue Authority (HTA) where she was Head of Communications
June 2010
30/06/10
Hill & Knowlton (H&K) has further bolstered its specialist Financial & Professional Services team by appointing Karen Butcher as an Account Manager. Karen joins from The Wriglesworth Consultancy.
28/06/10
Following a competitive bid process, Petrobras, Petróleo Brasileiro S/A has appointed Hill & Knowlton (H&K) as its global media relations agency. Effective immediately, Hill & Knowlton will work directly with the Petrobras International communications teams in Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro to plan and implement global media relations strategies to expand the company's international presence.
23/06/10
Cannes, 22 June 2010 - President of the Cannes Lions PR jury Paul Taaffe has called on the Cannes Lions festival organisers to change its name to recognise the wide variety of marketing disciplines represented at the festival, now in its 57th year. He also challenged the PR industry to raise its game after the number of advertising agencies entering and winning PR Lions continued to eclipse PR agencies.
21/06/10
Hill & Knowlton (H&K) will further strengthen its Consumer Packaged Goods team this month with the appointment of Kat Bayang as Senior Account Executive. She joins from the Prince’s Charities, where she worked for Youth Business International as a communications officer.
21/06/10
Sam Corry is the latest addition to Hill & Knowlton’s (H&K) Retail & Leisure team. He has been appointed as a Senior Account Executive.
18/06/10
Frankfurt/Berlin, June 2010 - Ernst Primosch (50), renowned communications and brand expert, has been appointed Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Hill & Knowlton Germany, effective July 1.
May 2010
27/05/10
H&K/PSB global Sovereign Brands study looks at the reputation of 19 sovereign wealth funds in 7 countries:
25/05/10
Hill & Knowlton (H&K) has won the Casio UK account following a competitive pitch.
25/05/10
H&K today announced the appointment of Daniel McIntyre as worldwide head of healthcare. Based in New York, he is a member of the firm’s Global Council and reports to Paul Taaffe, chairman and global CEO.
19/05/10
The VELUX 5 OCEANS, the solo round-the world yacht race which starts October 17, 2010, has appointed Hill & Knowlton (H&K) to handle a global media relations brief utilising their network of offices around the world.
11/05/10
Crocs Europe BV has recently appointed Hill & Knowlton (H&K) as its retained communications agency across a large number of countries in Europe.
April 2010
23/04/10
Hill & Knowlton UK (H&K) CEO Richard Millar has today announced the completion of a re-design of the agency based on a new organising principle.
22/04/10
Hill & Knowlton has further bolstered its Healthcare & Wellbeing team by appointing Tinni Guha Roy as an Account Manager. She joins from Ketchum Pleon Healthcare.
06/04/10
06/04/10
H&K microsite includes election predictor engine as well as insight, comment and analysis on the issues of the day.
March 2010
29/03/10
Hill & Knowlton has further bolstered its Food & Drink team by appointing Becky Erwood as an Associate Director within the Food & Drink team. She joins from Waitrose where she was Senior Communications Manager.
05/03/10
H&K bringing clients together with technology platforms for our debut Demystifying Digital symposium
On 11 & 12 March, H&K EMEA is holding a private conference at our London headquarters in Soho Square. Designed to be a practical examination of digital and social media for senior marketers across a broad range of industries, Demystifying Digital (D2) aims to live up to its title by providing information our clients can put to good use right away.
February 2010
18/02/10
London, Thursday 18 February 2010: Hill & Knowlton (H&K), in partnership with Commetric, today launches Equity Prioritiser, a groundbreaking new service which for the first time enables companies to understand and quantify how media coverage affects share price.
16/02/10
Hill & Knowlton’s (H&K) Financial & Professional Services team has been appointed by Hymans Robertson, the UK’s leading independent experts in benefits and investments, and its sister company Club Vita, as PR advisers on a retained basis. The appointment came after a competitive pitch process.
16/02/10
Hill & Knowlton (H&K) has won the Prostate UK account following a competitive pitch. H&K will be working to drive participation in the charity’s flagship fundraising events “Pants in the Park” and raise awareness of prostate disease. The Pants in the Park events are sponsored by Simplyhealth and will be taking place at locations across the UK.
January 2010
14/01/10
H&K today appointed Shoichi Yoshikawa Managing Director of Hill & Knowlton Japan. Mr. Yoshikawa, an expert in integrated marketing and branding solutions, will significantly boost the firm’s offering at a time when both multinational and domestic companies need cost-effective communications strategies. He brings 18 years experience in creating and executing marketing and PR plans for global and domestic companies.
November 2009
17/11/09
Black Rod’s hammering on the doors of the House of Commons today was tantamount to the starting pistol firing in the General Election campaign. As MPs made their way to the House of Lords, one had the feeling that the jostling, bickering and hostility was a prelude to how the fifth parliamentary session of this tired third term Labour Government might play out over the remaining 70 or so working days.
