The Football Association of Ireland (FAI) has been at the centre of a row over its decision to go ahead with a match against Israel, despite calls for it to be boycotted. buff.ly/VR3otmu
British retail operator Frasers Group, owner of Sports Direct, Frasers and Flannels, has awarded a communications agency a six-figure annual retainer ➡️ buff.ly/8atBbmM
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The idea that AI search optimisation could be PR agencies’ latest way of upselling to clients was raised during a recent panel discussion on client-agency relationships buff.ly/tjEKaw3
DfT Operator and Network Rail have appointed an integrated comms director, aiming to align messaging across the rail industry as part of the move towards state-owned Great British Railways ➡️ buff.ly/VT7hYTH
Headland Consultancy has established a presence in Brussels by acquiring a political and regulatory advisory firm, which also has a London office ➡️ buff.ly/E7cldHD
Mongoose and Bray Leino Events have united under the Mongoose name, PRWeek can reveal. buff.ly/b2YI2cX
Finn Partners has bolstered its UK consumer and lifestyle leadership team with a senior hire and the appointment of a practice head. buff.ly/oJZ6Rbh
PRWeek UK asks creative talent who started out in the advertising industry about their first experiences of working in a PR agency. buff.ly/ijAyWBt
Alice Macandrew, group corporate affairs director at the BBC, is poised to exit the broadcaster after nearly four years in the leadership role. buff.ly/dh8vxXr
Collaboration between agencies within holding companies is not new, but as some get closer – and even share leadership – is there a danger of erasing boundaries and losing distinct agency brands in the process? buff.ly/TN9K3hN (Credit: Dilok Klaisataporn/Getty Images)
Art supplies brand Crayola has appointed a PR agency to oversee its strategic communications output, including owned social and press office activity, in the UK buff.ly/GgzSS7o (Credit: Kevin Carter/Getty Images)
The Romans has recruited a senior director from Burson as it plans to establish a specialist technology division buff.ly/t2Pbzbg
