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  • Hidden in plain sight: Exploring the challenges working women face and the power of sharing our experiences

    March 8, 2023

    In 2023, we know women can do and be whatever they want to be – women are business leaders, prime ministers, campaigners, mothers. Particularly in the PR industry, where women are strongly represented, we celebrate and take advantage of the skills and insights women bring to the workplace – this is nothing new. At FleishmanHillard UK, we are striving to become the most inclusive PR agency in the world, and this year we are placing...

  • Keir Starmer is on course for Number 10: Why now is the time for businesses to help mould Labour’s plans for Government

    March 3, 2023

    Luke Downham, Account Director, Public Affairs & Head of the Labour Unit Keir Starmer’s launch of Labour’s “Five Missions” for Government represents the beginning of a new phase in the party’s strategy to re-take Number 10 in 2024 after fourteen years of Opposition. With the party consistently 20+ points ahead in the polls, Starmer recognises that 2023 represents a year of heightened scrutiny on his party’s policy proposals. Yet, for many months, focus groups, the Westminster commentariat, and the...

  • Communications tips for fintechs expanding into the US or UK

    March 3, 2023

    Gemma Lingham, director, head of fintech UK   Global expansion is undoubtedly a major milestone for any company, particularly for fintechs whereby the industry itself is still relatively new compared to others. The ‘American Dream’ for UK-based businesses is a bold ambition, while the British Isles hold huge new market opportunities for those born in the US. We’ve seen multiple success stories of fintechs making this leap, but it’s no small feat, and there are...

  • FleishmanHillard’s Ensemble Studio scores a hat trick at the City and Financial Awards

    March 3, 2023

    Last night, FleishmanHillard's Ensemble Studio with client EY won Best Annual Report at the PRCA City and Financial Awards 2023! This is Ensemble Studio's third consecutive year of winning the award in this category at the PRCA City and Financial Awards, after winning in 2021 and 2022. The judges praised EY’s Impact Report for 'the purpose-to-value story supported by proof points and case studies, the crisp and accessible design, and the web-like interactivity of the downloadable PDF'. Ensemble Studio with EY was...

  • FleishmanHillard UK achieves PRCA Communications Management Standard accreditation for the eighteenth year

    February 27, 2023

    FleishmanHillard UK has achieved the PRCA's Communications Management Standard (CMS) accreditation — the hallmark of PR and communications excellence — for the eighteenth year. For PR and communications consultancies, CMS combines elements of ISO 9001 quality management and Investors in People people management with criteria specific to PR and communications consultancy providing a robust framework for agencies to manage their reputation, and enhance credibility and performance. For FleishmanHillard, CMS accreditation is a demonstration of its...

  • FleishmanHillard announced as finalists in PRWeek UK Healthcare and Pharma Comms Awards

    February 27, 2023

    The FleishmanHillard UK Healthcare have been announced as finalists in the category for 'Best Agency Healthcare/Pharma Comms Practice' in the PRWeek UK Healthcare and Pharma Comms Awards 2023! The PRWeek UK Healthcare & Pharma Comms Awards showcase and celebrate the best campaigns, produced by agencies and in-house professionals across healthcare and pharmaceutical communications. Winners are revealed on March 21st. Contact us...

  • Key priorities or empty promises: What Starmer and Sunak’s pledges mean for business

    February 23, 2023

    Adam Newman, Account Manager, Public Affairs Pledge cards are not new in UK politics. In 1997, Tony Blair successfully gave five pledges which focused on his key targets for a new Labour Government, whilst in 2015, Ed Miliband infamously unveiled the ‘Ed Stone’, which was mocked for its vagueness, with promises including “An NHS with time to care.” It seems that in 2023, pledges are all the rage. Last month, UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak...

  • FleishmanHillard wins pan-European retained brief from embedded finance firm Swan

    February 23, 2023

    Embedded finance firm Swan has called upon FleishmanHillard for a retained pan-European media relations brief. Following a competitive pitch process, FleishmanHillard will lead message development and communications at a European level with the UK serving as a global and European hub for the finance and technology industries. Swan, an emerging European leader in embedded finance whose Banking-as-a-Service (BaaS) platform allows companies to embed banking features, is fast emerging as a serious player in the embedded...

  • Accent bias and language discrimination in the creative industries

    February 15, 2023

    Guest author: Bibi Hilton, CEO of Creative Access Accents and use of language are often seen (mistakenly) as a marker of class, level of education and socio-economic background. Creative Access, a leading social enterprise specialising in diversity and inclusion, partnered with FleishmanHillard UK to explore the extent and impact of this “language discrimination” on employer cultures, employees and aspiring employees and on the work they produce in the creative industries and beyond. Our research consisted...

  • What the latest Current Account Switching Service figures tell us

    February 9, 2023

    Whilst cash incentives have been driving switching, digital banks are showing how differentiating through product and service is a successful and more sustainable strategy. The Current Account Switching Service (CASS) is undoubtedly a success story. Almost 9 million current account switches have been completed using the service. And it works beautifully. The process takes just seven days, the comms to tell you what’s happening along the way are good, and salary credits, Direct Debits and...