Latest news from Brands2Life PR agency. en-gb Mon, 09 Nov 2009 19:33:10 GMT The Oriella PR Network, the alliance of communications agencies in 20 countries around the world formed by Brands2Life and Horn Group, today launches The European Digital Journalism Survey 2009 The Blu-ray Disc Association (BDA), has appointed Brands2Life as its European PR agency following a three-way, competitive pitch. Imaging giant, Nikon, has appointed Brands2Life as its European PR agency following an eight-way, competitive pitch. The brief, the first of its kind that Nikon has given out, is to develop and roll-out a pan-European media and digital PR strategy focused on driving sales and building the brand. Brands2Life has won a competitive pitch to raise the profile of Livebookings, Europe’s largest online marketing and reservations service for the restaurant industry. The Holmes Report has named Brands2Life ‘Technology Consultancy of the Year’ in its fifth annual Europe, Middle East and Africa Report Card. Europe’s largest private jet company, NetJets Europe, has hired Brands2Life to raise its brand awareness and generate sales leads. Responsibility for digital communications strategy now a major element of Communications Director role Brands2Life has won a competitive pitch to manage the UK launch of the MyGames range for Oxygen Games. MyGames includes three titles for the Nintendo DS - My Make-Up, My Dress-Up and My Secret Diary. This week Brands2Life’s campaign for FTSE 250 software company, Micro Focus, was selected by the Chartered Institute of Public Relations (CIPR) as the UK’s Business and Trade PR Campaign of 2008. Brands2Life has won a competitive pitch to manage the UK launch of Activision’s first James Bond game, Quantum of Solace. BSkyB-owned Internet Service Provider (ISP) brands Easynet Connect and UK Online have appointed Brands2Life as their retained UK PR agency. The Oriella PR Network, an alliance of communications agencies in 20 countries around the world formed by Brands2Life and Horn Group, today launches The European Digital Journalism Study UK based online CV provider, iProfile, has appointed Brands2Life as its retained UK PR agency, following a four-way pitch. One of Europe’s most visited shopping comparison sites, Kelkoo, has appointed Brands2Life as its retained UK consumer, corporate and trade PR agency. Alistair Darling’s first Budget has done nothing to restore his reputation among British business leaders according to a new ComRes / B2L Public Affairs poll. Unisys, the worldwide information technology services and solutions company with revenues of $5.7billion, has appointed Brands2Life as its retained UKMEA PR agency, following a four-way competitive pitch. Brands2Life has strengthened its board with the appointment of three new directors. Dan Chappell, Tony Smith and Gareth Thomas all joined the board effective 1st February 2008. Britain’s leading supermarket, Tesco, has selected Brands2Life to promote its non-food and Tesco Direct offerings in the run-up to Christmas and beyond. Travel retailer, Flight Centre has selected Brands2Life to bring its ‘Unbeatable’ proposition to life and support its aggressive high street expansion across the UK. Centennial Software, the developer of IT asset discovery and endpoint security solutions, has selected Brands2Life to manage its UK PR campaign and build the company’s profile amongst enterprise and public sector IT decision-makers. Centennial chose Brands2Life after a three-way pitch against Hotwire and Monument PR. Sharp Electronics, a leading developer and manufacturer of home entertainment products, has appointed Suzanna Rees as PR & Communications Manager and Brands2Life to handle its UK communications programme and generate interest in Sharp’s growing range of home entertainment products. Boards want even more PR support but lack of resources is keeping PR heads on the backfoot Rentokil, the world’s leading pest control company and 2007 Business SuperBrand, has hired Brands2Life to promote its consumer pest control offering and handle its ongoing business to business communications programme following a four-way pitch. Brands2Life has hired Associate Director, Alex Williams to lead its consumer public relations practice alongside Senior Account Director, Scot Devine. With 16 years combined experience of working with blue chip consumer brands Brands2Life won top honours at the European SABRE awards in Barcelona last night for a campaign promoting T-Mobile’s UK sponsorship of the UNICEF Soccer Aid celebrity football match. Brands2Life has hired Darren Caplan as Director of Public Affairs, to develop the agency’s public affairs proposition. He is already working with Election Systems and Software, the largest and most experienced provider of total election management solutions, and debt management company, TDX Group. Eidos Interactive Ltd, one of the world’s leading publishers and developers of video games, has appointed Brands2Life to manage the UK PR launch of the next Lara Croft game, Tomb Raider: Anniversary, following a competitive pitch. Cognizant (NASDAQ:CTSH), one of the world’s fastest growing IT services firms and the pioneer of Fourth Generation Offshore Outsourcing, has appointed Brands2Life to handle its UK public relations in a three-way pitch. A new Brands2Life research report amongst 60 leading European conference producers - “How to get Ahead in Conference Speaking” - has revealed many PR professionals lack a basic understanding of how the conference industry operates. Failing to understand the pressures faced by conference producers is causing many organisations to miss out on increased profiling, networking and intelligence gathering available through appearances at top conferences and events. Brands2Life has been named IT PR Company of the Year at the Computing Awards for Excellence 2006. London, UK -11th September, 2006 - In The Holmes Group’s third annual employee satisfaction survey, The Best UK Public Relations Consultancies to Work for (2006), Brands2Life has been voted in the Top Ten for the third year running. The report based on an anonymous, on-line employee questionnaire and an independent review by The Holmes Group. Brands2Life, the strategic public relations consultancy for technology-driven companies, has been handed the UK public relations brief for NetSuite, one of Silicon Valley’s hottest technology companies of recent years. Brands2Life, the strategic public relations agency for technology-driven companies, scooped the top UK award in Berlin at the second annual European Sabre Awards Brands2Life, the strategic public relations company for technology-driven brands, has been appointed to handle the UK launch of LUUP, the Norwegian mobile e-money provider. Brands2Life, the strategic public relations consultancy, has been short-listed for three European Sabre Awards, organised by the Holmes Group. Global software innovator, Njini Inc., headquartered in Richmond, Surrey has appointed Brands2Life, the strategic public relations consultancy to run its global public relations programme. London, UK — Logitech, the world’s leading manufacturer of personal peripherals, has appointed Brands2Life as its UK consumer and trade PR agency. The appointment follows a close-run competitive pitch, which included the incumbent, Bite Communications. London: The RS ‘Heroes at Work’ campaign won the award for Marketing Communications – Business at the PR Week Awards last night. London: Brands2Life, the strategic public relations agency for technology-driven companies, won the top award at the Chartered Institute of Public Relations (CIPR) Awards last night. London: Borland Software Corporation (NASDAQ NM: BORL), a global leader for Software Delivery OptimisationTM, has appointed Brands2Life, the strategic public relations agency for technology-driven companies, to run its public relations programme in the UK. London: Bulldog, the UK broadband and telephony leader, has appointed Brands2Life as its new consumer PR agency following a three-way pitch. Brands2Life will work for Bulldog with immediate effect taking over from incumbent agency, The Red Consultancy. London: Brands2Life, the strategic public relations agency for technology-driven companies, has won the international PR brief for business information provider, Informa Telecoms & Media. The 12-month contract was awarded after a four-way pitch between Six Degrees, Company Care and Burson Marsteller, and will be headed by Brands2Life director, Chris Cartwright, and account director, Gareth Thomas. London: Brands2Life and Horn Group, Inc., announced today a partnership to provide technology companies with international communications support. The two companies have selected each other as preferred, non-exclusive partners to extend their reach into North America and across Western Europe respectively. In addition to international client service, the partnership includes joint business development and marketing, an employee exchange program and market education.