Welcome to our review of PR pitches and mergers & acquisitions in the UK PR scene with Andrew Bloch. Here we discuss the biggest pitch wins and mergers & acquisitions that the PR sector has seen in Jan 2025
Andrew is the lead consultant - PR, Social, Content and Influencer at the new business consultancy firm AAR and a partner at PCB Partners, where he advises on buying and selling marketing services agencies.
Andrew launched Andrew Bloch & Associates in 2020.
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1 mins Why Andrew is feeling optimistic about 2025.
2 mins This month's round up of PR’s biggest pitch wins:
- The Children’s Society appoint Smarts
- Oxfam appoint Hope & Glory
- Adidas Manchester Marathon appoint PHA
- Sport in Mind mental health charity appoint Work in Class
- Remy Cointreau appoint LX
- Bella + Duke (pet wellbeing) appoint Aisle 8
- Napo Pet Insurance appoint Munch for PR – Flabbergast for Social media
- Generator (global hospitality brand) appoint Munch and Flabbergast
- Grenade appoint Tin Man
- For Goodness Shakes appoint Rooster
- National Lottery Operator (Allwyn Group) appoint M&C Saatchi
- Alton Towers appoint Smoking Gun
- Holocaust Memorial Day appoint Atalanta
- Hublot (LVMH) appoint W
- Yo Sushi appoint Earnies
- Budweiser brewing Group appoint Hanover.
- Air Canada appoint PC Agency
- Government Digital Service appoint Four
24 mins This month’s run down of M&A in public relations:
- Stagwell set to acquire Unicepta
- Stagwell acquire Create Group
- Marketbridge (US marketing firm) acquire April Six – Part of Mission Group (listed holding company)
- Cavendish acquire Deryn
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