Month: February 2026

Octopus Energy becomes youngest-ever business to win Britain’s Most Admired Company

Stuart Mitchell

Octopus Energy was named Britain’s Most Admired Company 2025 – the youngest business ever to achieve the feat – in a prestigious awards ceremony at the London Stock Exchange. The UK’s largest energy supplier took the top award in the leading corporate reputation rankings as well as an astonishing six gold sector and two silver sector awards. Previous winners of the title have been in existence for decades – in some cases more than 100 years – making Octopus’ achievement all the more extraordinary. Founder and CEO Greg Jackson said:…

Read More

WFA Forum Connect heads to Mumbai

Stuart Mitchell

On 3 February, WFA’s world-class, cross-function knowledge exchange is heading to India in association with the Indian Society of Advertisers (ISA), with a brief to bring new ideas and inspiration to marketers. WFA Forum Connect Mumbai brings together leaders from the WFA’s global communities for CMOs, Media and Insights and seeks to help identify how these functions can best work together to address some of the biggest challenges facing brand owners. The format has already been hugely successful in New York, Singapore and Amsterdam and on its first time in…

Read More

The One Show Launches Free “Best Use of TikTok” Award

Stuart Mitchell

The One Club for Creativity has expanded its ongoing partnership with TikTok with the launch of the new Best Use of TikTok award as part of The One Show 2026.  As a special award sponsored by TikTok, there is no fee to enter. The new award, established in recognition of the importance of short-form video and rise of creator content, will honor a brand’s exceptional use of TikTok, embracing the network’s native behaviors, creative tools, and storytelling styles to build cultural relevance and measurable impact.   Winning entries will meaningfully lean…

Read More

PRSA Appoints Patricia “Reace” Alvarenga Smith, APR, and Jeff Wilson, APR, as Senior Counsel to the 2026 Board of Directors

Stuart Mitchell

PRSA, the nation’s leading professional organization serving the communications community, today announced that Patricia “Reace” Alvarenga Smith, APR, and Jeff Wilson, APR, have been appointed as Senior Counsel, nonvoting members of the 2026 PRSA Board of Directors. The appointments were made by Heide Harrell, M.A., APR, 2026 PRSA Chair, and were approved by the PRSA Board. “Reace and Jeff are respected, trusted leaders in our profession, and their perspectives will be a tremendous asset to both the Board and PRSA as a whole,” said Harrell. “They bring decades of experience,…

Read More

Bauer Media Group and Resuscitation Council UK announce partnership

Stuart Mitchell

Bauer Media Group has announced a new partnership with Resuscitation Council UK (RCUK) to help save lives by raising awareness of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), tackling inequalities in cardiac arrest survival, and expanding access to defibrillators nationwide. Turning platforms into lifelines Through its three UK businesses, Bauer Media Group is combining the strength of Outdoor, Publishing, and Audio to deliver life-saving impact at scale. Bauer Media Outdoor is transforming everyday infrastructure into a lifesaving network of emergency access points. Defibrillators are being installed in select communication kiosks nationwide and in bus…

Read More