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 July 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.
The PRmoment podcast will be taking a more relaxed approach over the summer. We won’t be doing weekly shows but as and when pressing PR issues occur that need discussion we’ll hop back on the pod.
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PITCH WINS
Mars global snacking and pet care appoints Weber Shandwick Collective.
Pladis appoints Headland
Tin Man – Double win – Bella and Duke, pet wellness and nutrition, premium raw pet food. Lelo – sexual wellness brand, tasked with shifting the narrative around pleasure without shame.
Global Flower Services appoints Finn partners
Hisense appoints Ranieri
Salesforce appoints Harvard
Xplora appoints Brand Nation
Anker Innovations appoints Red Consultancy
Equinox appoints MHP
Glyde appoints Stacked/Munch PR
Asda appoints Smarts
Fish ‘N’ Chips (Fox’s Burtons savoury snack brand) appoints Frank.
Guatemala Tourism appoints PC Agency
St Pancras Hotel appoints Palm PR
Ordnance Survey appoints Diffusion
Global Brands (VK and Hooch) appoints Hatch
Just Eat appoints Earnies
Prep Kitchen appoints Words + Pixels
Royal Ballet and Opera appoints Hope & Glory
St Mungo’s homeless charity appoints The Academy
Sweaty Betty Foundation appoints Fanclub
Debenhams Group appoints Threesixty
TK Maxx appoints Burson
M&A Activity
Inkling merges with Eight&Four
Supermetrics (leading marketing intelligence platform) acquires Relay 42 (real time customer data platform)
Brave Bison acquire Mark Ritson MiniMBA