Biggest PR pitches, mergers and acquisitions in January 2025, with Andrew Bloch

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 2025Andrew 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.There’s a couple of new webinars that have gone live including The Worlds Greatest PR Research, which is a new topic, where we highlight the insight of some of the best PR related insight we’ve seen recently.Also, thanks so much to the PRmoment Podcast sponsors the PRCA.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 & GloryAdidas Manchester Marathon appoint  PHASport in Mind mental health charity appoint  Work in ClassRemy Cointreau appoint LXBella + Duke (pet wellbeing) appoint Aisle 8Napo Pet Insurance appoint  Munch for PR – Flabbergast for Social mediaGenerator (global hospitality brand) appoint  Munch and FlabbergastGrenade appoint Tin ManFor Goodness Shakes appoint  Rooster National Lottery Operator (Allwyn Group) appoint M&C SaatchiAlton Towers appoint  Smoking GunHolocaust Memorial Day appoint AtalantaHublot (LVMH) appoint WYo Sushi appoint EarniesBudweiser brewing Group appoint Hanover.Air Canada appoint PC AgencyGovernment Digital Service appoint Four24 mins This month’s run down of M&A in public relations:Stagwell set to acquire UniceptaStagwell acquire Create GroupMarketbridge (US marketing firm) acquire April Six – Part of Mission Group (listed holding company)Cavendish acquire Deryn