The Review of PR Pitches and Mergers & Acquisitions in UK PR in June 2024 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 June 2024.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.Before we start,a reminder that the final entry deadline for the Creative Moment Awards is coming up on Friday, June 28th. So you need to get a wriggle on if you’ve got good creative work that you want to enter this year.Also, thanks so much to the PRmoment Podcast sponsors the PRCA.Here’s a summary of what Andrew and PRmoment podcast founder Ben Smith discussed:“It feels like confidence is building and returning, especially in the consumer sector.”5 mins Andrew updates us on Jumnes biggest PR pitch wins:  The Academy wins Fullers London Pride Alfred wins Perfect DraftHere Be Dragons wins Koppaberg Premier win Wireless Festival - (Live Nation)Tin Man win Blue Light CardStakked and Munch win Netflix Buying London Cast and separarelty KabutoW win Extreme EHatch win British CyclingTin Man/Lucky Generals win EDF“This was an integrated pitch where the client wanted the PR agency and the ad agency to come together at the outset to create a campaign that had earned at its heart.”The Earnies win The Royal Academy of Engineering Brand Nation win reebok Wild Card win Ask Italian - TrunkBBI win MoonpigUnlimited Group win National Highways Coolr win BritvicPitch win global brief for les MillsMischief MHP win PringlesShook win SoareThe Heard - Monster EnergyGolin win Unilever 36 mins This month’s M&A run down:Pagefield sells to PPHC Candid (a Netherlands-based marketing and comms group) acquires Houston PRLewis acquires TayburnSupport the show