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