Houblon Communications

05/04/2016

We've WON our second award in 12 months. Houblon Communications wins award for ‘Excellence in UK Financial Services & B2B PR’ at Corporate Livewire Innovation Awards 2016.

LONDON, 05 April, 2016 – Houblon Communications, the communications and public relations agency for financial services and B2B sectors, today announced that it has been selected as winner of the award for Excellence in Financial Services & B2B PR – UK at the Corporate Livewire 2016 Innovation & Exce…

21/12/2015

Houblon Communications named ‘Best UK Financial Services Copywriting Consultancy’ Consultancy Awards 2015:

LONDON, 21 December, 2015 – Houblon Communications, the communications and public relations agency for financial services and B2B sectors, today announced that it has been selected as winner of the award for Best Financial Services Copywriting Consultants – UK at the Corporate Vision 2015 Consultanc…

04/11/2015

Last week we gave our view on the Government's plans to introduce 3 million apprenticeship schemes in the UK by 2020. Here, Vasudev Guigan, account executive at Houblon Communications gives a graduate perspective on the initiative.

As a recent graduate who went through the internship and work experience mill to land my first job in the PR industry, I am following with interest the Government’s plans to develop 3 million apprenticeships by 2020. While I am firmly in the camp that the PR industry should be doing more to support…

30/10/2015

Last week Ofted Chief Sir Michael Wilshaw issued a warning on the matter apprenticeships. He was right to do so. See the latest Houblon Communications blog in support of apprenticeship schemes.

The push to create more apprenticeships and support industry at a grassroots level could change the job market and enable an alternative career path to increasingly expensive university studies. However, apprenticeships and work-based learning have to be a viable option for those choosing that route…

29/09/2015

Houblon Communications grows its governance, risk and compliance team.

Houblon, the B2B-focused PR agency, has hired Catriona Lothian, a former financial services lawyer at the Financial Conduct Authority, as a consultant.

25/09/2015

Houblon Communications expands team in London

Houblon, the financial markets and B2B-focused agency launched by Alan Duerden, former journalist at The Banker, has hired Vasudev Guigan as its first full-time staff member to support existing client relationships and organisational growth.

23/07/2015

Plan, listen and evolve. Alan Duerden, MD of Houblon Communications, gives his top tips on how firms can avoid social media pit falls: http://houbloncommunications.com/our-view/

13/02/2014

Blog by Alan Duerden, MD of Houblon Communications, featured on the PRCA website today. http://news.prca.org.uk/prca/pr-needs-to-work-harder-to-engage-with-academia/

16/01/2014

Some sad news about the Houblon bank note.

From that time, only the £50 banknote featuring Matthew Boulton and James Watt, which was introduced in 2011, will hold legal tender status.

13/12/2013

Festive greetings from the team at Houblon Communications.

29/11/2013

Read the latest Houblon Communications blog on the need for the public relations industry and academia to work more closely together if PR is going to evolve.

Education plays a major role as a catalyst for innovation, development and competitiveness in the UK. Writing in the Financial Times this week, Ellie Hamilton, dean for enterprise at Lancaster University’s Management School explained that EU funding to focus on regional growth had led to the Managem...

27/11/2013

Thank you to Gorkana PR News for their story on the launch of Houblon Communications in their daily news alert today:

Former financial journalist and City PR director Alan Duerden has founded Houblon Communications aimed at the financial markets and B2B sectors.