Astute

Speaking on The Sun online in a story arranged by us, Astute client Anton Radchenko, Esq. of AirAdvisor is warning air passengers travelling to Italy and via Wizz Air this weekend, that industrial action may cause delays to their journeys. Anyone flying from a UK airport to Rome, Milan, Florence and Pisa on Saturday, September 7 could be affected by walkouts being carried out by staff from two airlines and air traffic controllers (ATC). Read more: https://lnkd.in/ejbyBYyX Joanna Teljeurc Bohdan Romashko

Great national piece placed by our team in the Daily Mirror highlighting the journey of MAN v FAT player Christopher from Colchester, who earlier this year decided it was time for a lifestyle change and has gone on to lose 5 stone, in only 5 months. Christopher had been hoping to get back into football – he regularly played the game in his twenties but had not played since having a knee operation five years ago. So, despite feeling nervous, he joined a MAN v FAT in Colchester and found himself surrounded by men who also wanted to lose weight in a fun and supportive environment. To others aiming to lose weight, Christopher said: “Don’t let one bad day ruin a week, and if you can try to increase your exercise a bit – anything more than you’re doing now will definitely help. MAN v FAT has been brilliant for me in terms of turning up with like-minded people.” Full story: https://lnkd.in/ewQD-Rdd Richard Crick Matt Hudson Dan Church Joe Hemmingsley Karl White Siobhan Birbeck Stuart Normansell Elle Cody Alex Brown Terry Dowding Tim Roberts

Great work by our team placing Astute client Chris Ball of Hoxton Capital Management on one of the BBC's flagship international shows, Business Today, this morning - discussing why as many as half of the UK's millionaires may currently be looking to leave the country. A recent report in the FT suggests that globally, a record 128,000 millionaires are expected to relocate, up from 120,000 last year, with the UK second only to China in terms of millionaires set to leave. View today's show, here: https://lnkd.in/efmez9aV Alan Turner Matt Wines Matthew Tailford FPFS Christine Agonos Albaniel Sam Oakes Daniel Abbott Tom Maddison Mark Routen CTA Picture credit: BBC News Business Today

Our client the Association of Cycle Traders has joined forces with Cycling UK, The Bicycle Association of Great Britain, Bosch eBike Systems and other key industry figures to launch the E-Bike Positive Campaign, which aims to help educate the UK public to make safer e-bike purchases. “The main cause of e-bike and battery fears is the increasing coverage – both in the media and online social channels – of fires linked to unsafe e-bike batteries and chargers, which has the overall effect of damaging the reputation of all e-bikes,” Association of Cycle Traders Director Jonathan Harrison told Zag Daily. “In most cases, these unfortunate incidents are caused not by certified OEM e-bikes but by uncertified, aftermarket batteries imported to the UK, purchased via online auction sites or unapproved retailers. It is this misconception of all e-bikes being unsafe that jeopardises the growth of e-bikes as a highly beneficial, sustainable transport solution.” Read more: https://lnkd.in/e_jRAw_T

With English wine enjoying an explosion of growth – and almost a third of Britons saying in a recent Aldi survey that they would celebrate a wedding with English fizz – supermarkets are not doing enough to either exploit that growth or promote it further. Read the comments of our client Anthony Carr (Sellex) placed by our team in Harpers Wine & Spirit Magazine. https://lnkd.in/ezMyrD6y #fmcgindustry #groceryindustry

Two weeks ago, as the world’s largest single IT outage was unfolding, causing chaos for air passengers across the globe, we were busy pitching commentary from our client AirAdvisor, on what this meant for travellers and the industry at large. A busy morning for our team resulted in coverage for AirAdvisor in a number of the world’s most influential online news titles including The Washington Post, The Hill, The Times and Daily Express, with a combined reach of over 250 million readers worldwide. See an extended quote from AirAdvisor CEO, Anton Radchenko, Esq. covering the rights of any passengers caught up in the disruption, here: https://lnkd.in/exmKAcXE

Our client Hoxton Capital Management has made its fourth acquisition of 2024 with the purchase of IFA Chequer Financial Services. Coverage achieved by our team in a number of financial industry titles, including International Advisor, Financial Planning Today and, here, in Money Marketing. https://lnkd.in/eewabpPh #financialservices #financialpr Alan Turner Tom Maddison Matt Wines Chris Ball

New research conducted by our client Hoxton Capital Management and placed by our team in the Khaleej Times has found that the vast majority of expats in the UAE and wider Gulf region feel better off financially now, compared to a year ago. The company's managing partner Chris Ball explains: "The survey highlights a positive shift in financial sentiment among our international investor audience and particularly among expats living in the UAE. "The fact that 95 per cent of respondents from the UAE feel they are in a better financial position than they were a year ago, reflects their resilience and adaptability in the face of economic changes. However, the increased cost of living remains a significant concern for those globally who feel worse off financially." https://lnkd.in/egjJj-Wn Christine Agonos Albaniel Alan Turner Matt Wines Jessica Rooney CFPᵀᴹ Chartered MCSI Matthew Tailford FPFS Daniel Abbott Sam Oakes

After yesterday’s global IT outage, how does the company begin the process of rebuilding trust and its reputation? We contributed some thoughts to this piece in Business Insider - thanks to Jyoti Mann for the opportunity. #crisismanagement #reputationmanagement #pr https://lnkd.in/eTTuvpva