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Metro Bank has now become the Evening Standard’s biggest subscriber to their Ladder for London campaign.

• M&C Saatchi PR has been called in by Spotify to handle its UK corporate and b2b work.
• Blue Rubicon has been brought in by Deezer, the online music service, to look after its international comms.

April Muskett, one of JFL's consultants, tells us about her hopes for the future, her 'tumble' down the stairs at the Corp Comms Awards and her knowledge of the ancient Roman Empire!

World Food Day marks the date the Food and Agriculture Organisation was founded. Every year, the Food and Agriculture Organisation pick a theme for the day, which highlights the world food problem and shows support to those struggling with the hunger and malnutrition that comes with poverty.

Red Bull is no stranger to publicity stunts. We have seen them take on extreme sports ranging from cliff-diving to Formula 1 racing, so it does not surprise us when we find that they have blasted the headlines with their latest exploit. But this time they have taken their branding to the edge of space in a stunt that has never been attempted before.

Picture the scene – you’ve been furiously searching for roles for what seems like ages. You’ve managed to secure yourself that crucial first interview, and it goes brilliantly. You’re invited back for a second interview, which goes even better. You can practically see the contract. You’re asked back to complete the final stage - the written test. You’ve gotten this far, how hard can this next step be?

• Portland loses their biggest client account, Coca-Cola, as they launch a major corporate and public affairs hunt after rival PepsiCo.’s Omniom buys majority stake. 
• PrettyGreen has been chosen to provide international PR for the Bubble tea chain as it expands into Europe, Asia and the Middle East.

As a nation of peoples renowned for our bashful awkwardness, our ironic sense of humour and our cynical view of the world, what a turn-around these past few years have been. Don’t get me wrong, long may the awkwardness, irony and cynicism continue, if only to baffle every one of the other 195 nations, but whaaaat a breath of fresh air. I mean, has it ever been so OK to be patriotic?

• Paddy Power tweets in the sky over the heads of the Ryder Cup crowds! Devised by Taylor Herring, the public submitted tweets with the hashtag #goeurope and five planes proceeded to write them in vapour trails. The five-mile-long messages were visible from more than twenty miles away!
• Burson-Marsteller, Lansons Communications, Man Bites Dog and Boehringer Ingelheim have been crowned the PR industry’s Best Places to Work, according to PRWeek’s annual awards scheme.

Lovers of cocktails are brought together this week for London’s third Cocktail Week! Beginning today, there is no need to stumble all around London for the perfect cocktails during the next seven days as Covent Garden’s gorgeous Seven Dials is hosting a number of events in celebration of cocktails, including tastings, parties and a range of master-classes.