Brand Potential, one of the UK’s fastest growing brand consultancies, has appointed three senior members of staff to support the steady and consistent growth it has enjoyed since its launch in 2010.

Cognito, the international PR and marketing firm for the financial sector, announced a number of promotions at both its London and New York offices.

Following recent account growth, AD Communications, the Surrey-based international marketing and communications agency for the print, publishing and visual communications sectors, has expanded its PR team with the appointment of Brad Girtz.

Surrey-based specialist technology agency AD Communications has expanded its team with the recruitment of experienced account lead Ailsa Herd.

 MORE TH>N has announced the appointment of Dominic Grounsell as its new marketing director.

Kevin Keohane, an expert in employer brand building and employee brand engagement, will join BrandPie, the creative brand strategists, from 1 December 2011.

He will have a specific remit to continue building their capabilities in the “inside out” transformational branding space.

Manchester-based specialist search marketing agency theEword has had 13 major client wins over 2011, including Atomico, Ralli, Gateley, Pannone and Genting.

As a result of this growth, theEword increased its headcount to 21 members of staff, including the hiring of experienced marketing experts and two new apprentices.

Lansons Communications has restructured its broadcast and content production arm, Lansons Live, and recruited Jon Cronin in the newly created head of content role. Lansons Live’s head of broadcast, Pernille Sahl Taylor, will step up to jointly head the business, alongside Cronin.

Cronin brings with him nine years’ experience at the BBC, where he held a number of roles including producer and reporter for BBC World service business programmes, and features editor for the BBC World Service radio business programmes. He was latterly deputy editor of the BBC business news website.