Omnicom Posts 5.4% Q1 Growth
Wed., Apr. 17, 2024
By Kevin McCauley
Omnicom CEO John Wren reports Q1 revenues jumped 5.4 percent to $3.6M, powered by a solid 7.0 percent rise in its advertising & media segment.
MD Highway Administration Drives Out PR RFP
Wed., Apr. 17, 2024
By Kevin McCauley
Maryland’s State Highway Administration has driven out an RFP for marketing communications, media support and public outreach.
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The NBA, which promotes legalized gambling 24/7, seems more than hypocritical for banning player for placing bets... Diocese of Brooklyn promises to issue press release the next time one of its priests is charged with sexual abuse... Truth Social aspires to be one of Donald Trump's iconic American brands, just like Trump University or Trump Steaks or Trump Ice Cubes.
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The once fast-paced healthcare PR sector slowed to a crawl in 2023 as O’Dwyer’s 83 ranked health firms managed to grow only 2.6 percent to $1.7B. • PR Firms Post Mere 1.8% Growth in '23 |
Fiona Hutton, founder and CEO at Fiona Hutton & Associates, shares her insights as a female entrepreneur on how to overcome analysis by paralysis and how "Type A” executives can be effective leaders on the most recent Taking The Lead video podcast.
Kaplow Communications scoops up U.S. communications duties for Forbes... 360PR+lands Norwex, a line of eco-friendly home cleaning and personal care products... The Pollack Group wins Hall des Lumières, Manhattan’s biggest permanent center for immersive experiences.
DiGennaro Communications forms a partnership with marketing industry veteran Jon Bond, who co-launched Kirshenbaum & Bond in 1987... Spread PR rebrands as Spread Communications... The Florida Public Relations Association recasts Annual Conference as the PR & Comms Summit... InChrist Communications, which serves faith-based groups, slates 'Edgy PR & The Power of New Media' panel discussion.
Pierpont Communications of Houston hires Dan Mahoney and Pete Webb to focus on building a presence in the Denver market... Millwright Holdings appoints Ainsley Sheikali as head of business development, a new post... Shore Fire Media CEO Marilyn Laverty is tapped to increase collaboration among the Dolphin Entertainment units... Berns Communications Group names Quin Acciani VP, consumer and retail practice.
Washington’s King County is looking for a federal government relations shop to help it stay abreast of policies and legislation that could impact its 2.2M people and cities such as Seattle, Bellevue and Redmond.
Navigators Global has signed a one-year contract to advise Japan’s embassy on legislation in Congress and White House policies and actions that could affect the US and Japan relationship.
There’s a fine line between newsjacking and taking advantage, aka ambulance chasing. Our job as PR professionals is to tread it carefully.
Husch Blackwell Strategies has added FleishmanHillard alum Michael Slatin as a principal in its public affairs group.
Prosek Partners brings on Diana Estupinan to lead its first office in the Middle East, which will be located in Abu Dhabi... Madwell promotes Gabriela Benitez to president, a newly created role at the firm... Zonda, which provides data-driven market solutions to companies in the homebuilding industry, names Tom LeBaron as VP, performance and growth marketing
FINN Partners is selected to provide integrated PR and marketing services for Greentech Environmental... Hemsworth signs on as AOR for Main Line Brands (Mosquito Authority, Pest Authority and Fitness Machine Technicians)... Firecracker PR lands L3Networks... InnoVision Marketing Group picks up Buddy’s bar-b-q, an East Tennessee bar-b-q favorite.
Carlsbad is looking for an economic development partner to help position the southern California city as a great place to build a business and grow a career.
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