MDC Partners reported revenue for the second quarter 2014 rose 10.5% to $317.7M, including organic growth of 7%, while net income soared nearly 68% to $16.5M.
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Senior VP of global public policy at PepsiCo and one-time deputy chief of staff to Vice President Joe Biden will join Herbalife on August 25 in a top communications and policy role.
The Ontario Medical Association has released an RFP for a public awareness and communications firm to reach the public, stakeholders and provincial government as its 25,000 public sector doctors are in contract talks, following their pact's expiration in March.
Despite years of experience that show social interactions play a key role in helping people better manage their health, there is understandably some hesitancy from the healthcare industry to chart its own course in social media.
Activist hedge fund Elliott Management said in an SEC filing it has built up a 6.7% stake in Interpublic in a bid to "engage in a constructive dialog" with IPG's board "regarding steps to maximize shareholder value."
China PR giant BlueFocus Communications has moved to acquire a majority stake in San Francisco-based design, communications and digital firm Fuseproject, its first foray into the US.
Leslie Dach, the Edelman, Wal-Mart and Clinton White House veteran, has been named to a new senior post at the Dept. of Health and Human Services to advise Secretary Sylvia Burwell.
Branson, Missouri, the Ozark Mountain entertainment mecca that draws millions of visitors each year, is reviewing its seven-figure tourism marketing account with an RFP process through August.
Glover Park is handling communications for AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals regarding the controversial "inversion" tax dodge issue that has received great play of late due to the wave of European acquisition plays by US companies Pfizer, Walgreen's, Mylan, AbbVie and others.
Mikheil Saakashvili, former president of the former Soviet Union republic of Georgia, which was invaded by Russia, wants a ban of western firms like Ketchum from representing Russia.
News sites deemed "credible" are visitors are the best platforms for "sponsored content" or "native advertising," according to a survey of 5,000 respondents conducted by Edelman Berland and Interactive Advertising Bureau.
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MDC Partners reported revenue for the second quarter 2014 rose 10.5% to $317.7M, including organic growth of 7%, while net income soared nearly 68% to $16.5M.
Bubble here, bubble there, bubbles everywhere. As the Dow Jones Industrial Average smashes the 18,000 mark and marches toward 20,000, it's useful to understand the asset world is awash in a sea of financial bubbles.
Senior VP of global public policy at PepsiCo and one-time deputy chief of staff to Vice President Joe Biden will join Herbalife on August 25 in a top communications and policy role. 
The Ontario Medical Association has released an RFP for a public awareness and communications firm to reach the public, stakeholders and provincial government as its 25,000 public sector doctors are in contract talks, following their pact's expiration in March. 
Carmen Group is working for the US Chamber of Commerce to establish a long-term funding mechanism for the Highway Trust Fund.
Despite years of experience that show social interactions play a key role in helping people better manage their health, there is understandably some hesitancy from the healthcare industry to chart its own course in social media.
Activist hedge fund Elliott Management said in an SEC filing it has built up a 6.7% stake in Interpublic in a bid to "engage in a constructive dialog" with IPG's board "regarding steps to maximize shareholder value."
The American Society for Dermatologic Surgery is looking for publicity and media relations work for the 5,800-member group.
FleishmanHillard has recruited Dave Schad for the senior VP/general manager slot at its Minneapolis-St. Paul outlet.
China PR giant BlueFocus Communications has moved to acquire a majority stake in San Francisco-based design, communications and digital firm Fuseproject, its first foray into the US.
Leslie Dach, the Edelman, Wal-Mart and Clinton White House veteran, has been named to a new senior post at the Dept. of Health and Human Services to advise Secretary Sylvia Burwell.
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Andrea Purse, VP of communications for the Center for American Progress, has moved to the White House as director of broadcast media.
Branson, Missouri, the Ozark Mountain entertainment mecca that draws millions of visitors each year, is reviewing its seven-figure tourism marketing account with an RFP process through August.
Glover Park is handling communications for AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals regarding the controversial "inversion" tax dodge issue that has received great play of late due to the wave of European acquisition plays by US companies Pfizer, Walgreen's, Mylan, AbbVie and others.
Mikheil Saakashvili, former president of the former Soviet Union republic of Georgia, which was invaded by Russia, wants a ban of western firms like Ketchum from representing Russia.
News sites deemed "credible" are visitors are the best platforms for "sponsored content" or "native advertising," according to a survey of 5,000 respondents conducted by Edelman Berland and Interactive Advertising Bureau.
