Top PR Firm Rankings for 2017 Released
121 firms ranked overall by net fees and in 12 PR specialties and key cities/regions.
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National #MakeTechHerStory campaign empowered young girls to pursue an interest in technology by illustrating stories of successful women through an e-book, social campaign and interactive avatar generator.
The Boeing Company has hired Mehlman Castagnetti Rosen & Thomas for representation on Capitol Hill budget issues as they relate to defense.
The national coffee roaster, wholesaler and distributor of coffee, tea and culinary products selects North Texas neighbor Champion Management as PR & social media agency of record.
Regardless of their magniloquent titles, so-called “Chief Political Analysts” on cable TV rarely offer anything resembling true expert political analysis. (1 reader comment)
Christina Reynolds, former deputy communications director at Hillary for America, signs on as senior VP with Global Strategy Group.
Turkey’s embassy in Washington, D.C. has retained Burson-Marsteller to provide PR services in a bid to support the embassy’s communications objectives in the U.S.
Students studying PR, marketing and communications with an interest in fashion will be hosted at AMP3’s SoHo offices June 30 for a day of real world training and guest speakers.
Ford Motor Co. has named James Hackett to succeed CEO Mark Fields and is replacing CCO Ray Day with Mark Truby.
Patrice Tanaka, co-founder of three PR firms who now heads Joyful Planet, providing advice for personal and professional development, is the 2017 recipient of the PRSA Foundation’s Paladin Award.
Roger Ailes was a polarizing figure whose legacy has been marred by the sexual harassment allegations that destroyed his career. But that doesn’t take away from the man’s massive impact on television news.
PR grads, who are now flooding the job market, need current info on what jobs are where. Many jobs will be in PR firms. Some grads can set up in their own homes.
The WSJ has become a virtual humor medium and at a time that so imperatively needs its old professionalism.
LinkedIn has retained Capitol Hill Partners for support on legislative issues related to labor.
Yang Cheng, assistant professor of public relations at North Carolina State University, has created an “interactive crisis communication” model for scholars and practitioners in the field of public relations.
The National Job Corps Association has retained Kountoupes Denham for Capitol Hill representation on issues involving Jobs Corps authorization and management reform.
Kwittken has been named North American PR agency of record for online mattress company Leesa Sleep.
Christina Pretto, head of communications and PA at Lone Star Funds, has been named chair of the Wisemen, a private PR group started in 1938 by John Hill.
5W Public Relations has been named agency of record for Brooklyn-based craft beverage maker BCGA Concept Corp.
BackBay Communications has been tapped as marketing and PR agency partner for ACG Boston and its DealFest Northeast event June 7-8 in Boston, the largest M&A gathering in the region.
Gun control advocacy group Everytown for Gun Safety has tapped government relations firm Subject Matter for help with legislative issues pertaining to firearms. (2 reader comments)
Kristin Boehm, former head of DKC’s digital practice and editor-in-chief of People.com, signs on with Hawkins International PR as digital director.
Rasky Partners has been tapped by the Government of Georgia in an effort to foster better trade relations between that Eurasian nation and the U.S.
Longtime Lindsey Graham staffer Andrew King has been named a managing director in Glover Park Group's government relations practice.
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