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Marriner Retains Grip on Maryland Tourism

Thu., Jul. 28, 2022

By Kevin McCauley

MarylandMarriner Marketing Communications has retained its five-year hold on the Maryland Dept of Commerce’s Office of Tourism & Film business after a competitive review.

On the Move: Ford Hutman Media Taps McCaffrery as PR Chief

Thu., Jul. 28, 2022

By Steve Barnes

Meriel McCaffreyFord Hutman Media recruits Wachsman, W2O vet Meriel McCaffery as VP, head of corporate communications... Solution Tree, educational publisher, names Calvin Daniels CMO... Sherlock Communications appoints Richard Fenning as director of search engine optimization... Saucony, running shoe & apparel company, appoints LL Bean's Kathryn Pratt CMO.

Our Culture Today: Lies, Lies and More Lies

Wed., Jul. 27, 2022

By Rene Henry

Rene HenryThe US has become a country with a culture of lies and liars—and it's time for companies, organizations and institutions to do something about it.

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Teneo Invests in Boardspan

Wed., Jul. 27, 2022

By Kevin McCauley

BoardspanTeneo has made a strategic investment in and formed a partnership with Boardspan, the San Francisco provider of board governance software.

Media Maneuvers: Chris Cuomo Moves to NewsNation

Wed., Jul. 27, 2022

By Steve Barnes

Chris CuomoChris Cuomo is returning to primetime news with a show on Nexstar Media's NewsNation streaming service... Vox Media lays off 39 employees... The nonprofit news sector is on a upward swing, according to the Institute for Nonprofit News.

On the Move: Padilla Hires Consumer Pro Werle

Wed., Jul. 27, 2022

By Steve Barnes

Chris WerlePadilla names former Weber Shandwick EVP and consumer practice lead Chris Werle an SVP and member of the agency’s Corporate Advisory Board... MSCI names HP veteran Cristina Bondolowski CMO... True Media hires Chris Actis as president of U.S. operations... Theorem, a digital marketing solutions provider, recruits Reem Al-Basri to head London office.

Genesee Health System Seeks Marketing Help

Tue., Jul. 26, 2022

By Kevin McCauley

GeneseeThe Genesee Health System, a public mental healthcare provider based in Flint, MI, wants a firm to run a community education and awareness campaign to enhance its overall reputation and educate the public about its expanded service offerings.

Commentary

Donald Trump Shills for the Saudis

Tue., Jul. 26, 2022

By Kevin McCauley

TrumpThe Justice Dept. should look into whether Donald Trump needs to register as a foreign agent of Saudi Arabia. He sure sounds like their PR flack... S4 Capital chief Martin Sorrell hits hard patch... Hunter Biden topples Hillary Clinton from top of right-wing media's hit list.

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News of Firms: PROI Worldwide Americas Joins Diversity Action Alliance

Tue., Jul. 26, 2022

By Steve Barnes

DAAPROI Worldwide Americas Region joins the Diversity Action Alliance... The Fuller Project, a global nonprofit newsroom dedicated to journalism about women, is looking for a director of development... Cision and the Institute for Public Relations present the 2022 Cision Insights Award to University of Florida doctoral candidate Yufan “Sunny” Qin.

Accounts in Transit: rbb Communications Feasts at BurgerFi

Tue., Jul. 26, 2022

By Steve Barnes

BurgerFirbb Communications feasts at BurgerFi, fast-casual restaurant chain... LDPR checks in at London's One Aldwych... 20Two Studio lands Conrad Maldives Rangali Island and W New York - Times Square... Coded Agency scoops up Arlo, which provides connectivity and security solutions.

On the Move: KemperLesnik Names Prosperi EVP

Tue., Jul. 26, 2022

By Steve Barnes

David ProsperiKemperLesnik names David Prosperi EVP and managing director. Prosperi was previously SVP of communications for the Options Clearing Corporation... Reputation Partners brings on former KemperLesnik EVP and managing director Amy Littleton as president, effective Aug. 15... Clyde Group promotes VPs Geoff Vetter and Jenny Wang to SVPs.

Teneo Hires H+K's Ex-Technology Chief

Mon., Jul. 25, 2022

By Kevin McCauley

Amanda GrotyAmanda Groty, who served more than a dozen years at Hill+Knowlton Strategies and exited as vice chair and global technology head, has joined Teneo’s London office as a senior managing director.

NIH Seeks PR to Boost Brain Donations

Mon., Jul. 25, 2022

By Kevin McCauley

NIHThe National Institutes of Health’s NeuroBioBank, which acquires and stores postmortem brain and nervous system tissues for research into the causes and development of neurological and psychiatric disorders, is seeking a strategic communications firm to increase the number of donor registrations.

META's ESG Chief Moves to Blackstone

Mon., Jul. 25, 2022

By Kevin McCauley

Arielle SamuelsArielle Gross Samuels, global head of environmental, social and governance activity at Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta, is joining Blackstone, the world’s largest alternative asset manager and commercial real estate owner.