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On the Move: FINN Ups Witherell to Managing Partner

Fri., May 27, 2022

By Steve Barnes

Ryan WitherellFINN Partners promotes Ryan J. Witherell to managing partner in its Southeast corporate and consumer practice group... Calvin Klein names former Ralph Lauren chief marketing officer Jonathan Bottomley to the CMO spot... Tech advertising platform Teads hires Natalie Bastian as global chief marketing officer.

Huntsworth Rebrands as Accordience

Thu., May 26, 2022

By Steve Barnes

AccordienceHuntsworth Communications, which includes Grayling, Citigate Dewe Rogerson, Red and Cirkle, has rebranded as Accordience.

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Kim Kardashian Goes Beyond Meat

Thu., May 26, 2022

By Kevin McCauley

Kim KKim Kardashian pitches Beyond Meat as "chief taste consultant" of the money-losing plant-based protein company... Securities and Exchange Commission wants 'nutritional labels' on ESG investment funds... Democrats need to weaponize their gun control PR and drop the pipe dream of winning support from GOPers... Russia's No. 1 propagandist says if Putin is a "fascist" so is Trump and MagaWorld.

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On the Move: AxiCom Brings on Snyder, Lawler

Thu., May 26, 2022

By Steve Barnes

AxiCom2AxiCom, WPP’s tech PR agency, brings on Brian Snyder as global president of digital and Shannon Lawler as senior VP of analytics and research... Prudential Financial hires Stan Little as U.S. Business chief marketing officer... Shore Fire Media hires Nora Lyons as director of publicity.

The Second Pandemic: Poor Communication

Thu., May 26, 2022

By Gil Bashe, John Bianchi

Gil and JohnScientists and the professionals who communicate on their behalf play a vital role in restoring an unforeseen casualty of the COVID-19 pandemic: the truth.

Accounts in Transit: Finn Partners Dials Up RingCentral

Thu., May 26, 2022

By Steve Barnes

RIng CentralFINN Partners lands US PR duties for for RingCentral, which provides global enterprise cloud communications, video meetings, collaboration and contact center solutions... The Ripson Group is named agency for Illinois chapter of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention... Ditto PR adds Cardless, Direxion and Truework to its roster of fintech clients.

PR's Top Pros Talk: Michael Rinaldo

Thu., May 26, 2022

By Steve Barnes

O'Dwyer's/DS Simon Video Interview Series: Michael Rinaldo, Pres., Interdependence PR
Interdependence Public Relations president Michael Rinaldo talks about how communications pros can get the most out of earned media opportunities in the latest "PR's Top Pros Talk" video interview with Doug Simon.

Carson (CA) Needs StratComm Help

Wed., May 25, 2022

By Kevin McCauley

CarsonCarson, a city of 100K people less than 20 miles south of downtown Los Angeles, wants to hire a PR firm to work closely with its public information office to create a strategic communications and marketing plan.

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Trump to Speak at NRA Confab in Aftermath of Nearby Mass Shooting

Wed., May 25, 2022

By Kevin McCauley

NRADonald Trump will speak at the May 27 NRA conference in Houston. It's the first annual meeting of the NRA since the COVID-19 outbreak and its first session since the latest mass shooting at a US school, which took place 277 miles away in Uvalde, TX.

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WPP Backs Black Equity Organisation

Wed., May 25, 2022

By Kevin McCauley

Black EquityWPP has partnered with the Black Equity Organisation, which launched May 24, to advance equal opportunity and justice for Black people in the UK.

Implications of PR Training and Working From Home

Wed., May 25, 2022

By Henry Feintuch

Henry FeintuchI can guarantee one topic that’s come up at your senior staff meeting, your family dinner table and that recent social event you attended. It’s “working from home” and what part it will play in our lives over the next five-to-10 years.

On the Move: Clyde Group Hires Beamon as SVP-Healthcare

Wed., May 25, 2022

By Steve Barnes

LaShon BeamonClyde Group hires LaShon Beamon as a SVP in its healthcare practice... NBCUniversal promotes Joe Benarroch to EVP of communications for advertising and partnerships... Bospar hires its 100th fulltime staffer—Chani Garb, who joins the company as VP of marketing... Powell Tate, Weber Shandwick’s DC-based public affairs unit, hires Teressa Wykpisz-Lee as SVP, public affairs.