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BCW, H+K Strategies, VMLY&R, Group M and Kinetic are the WPP shops that donated creative content and advertising space for New York mayor Eric Adams' move to run digital billboards in Florida to denounce its “Don’t Say Gay” law and to welcome members of the LGBTQ+ community to the Big Apple.
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A climate of political divisiveness has PR strategists more focused than ever on the practice of communicating with purpose, according to USC Annenberg Center for Public Relations’ latest Global Communications Report.
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Terence Burke has joined Brunswick Group as global head of strategic messaging and firm events.
Mercury brings on Kristen Crawford-Whitaker as a SVP in its Florida office... Trulioo, identification verification oufit, appoints Dawn Crew as its CMO... CasperLabs, blockchain software marketer, names Michael Dobak CMO.
SaaS platforms now allow businesses to effectively manage and execute their own PR campaigns, putting pressure on agencies to demonstrate the value of the “traditional” PR model.
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Seven-time Super Bowl champion Tom Brady has signed on as partner at Declan Kelly’s Consello.
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The Santa Barbara County city of Solvang, California, is looking for an agency that can provide tourism marketing services.
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Global Strategy Group, which has close ties to the Biden administration, denies CNBC report that it worked for Amazon to defeat the union drive at its Staten Island warehouse... New York City mayor Eric Adams wants to approve every press release issued by his admininstration. He should have more important things to do.
Barbara Wagner Communications signs on to work with the Ukrainian Pavilion at the 59th International Art Exhibition of the Venice Biennale… William Mills Agency lands Shastic, a robotic process automation platform for financial institutions… JC Communications checks in at Elwood Hotel & Suites in Lexington, KY.
Big Valley Marketing has named Katie Huang Shin, who led WPP’s AxiCom technology unit, president.
ICR Inc. handles Fortune International as it acquires D’Artagnan, a leader in the “farm-to-table” movement in a deal pegged in the $100M range.
Stagwell has acquired Dyversity Communications, a Canadian multicultural marketing shop based in Markham, which is just outside of Toronto.
Be-It Agency, which is based in Kyiv, encourages people in countries across Europe, North America, Australia and New Zealand to sign a petition to rename the streets housing Russian embassies and consulates in their cities to Ukraine Street... Comit, a Dublin-based tech specialist PR and communications agency, becomes the first PR agency in Ireland to shift to a four-day work week... The Brandon Agency acquires full-service video production studio, Cineloco.
"Florida’s ultimate heartland where the land is unspoiled and the pace is unhurried,” says it wants to hire a firm for tourism and economic development support.
Since its inception, the Wikipedia homepage has been viewed 44 billion times. It’s a mighty, powerful website, and it’s impacting your online reputation.
Wolters Kluwer appoints Dave Guarino as VP, global communications. He was CCO at S&P Global... Wallbox, electric vehicle charging company, names Matthew Tractenberg VP-IR... Mindbloom, which offers "psychedelic therapy," taps Drew Gomez for head of brand & product marketing post.
Ruder Finn has acquired Peppercomm, a firm that reported $9.2M in 2021 fee income for the 58th slot on O’Dwyer’s rankings of PR firms. (Updated)
ICR Inc. was the big gainer among the top 10 tech PR firms in O’Dwyer’s 2022 rankings, while Edelman retained command of the top spot.
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