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The Ontario Ministry of Economic Development has hired Edelman to promote the Canadian province as a top automotive manufacturing center and a strong partner to the US.
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APCO Worldwide has hired BCW, Ogilvy alum Mathew Shearman as North America healthcare practice lead.
Mackey Reed, who was deputy director for paid media for Mike Bloomberg’s presidential campaign, has joined SKDK as senior VP.
Forbes receives $200M cash infusion from Binance, cryptocurrency and blockchain infrastructure company... Dotdash Meredith ends print runs of Entertainment Weekly, InStyle, Eating Well, Health, Parents and People en Español... The European Publishers Council lodges a complaint with the European Commission against Google for its ad tech practices.
VisitPittsburgh names Susan Klein marketing chief. She was at Doublespace... Luquire appoints Sonia Grunbaum as SVP of business development... NinjaTrader Group, a provider of software and brokerage services to active traders, hires John O’Reilly as CMO.
The power of the Super Bowl ad is still considerable for both sports fans and non-fans—but it does have its limits, a new study from Seton Hall University says.
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Interpublic posted a 15 percent jump in Q4 revenues to $2.9B as the firm helped clients adapt and enhance their businesses to meet the opportunities of the digital economy. (Updated)
Declan Kelly, Teneo co-founder/CEO who resigned last May after he became inebriated at a Global Citizen event and engaged in inappropriate behavior, has reemerged on Madison Ave.
BerlinRosen has hired Shayne Wells, who was a communications director in Washington Mayor Muriel Bowser’s administration, to head its PA, land use and real estate work in the DC area.
Crosby Marketing Communications hires Cheryl Donaldson as VP of technology project management... Visa promotes Jennifer Como to head of IR... Moloco, provider of machine learning and growth solutions for performance marketers, brings on Ryan Goldman as VP-marketing.
Johanna Herrmann, who was communications director at Gagen MacDonald, has joined Merck as VP, external communications & strategic operations.
Omnicom CEO John Wren reports Q4 growth of 2.6 percent to $3.9B and operating profit showed a 1.3 percent uptick to $622.5M. (Updated)
Commentary
Dan Edelman’s firm has come a long way since going to work in 1952 for its first client, Toni Home Permanent Co... Peloton co-founder John Foley pays tribute to wife as he announces that she and 2,800 other employees are being axed... As world focuses on the Beijing Olympics, Chinese government puts finishing touches on killing Hong Kong's free press.
Ireland’s state agency that provides professional services to 31 local governments has floated an RFP for PR and communications services.
Lambert CEO and founder Jeff Lambert is named global chair-elect of PROI Worldwide... Revolution Global, a multi-state cannabis operator, names Shari Boyer CMO... SoftServe digital consultant appoints Arturo Pena as marketing chief.
Dentons Global Advisors has hired Trump White House alum, Ja'Ron Smith, to buttress the government relations unit that it launched in January.
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Strategic Objectives lands The Canadian Centre to End Human Trafficking... Rubenstein Public Relations scoops up Ballet Beautiful, which offers barre and online fitness programs... 5W Public Relations handles iDEAL Semiconductor.
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