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African Development Bank Deposits Account at Mercury PA

Fri., Oct. 1, 2021

By Kevin McCauley

African Develpment BankMercury Public Affairs is providing PR, government relations and digital communications services to the African Development Bank to promote its goal of sustainable economic development and social progress.

News of Firms: Allison+Partners Opens in Latin America

Fri., Oct. 1, 2021

By Steve Barnes

AllisonAllison+Partners opens several new offices in Latin America through an affiliate relationship with Grupo Garnier... MERGE acquires marketing operations company Perkuto... LINK Agency launches a scholarship aimed at content creators for TikTok.

On the Move: Finn Names Lovell NY Health Media Lead

Fri., Oct. 1, 2021

By Steve Barnes

Ariane LovellFINN Partners promotes Ariane Lovell to the newly created role of partner, New York health media lead... Steinreich Communications Group tabs Catherine Jennings as managing director of its New York region and senior vice president of its lifestyle brands group... Software delivery and management platform Digital.ai names Jeff Moloughney chief marketing officer.

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Smith & Wesson Does PR Favor for Massachusetts

Thu., Sep. 30, 2021

By Kevin McCauley

Smith & WessonSmith & Wesson does PR favor for Massachusetts by moving assault rifle production to Tennessee... Climate action plan produced by mining giant BHP is dismissed as a PR stunt... Facebook hit for running ads for Trump PAC despite ban on ex-president for his role in inciting deadly Jan. 6 riot.

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News of Accounts: Stuntman PR Picks Up Savannah Bee Co.

Thu., Sep. 30, 2021

By Steve Barnes

SavannahStuntman Public Relations picks up Savannah Bee Company... Lambert & Co. and joint venture partner, 9thWonder Agency, are selected to lead business marketing and advertising for The Michigan Economic Development Corporation, replacing McCann... KCD PR, is a founding member and PR firm for FinTech Connector

Lee's Summit Desires DMO Pitches

Thu., Sep. 30, 2021

By Kevin McCauley

Lees SummitLee’s Summit, a city of more than 100K people located 16 miles from downtown Kansas City, wants pitches from tourism PR firms to help it decide whether it would benefit from the creation of a destination marketing organization.

On the Move: Crosby Marketing Comms. Snags Qorvis' Ballestero

Thu., Sep. 30, 2021

By Steve Barnes

Marcos BallesteroCrosby Marketing Communications appoints Qorvis' Marcos Ballestero as VP, digital creative director... ADT hires DeLu Jackson as CMO. Jackson comes to ADT from Conagra Brands... 4media group adds Jody Nicholes and Blaire Galaton to its broadcast PR team... LevelTen Energy ups Christin Camacho to VP-marketing.

Marketers Plan to Up Spending in '22

Thu., Sep. 30, 2021

By Steve Barnes

360PRAlmost nine out of 10 marketing execs say their companies plan to increase marketing spend in 2022, according to a new survey from 360PR+ and Engine Group.

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News of Firms: Bliss Group Launches NextTech Communications

Thu., Sep. 30, 2021

By Steve Barnes

Next TechThe Bliss Group  launches NextTech Communications, a new firm that will be formed through its acquisition of technology-focused Savarese Communications... WPP and Snap Inc., the camera company behind Snapchat, launch The AR Lab, a global partnership to help brands build and deliver immersive experiences for consumers using Augmented Reality... Reportable, which builds and distributes press releases, is collaborating with NewsRx on life science monitoring... CommunicationsMatch partners with ratings and reviews platform Clutch.

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Cutting the Capitol Hill Rioters Some Slack

Wed., Sep. 29, 2021

By Kevin McCauley

GOPFree the Capitol Hill rioters, say a growing number of Republicans who believe the Jan. 6 mob that trashed the heart of America's democracy should not be prosecuted... Have we no shame? Failure to cut greenhouse gas emissions sets stage for more climate disasters for our grandkids.

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Edelman Powers Fluence's IPO

Wed., Sep. 29, 2021

By Kevin McCauley

FluenceEdelman handles Fluence, clean energy storage technology company, as it files an S-1 statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission ahead of its initial public stock offering.

PR's Top Pros Talk: Michael Roth

Wed., Sep. 29, 2021

By Steve Barnes

O'Dwyer's/DS Simon Video Interview Series: Michael Roth, Owner & Managing Partner, The Bliss Group
The Bliss Group owner and managing partner Michael Roth talks about why communicators need to be able to employ both earned and paid media in the latest “PR’s Top Pros Talk” video interview with Doug Simon.

SKDK Highlights Impact of Child Tax Credit

Wed., Sep. 29, 2021

By Kevin McCauley

RockefellerThe Rockefeller Foundation has hired SKDKnickerbocker for a communications campaign to educate the public about the impact of the expanded Child Tax Credit that was part of president Joe Biden’s American Rescue Plan.