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FTI Consulting is handling the bankruptcy of the Chuck E. Cheese, chain of pizza-based children's entertainment centers, which is blaming the COVID-19 pandemic for its financial woes and Chapter 11 filing.
Kim Kardashian West is using Full Picture PR for a $200M alliance with COTY Inc. to expand her KKW Beauty's product line and open new market categories.
The union that represents the Los Angeles Police Department has retained Vectis D.C. to handle law enforcement policy amid nationwide calls to defund the police in the wake of the George Floyd protests.
Melissa Kanter, who headed integrated communications for Philips Lighting in North America, has moved to ING Americas, financial services marketer.
Reevemark is handling the much-anticipated Chapter 11 filing of shale pioneer Chesapeake Energy, which collapsed due to a heavy debt load, weak oil prices and financial pressures from the COVID-19 pandemic.
As late arrivals to working remotely will soon recognize, the working-from-home lifestyle has plenty of pros and cons.
Disney announced it will reimagine theme park ride Splash Mountain to be based on the animated film “The Princess and the Frog,” remodeling the attraction’s longtime association with the controversial “Song of the South.”
Stagwell Group, a holding company formed by Mark Penn in 2015, has proposed merging with MDC Partners to create a $2B ad/PR combine. Penn chairs/helms and owns 30 percent of MDC.
Brunswick Group, Ripp Media, Sard Verbinnen & Co. and Trident DMG all placed in Band 1, the top tier of Chambers’ latest rankings of PR firms involved in litigation support.
The United States has lost about one-quarter of the local newspapers it had 15 years ago—or more than 2,100 papers—according to a June report by the Hussman School of Journalism and Media at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Microsoft today announced it is closing its 83 retail stores, abandoning its plan to mimic Apple's successful strategy.
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North 6th Agency picks up Lunchbox... Brandware adds EBlock, online vehicle auction service... Powerhouse Communications scoops up WaBa Grill... The Abbi Agency of Reno promotes Visit Placer, a collection of cities in Northern California.
Consumers, whipsawed by the COVID-19 crisis and demonstrations for racial equality, are putting a greater emphasis on brand trust when purchasing a product, according to a special report of the Edelman Trust Barometer released June 25.
Hill+Knowlton has hired Tanya Joseph, who served as UK prime minister Tony Blair's press secretary and is a trustee at the Cherie Blair Foundation for Women, as managing director of its specialist services unit in London.
PAN Communications revamps website to showcase “We Move Ideas” positioning... Montieth & Company revitalizes image... French/West/Vaughan launches a post-graduate apprentice program... LLYC’s corporate communication area has launched its new knowledge platform, formatted as a blog.
Financial services giant TIAA has named Martha "Marty" Willis chief marketing officer, where she will oversee brand and corporate communications.
5W Public Relations grabs Dragontail, foodservice industry platform, for PR, thought leadership, speaking opporunities and award submissions... Manifest New York captures ecoATM Gazelle... iMARS Communications of Moscow lands Promsvyazbank, a top 10 bank in Russia.
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