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With the COVID-19 pandemic putting the sports world on hold, ESPN made the best of a bad situation by releasing a documentary series highlighting Michael Jordan's career with the Chicago Bulls.
Employera, a management consulting firm, has brought on Kim Clark as partner and head of its internal communications practice. A well-known conference speaker, Clark has run employee communications at KLA, GoDaddy, PayPal and NetApp... Hill+Knowlton Strategies has named Four Communications' Nick Clark managing director of its financial + professional services sector in the UK... Mower has promoted Ryan Garland to senior director, digital media and Patrick Lewis to senior director, media services.
The Partnership for Food Safety Education is seeking a U.S.-based PR or creative services firm that can provide 30 hours of support for a forthcoming event intended to salute the front-line food system workers who have kept us fed throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.
Reckitt Benckiser Group, maker of Lysol and Dettol, swings into action after president Trump suggests people inject themselves with disinfectants.
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White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany's credibility is shot after less than three weeks on the job as she tries to spin Trump's lunatic disinfectant suggestion... Sheltering-in-place improves image of tech companies... PRSA chair T. Garland Stansell calls on communicators to fight misinformation spread during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Alaska Native corporation Sealaska is soliciting proposals from agencies that can develop and implement a new visual identity and redesigned corporate brand.
Riester, a Phoenix-based advertising and digital marketing company, has launched Riester Public Affairs, an advocacy communications firm located in DC.
Jim Boyle, who founded Boyle Public Affairs with his wife, Kellie Boyle, has been named chief marketing & communications officer at BBB National Programs, the Better Business Bureau unit that runs national programs on dispute resolution, advertising review, privacy and industry self-regulation.
NBCUniversal unloads Peloton investment... Tribune Publishing institutes mandatory three-week furloughs for non-union employees earning between $40,000 and $67,000 a year... Executive Media Global publisher offers bundling deal for magazines.
The Consultancy PR lands Outer, maker of sustainable outdoor furniture... Imagine PR checks in at Maisons Pariente... Global Results Communications picks up Numa.
O’Dwyer’s interviewed executives at the top PR agencies representing the technology sector to find out what factors contributed to their success this year and what the future holds as an industry known for innovation faces disruption on a global scale.
Jefferson Waterman International is working a $360K one-year political consulting contract with Qatar to help it woo influencers and movers & shakers in Washington.
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Georgia Governor Brian Kemp won't be getting that tattoo of president Trump after all... Walt Disney Co. has cast its 100,000 "cast members" overboard... Hats off to Harvard for putting a quick end to a self-inflicted crisis.
MMGY Hills Balfour rolled out the #TogetherInTravel marketing campaign on behalf of World Travel & Tourism Council.
Hill+Knowlton Strategies has aced a competitive pitch for DS Smith, London-based $7.5B global packaging giant.
Dix & Eaton promotes Ann Lentz to senior VP of creative and program management... AxiCom, WPP’s technology specialist, has named Katie Huang Shin president of AxiCom US and promoted AxiCom UK managing director Kate Stevens to president of the agency in Europe... Kglobal has promoted Jenny Wang to VP.
Tickr introduces the COVID-19 Brand Risk Monitor, a crisis communications management solution to help agencies track the impact of the pandemic... RooneyPartners rolls the RP HealthCast, a weekly podcast series devoted to healthcare issues and medical innovation... VeeKast unveils VirtEventPro, a professional virtual live event production service.
Interpublic today reported a 1.6 percent slide in net revenues to $2B as CEO Michael Roth dealt with the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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