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Ogilvy has cut 80 staffers, which is about four percent of its workforce, following a “challenging second half of 2019 and a cautious outlook for year 2020,” according to a memo from CEO John Seifert.
Habitat for Humanity’s Northwest Metro Atlanta chapter is accepting proposals from agencies that can provide public relations and social media services.
The Pollack PR Marketing Group has been retained by BlueGreen Water Technologies, a global cleantech company dedicated to solving the problem of algal blooms in drinking water, recreational, and agricultural waterbodies... Diffusion has been named public relations agency of record in the U.S. and UK for Grand Hotel Villa Serbelloni, a historic 5-star hotel on Italy’s Lake Como... The Purpose Collaborative is working as agency of record for FIRST, a global robotics community that prepares young people for the future.
When a crisis appears resolved, it’s time to work on an aftermath recovery plan for the sake of restoring and improving the company’s long-term reputation.
FTI Government Affairs represents satellite company Hawkeye 360 on defense and budgetary matters in Washington.
The Museum of Public Relations is holding its 5th annual Black PR History Event on Jan. 30. The keynote speaker at the event will be former national president and CEO of the Public Relations Society of America Cheryl Procter-Rogers... Applications for the New York Women in Communications scholarships are being accepted until Jan. 24... The Hospitality Sales and Marketing Association International’s Adrian Awards Dinner Reception and Gala is taking place Jan. 21 at the New York Marriott Marquis.
As the new decade dawns, here are some of the anticipated changes in health communications as well as potential opportunities for improving health in the 2020s.
Hill+Knowlton Strategies has named Avra Lorrimer to head its New York office. Lorrimer was previously managing director of consumer packaged goods at H+K London and served as the WPP lead for Ford of Europe... Publicis Health has named Jennifer Shirley president of Saatchi & Saatchi Wellness... NVE Experience Agency has brought on Brian Rubin as vice president of communications, a newly created role. Rubin comes to NVE from PMK*BNC... Rokk Solutions has named Kaylin Trychon VP. Trychon comes to ROKK from Raytheon’s communications team.
The County of San Mateo, California, is soliciting proposals from agencies that can spread the word about its Pollution Prevention Program.
Jim Prosser, a Twitter and Google veteran, has signed on at Edelman as managing director-corporate affairs & advisory services for the US western region.
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BlackRock head Larry Fink has warned CEOs that their companies will fall by the financial wayside if they don’t embrace purpose... Trio of Democratic Senators ask Fink to back up words with action by pressuring Marathon Petroleum to stop its anti-climate change lobbying.
Executives say the bulk of a company's market value is tied to its reputation, according to Weber Shandwick survey.
Ed Filipowski, who handled public relations for many of the world’s top fashion brands, including Tom Ford, Gucci, Alexander McQueen, Givenchy, Versace and Marc Jacobs, died on Jan. 10.
An overview of celebrities, CEOs and others who’ve attempted to apologize and gotten it wrong shows that when it comes to crisis management, the wrong response can often create a crisis after the crisis.
Former Florida Republican Congressman Jeff Miller has joined Omnicom’s Mercury PA unit as co-chairman.
Publicis Groupe's Team One gets brand work for Make-A-Wish, the organization that creates life-changing wishes for children with critical illnesses.... Boden has been named PR firm for Dermablend Professional, which is part of L’Oréal’s Active Cosmetics Division... KemperLesnik is partnering with Circuit of the Northwest, a motorsports racing facility set to open just outside the Seattle-Tacoma area in 2021, on PR, social media, marketing and branding services.
Wise Public Relations is merging with boutique consultancy Zimmerman Strategic Communications... Flackable, which represents financial and professional services firms, has launched its All-Access Client Portal... Gavin, a digitally focused agency headquartered in York, PA, has opened an office in Lancaster.
The sign-stealing scandal that led to the season-long suspensions and subsequent firings of Houston Astros general manager Jeff Luhnow and manager A.J. Hinch provide more visible examples of crisis management than your standard corporate crisis does.
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