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People: GCI Health Names Pennock, Fesemyer and Kennedy Senior VPs

Tue., Dec. 3, 2019

By Steve Barnes

Tyler PennockGCI Health names Tyler Pennock, Kalyn Fesemyer and Judi Kennedy to senior vice president slots... David's Bridal promotes Callie Canfield to newly created role of vice president, marketing and communications... Customer and brand insights platform Zignal Labs brings on David Atlas as CMO.

Dershowitz Offers 'Guilt by Association' as Defense

Tue., Dec. 3, 2019

By Jane Genova

DershowitzLawyer Alan Dershowitz publishes 'Guilt by Association: The Challenge of Proving Innocence in the Age of #MeToo' to push back against charges of sexual misconduct lodged by Virginia Giuffre.

Maryland County Seeks Opioid Treatment PR

Mon., Dec. 2, 2019

By Kevin McCauley

Cecil County Health DepartmentThe Cecil County (MD) Health Department is looking for a PR firm to boost public awareness of its Buprenorphine and related medication-assisted options for the treatment of opioid use disorder.

Web Users Aren’t Duped by Native Ads

Mon., Dec. 2, 2019

By Jon Gingerich

native adsInternet users aren’t “tricked” by sponsored content, and recognize native ads as advertising content as opposed to bona fide news, according to recent research.

MPA Hires Hudson for Digital Content

Mon., Dec. 2, 2019

By Kevin McCauley

David HudsonDavid Hudson, who was associate director for content in the Obama administration, has joined the Motion Picture Assn. as senior director of digital content & social media in its Washington office.

Real Estate PR Vet Craig Bloomfield Dies

Mon., Dec. 2, 2019

By Steve Barnes

Craig BloomfiedCraig Bloomfield, who was a senior consultant, content development with Akrete as well as collaborating with such marketing services companies as Belniak Media and KTPR Communications, died unexpectedly on Nov. 30.

Team Trump Bans Bloomberg News

Mon., Dec. 2, 2019

By Kevin McCauley

BloombergThe Trump re-election campaign today banned Bloomberg News from covering its rallies and events.

Report for America to Place 250 Journalists in '20

Mon., Dec. 2, 2019

By Kevin McCauley

ReportReport for America today announced that it will place 250 journalists in 164 local newsrooms in 46 states during 2020, four times the amount of this year’s class.

GM and Chrysler at Odds, Who Wins the PR Battle?

Mon., Dec. 2, 2019

By Ronn Torossian

Ronn TorossianA lawsuit that alleges Fiat Chrysler bribed union officials in an effort to get a leg up on rival G.M. now threatens to tarnish the brand’s image as it embarks on merger negotiations with French automaker PSA Group.

Malibu Issues Comms Strategy and Support RFP

Fri., Nov. 29, 2019

By Jon Gingerich

City of Malibu, CaliforniaMalibu is looking for an agency that can develop and implement a strategic, citywide communication plan that will increase community engagement and awareness of the City’s various activities, projects and programs.

Media Maneuvers: Meredith Ends Subscription Sales for Rachael Ray Mag

Fri., Nov. 29, 2019

By Steve Barnes

Rachael RayMeredith transitions Rachael Ray Every Day to a newsstand-only quarterly publication... Three Ohio newspapers cut frequency to meet terms of Apollo Global Management acquisition of Cox TV stations and newspapers... Condé Nast names Stan Duncan to head newly unified global HR department.

Social Takes Most Programmatic Ad Spends

Fri., Nov. 29, 2019

By Jon Gingerich

eMarketerAdvertising across social media networks now accounts for more than half of all programmatic digital display ad spending in the U.S., according to new eMarketer estimates.

People: Murdoch Vet Jessica Carsen Heads to Sony Music UK

Fri., Nov. 29, 2019

By Steve Barnes

Jessica CarsenSony Music UK signs up News UK vet Jessica Carsen as senior vp, communications... Ruder Finn tabs Winnie Lai to head Hong Kong office, part of a round of appointements in APAC... Now-You Global Communciations owner Maayan Nave is named chief financial officer at BlueGreen Water Technologies.

Edelman Scores in Silver Lake's Manchester City Deal

Wed., Nov. 27, 2019

By Kevin McCauley

ManchesterEdelman is handling both ends of Silver Lake's $500M outlay for a 10 percent stake in City Football Group, parent of Britain's premium league champion Manchester City soccer club, an investment that gives CFG the world's richest valuation in sports.

Commentary

Trump Reaches Out to 'Crooked Hillary's' PR Guru

Wed., Nov. 27, 2019

By Kevin McCauley

Mark PennDonald Trump may have trashed "Crooked Hillary" throughout his presidential campaign but that didn't stop him from reaching out to her media guru, Mark Penn.

Podcasts: Who Needs 'Em?

Wed., Nov. 27, 2019

By Jane Genova

Jane GenovaThe backlash has begun against the 700,000 podcasts in existence—that's up from 550,000 last year.

News of Firms: WPP Slates Detroit Campus

Wed., Nov. 27, 2019

By Steve Barnes

Marquette BuildingWPP is creating a campus in Detroit, leasing 150,000 square feet in the Marquette Building, directly across from TCF Center, to service largest client Ford and other Motor City businesses... D/CAL, creative shop co-founded by professional skateboarder Tony Hawk, and consumer intelligence platform Apollo Program join forces... Lambert has acquired a portion of Fingerpaint’s Phoenix-based business.