The Singapore Economic Development Board has renewed its contract with Edelman through 2015.
The No. 1 independent firm has been working to position Singapore in the US market as a center of technology innovation.
Edelman, which also works with Singapore's tourism entity, reports to Elizabeth Tan, senior officer, marketing & communications, for SED. The firm first picked up the account in 2012 on a 15-month pact, which carried a one-year option that became eligible in April 2014.
Edelman's initial pact was worth $550K.
Edelman is providing communications support to Panama’s Ministry of Commerce and Industries under an agreement capped at $97,100 per month.
Ballard Partners has recruited State Department veteran Matt Bryza as a senior policy advisor.
Teneo has extended its contract with the Salama Bint Hamdan Al Nahyan Foundation for an additional four months to July 31, adding another $1.8M in fees to the New York firm’s coffers.
The Syrian Kurdish militia recruits Jim Dornan Strategies to press Congress for continued support in their battle against ISIS and Syrian president Bashar Assad.
The Government of Hungary has hired Strategic Improvisation Inc. to generate positive media coverage and combat negative press coverage of the Central European country. (6 reader comments)
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