Winnipeg is reviewing its PR management, budget and outreach for the Canadian city of 650K people.
The Winnipeg Free Press reports Manitoba's capital last conducted a PR overhaul in 2005, and wants to modernize communications to incorporate advances in technology and social media into the mix, according to Linda Burch, director of corporate-support services.
The review also is assessing how central PR unit deals with the city’s 17 municipal agencies.
Winnipeg recently established an office of policy development and communications, which oversees strategic PR.
Bonnie Staples-Lyon, ex-chief of staff to Mayor Sam Katz, heads that unit.
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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