Steve Simon founder/CEO of SSPR in the Chicago area (Northfield) died Jan. 4 from complications from amyloidosis. He was 67.
The former press secretary to the mayor of Memphis launched the firm in 1978.
The firm, which has seven offices, initially specialized in franchise PR and transitioned to tech PR with the dawn of the dot-com era It also serves clients in the consumer good, food and packaging sectors.
Wife Linda, son Geoff, daughter Rachel and grandson Cyrus survive Simon.
A funeral is set for 2:30 Jan. 6 at the Shalom Memorial Park Funeral Home, 1700 W. Rand Rd., Arlington Heights.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Anti-Cruelty Society of Chicago or the charity of one's choice.
DJE Holdings, parent of Edelman and Zeno, launches RUTH as an independent shop named after Ruth Edelman, mental health advocate, wife and longtime business partner of Dan Edelman.
New York City PR firms make up the largest slice of O'Dwyer's 147 firm overall ranking with 33 of 40 in the New York/New Jersey area either calling Manhattan their home or having a presence there.
Subject Matter+Kivvit, which joined forces in May, has rebranded as Avoq, an integrated shop with more than 200 professionals in Washington, New York, Asbury Park (NJ), Miami and Chicago.
While PR pros stationed at in-house comms. teams and those working for agencies share many of the same objectives, they also have markedly different top priorities, according to a recent report.
Edelman is cutting 240 employees or about four percent of its workforce to cope with the cooling down of the PR sector, according to a memo from CEO Richard Edelman.
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