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FleishmanHillard Fishburn finds Flanders Investment & Trade, Belgium’s economic development agency for the region of Flanders, to encourage inward investment and business growth. The London-based shop will target small and medium-sized British businesses expanding into Europe, particularly in technology-related sectors. The project will focus on media relations and is being led by Ludo Baynham-Herd, account director in the corporate practice, with head of international affairs Michael Hartt as a strategic advisor. Hartt was recently hired to lead work with governments and political parties on issues management, economic development and country branding. He was previously a senior director at Burson-Marsteller UK and VP at Edelman in Washington, D.C.
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Conundrum lands La Bella Donna, a cosmetics company that offers what it calls “a healthy alternative to traditional makeup.” The firm will assist the brand with external communications processes and strategies as well as supporting its key partnership initiatives. It will also work to introduce La Bella Donna’s fall products nationwide. “We look forward to introducing the line to an even wider audience,” said Conundrum president Stephanie Fray.
Rubenstein Public Relations picked up The National Urban Technology Center, develops educational programs and services to build social and life skills, improve academic skills, and develop financial and digital literacy skills for underserved youth.
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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