 Asif Husain |
Asif Husain, senior VP in New York and San Francisco at Ogilvy, has joined Lewis as US head of brand marketing.
The 17-year PR veteran heads the media strategy group and is responsible for the recently launched executive visibility practice.
Husain has worked on campaigns for IBM, Volvo Trucks, Sprint, Intel and LG Mobile.
At Lewis, he's also charged with developing multi-country programs for international clients.
The firm has 550 staffers in 30 countries.
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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