FTI Consulting's PR Unit Jumps 9.3%
Thu., Apr. 25, 2019
By Kevin McCauley
FTI Consulting today reported a 9.3 percent Q1 revenues jump to $57.7M for its strategic communications group due to solid results in North America and the EMEA regions.
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FTI Consulting today reported a 9.3 percent Q1 revenues jump to $57.7M for its strategic communications group due to solid results in North America and the EMEA regions.
More than 90 percent of small businesses plan to increase their advertising budgets this year, according to a recent survey.
O'Dwyer's Rankings of PR Firms
Spectrum Science Communications, Imre, LLC and W2O Group powered the Top 25 independent PR firms to a 12.9 percent rise in combined 2018 fee income to $2.1B and a 10.7 percent jump in employment to 11,702, according to O'Dwyer's Rankings of PR Firms released Mar. 26.
Alaska’s Dept of Environmental Conservation has issued an RFP for air quality PR and education with a $300K budget for the first year and up to $1.5M over the course of five years, pending renewal on a yearly basis.
Roop & Co. has named Brad Kostka to succeed agency founder Jim Roop as president, effective April 30. Roop will continue to serve as senior advisor for the firm.
Bateman Group ups Tyler Perry to president of its New York office... North 6th Agency hires Al DiGuido, ex-CEO of Bigfoot Interactive, as president/chief revenue officer... Banner Public Affairs shifts Lynn Stinson, digital practice lead to Silicon Valley... Baretz + Brunelle adds Nicole Rodgers Houston as managing director. She joins from law firm Arnold & Porter.
Mick Cornett, who served as mayor of Oklahoma City from 2004 to 2018, has joined Jones PR in an executive counsel capacity.
Zapwater Communications has acquired Miami-based Cheryl Andrews Marketing Communications, travel and luxury PR shop.
Marathon Strategies, founded by Kerry 2004 spokesperson Phil Singer, launches "Insight 2020" to gauge campaign issues and their impact on businesses... Asoviva LLC is name of Tokyo mash-up of three firms targeted clients in tech, health, fashion, food and gaming sectors... IMARS Communications of Moscow signs cooperation pact with Azerbaijan PR Specialists Assn. and Baku School of PR.
Ohio has kicked off an RFP search for an agency that can help spread statewide awareness its 529 plan, CollegeAdvantage.
Commentary
Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg has proven once again that he's tone-deaf when it comes to PR. Social media giant hires surveilliance expert and Patriot Act architect as general counsel a month after Zuckerberg promised more privacy safeguards.
San Francisco's Sutherlandgold Group has acquired Astro Media to enhance its creative storytelling offering with data, measurement and audience-driven content capabilities.
Tusk Strategies, political consulting/strategic communications shop, is coordinating the effort to torpedo New York mayor Bill de Blasio's push to kill the admissions test for the city's eight specialized high schools.
Mattio Communications cannabis marketing firm completes seed funding... A/B Partners is launched by BerlinRosen former executive VP Andre Banks... Hispanic PR Assn. and CommunicationsMatch establish partnership for search... Glen Echo Group lauded by Washingtonian and Washington Business Journal.
John Pinette, who worked for investment vehicles of Microsoft co-founders Paul Allen and Bill Gates, has joined Facebook as VP-global communications.
Leo Hindery, who founded the Yes Network in 2001 as the cable home of the New York Yankees, hired Gephardt Group Government Affairs for work regarding infrastructure funding.
Top PR pros analyzed the seismic shifts reshaping the marketing communications business during a panel discussion presented by Public Relations Society of America's New York chapter on April 17 that was held by Makovsky & Co.
Commentary
Donald Trump is double-dog daring the Democrats to impeach him. It’s a brilliant PR strategy and his best shot at winning re-election.
Accenture’s acquisition of ad agency Droga5 may represent a new competitive threat for PR firms, but could also be a positive merger opportunity for agencies, particularly those with digital capabilities or aspirations.
Daddi Brand Communications taps Kaya Heitman, VP-communications at Horizon Media, as senior VP... Teak Media + Communication recruits BackBay Communications pro Hayley Reissfelder as social media manager... Johns Hopkins Medicine appoints Suzanne Sawyer as senior VP, chief marketing & communications officer.
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