Powell Tate Hires State Dept. Vet Meghann Curtis
Fri., Jul. 23, 2021
By Steve Barnes
Meghann Curtis, who has worked with Time’s Up and held several executive positions at the US Department of State, is joining Weber Shandwick public affairs unit Powell Tate as senior vice president, public affairs and social impact.
On the Move: Motion Tabs Seltzer to Head Brand Experience Studio
Fri., Jul. 23, 2021
By Steve Barnes
Motion hires Elizabeth Seltzer to head its new Brand Experience Studio... WiTricity, which specializes in wireless charging for electric vehicles, hires Hewlett Packard and Microsoft marketing veteran Amy Barzdukas as chief marketing officer... Corelight, an open network detection and response platform, names Julie Parrish to lead marketing.
Walt & Company is selected as agency of record by Light Field Lab... LDPR adds The Boca Raton, formerly known as Boca Raton Resort & Club, to its client roster... Trust Relations is named agency of record for athleisure brand Renwick.
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The Cleveland Indians will change their name and brand identity after the 2021 season, taking on the new name of the Cleveland Guardians.
Publicis Groupe reported a 10.7 percent jump in Q2 revenues to $2.5B and 17.1 percent organic growth.
Citigroup global chief marketing officer Carla Hassan is headed to JPMorgan Chase, where she will take over as CMO in October.
An overview of the last-quarter century of the travel industry proves the adage that the more things change, the more they stay the same.
Durée & Company launches Psychedelicpr.com, a microsite dedicated to the emerging psychedelics market... Qwoted, a free platform that connects the media with industry experts, and GlobalWonks, a provider of real-time expert insights for enterprises, form a partnership... The Hatcher Group, which serves government, nonprofit and foundation clients, acquires Horne Creative Group.
Allison+Partners is named public relations agency of record for California Pizza Kitchen... Bullfrog + Baum takes on AOR duties for interactive wine experience platform VIVANT and vineyard Château de Pommard... Nickerson signs up Quaker Lane Capital, a real estate development, investment and advisory services company.
Kontoor Brands, which includes Lee and Wrangler, hires Mame Annan-Brown as executive vice president of global communications and public affairs. She was previously at IFC, a member of World Bank... Carnegie Mellon University names Ketchum vet Nicholas Scibetta vice president for university communications and marketing... Red House B2B Marketing hires Grey Williams as vice president of marketing operations.
Interpublic reported a 22.5 percent jump in Q2 $2.3B. The IPG DXTRA Group, which includes PR units, was up 15.1 percent.
Accenture brings on former Department of Commerce undersecretary for technology and chief privacy officer Robert Cresanti to head up the company's global government relations network.
PR firms increased their hourly billing rates in 2020 even in spite of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a recent study.
Travelers are ready to forge ahead and put COVID concerns in the rearview mirror. Here’s how we can effectively jumpstart PR efforts now that the post-pandemic surge is in full swing.
Five ways that organizations can maximize the effectiveness of the upcoming August congressional recess.
Crosby Marketing Communications wins a second consecutive five-year contract to provide strategic communications services to the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force.
The story of the big promises that IBM made for its Watson supercomputer contains an object lesson for all communicators who must deal with various silos and their biases in large organizations.
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