IPG Posts 6.1% Q3 Growth
Tue., Oct. 22, 2019
By Kevin McCauley
Interpublic CEO Michael Roth today reported a 6.1 percent rise in Q3 revenue to $2.4B and a 2.9 percent jump in net income to $165.6M.
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Interpublic CEO Michael Roth today reported a 6.1 percent rise in Q3 revenue to $2.4B and a 2.9 percent jump in net income to $165.6M.
Craig Berman, who was VP-global communications at Amazon, has joined AI-powered conversational platform LivePerson, Inc. as senior VP, global communications.
Our annual healthcare and medical PR issue features profiles of 44 firms, advice and strategy from leading thought leaders and O'Dwyer's exclusive ranking of the top firms by net fee income. Plus, check out the creative display ad artwork submitted by 23 specialists in this field.
Kyle Farnham, who led Porter Novelli's New York and Chicago outposts, has joined Finn Partners as its first consumer practice chief. He also was in charge of BCW's US consumer group and helmed MSL's Atlanta office.
The Downtown Hayward Improvement Assn. is searching for a PR firm to promote its activities to grow the economy of the city located in the East Bay section of the San Francisco Bay region.
Ian McCaleb, who led Hogan Lovells’ litigation communications & crisis group and chaired Levick’s legal advisory practice, has joined Mercury as managing director.
Commentary
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Michelle Olson, who runs Scottsdale office of New York's Fingerpaint, was elected 2021 PRSA National Chair at the 2019 PRSA Leadership Assembly in San Diego.
A popular snack brand’s struggles to gain traction on social media underscores why learning to look past résumés and awards can be a risk worth taking when hiring the ideal job candidate.
The University of North Dakota is soliciting proposals from agencies that can provide public relations and marketing services and strategies to promote the state’s unmanned aircraft industry.
Ballard Partners, which has close ties with president Trump, terminated its relationship with Turkey's Halkbank on Oct. 16, the day after the US Justice Dept. filed fraud and money-laundering charges against the country's No. 2 state-owned bank. (1 reader comment)
Stephanie Smith, who was global client and business development officer at MSL, has landed at Invariant to spearhead the government affairs/PA shop's push into strategic communications.
Hyundai Motor America chief marketing officer Dean Evans announced today that he’s stepping down from his post at the automaker.
Family Circle, which has been publishing since 1932 and had a four million circulation as of June, is being shuttered by Meredith Corp. after its December issue.
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Weber Shandwick ups Sara Gavin from North America president to chief client officer, replacing Cathy Calhoun, who will shift to IPG’s constituency management group... Hill+Knowlton Strategies snags Marina Maher's Alex Taylor... Hawkins International PR hires Eilyn Segura from BCW for senior director of corporate communications spot... Metro Public Relations promotes Rebecca Rolnick Knaack to VP- entertainment and Andrew Valdes to VP-media relations.
The Geothermal Resources Council wants to hire a firm to help develop a "sharp and modern PR that reaches out across society to promote awareness of geothermal energy."
Commentary
President Trump doubled-down today on his breathtaking record of corruption as the White House announced that the 2020 G-7 summit will be held at the Trump National Doral Miami. Was the choice ever in doubt? (2 reader comments)
Former Staten Island/Brooklyn Congresswoman Susan Molinari has joined APCO Worldwide’s international advisory council.
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