No. Virginia's National Landing Seeks PR Firm
Wed., Sep. 22, 2021
By Kevin McCauley
National Landing, a public-private partnership formed to promote the businesses and communities of northern Virginia, is seeking PR firm to promote it as the nation’s most dynamic urban downtown district.
Tempest-Hay Succeeds Langham at Lansons
Wed., Sep. 22, 2021
By Kevin McCauley
Gordon Tempest-Hay, who headed Teneo in the UK and Blue Rubicon, will succeed Tony Langham at Lansons on January 1.
Qorvis has picked up a $70K monthly retainer pact for strategic communications and media relations services for Cambodia.
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| Following the release of Edelman's Trust Barometer special report, “The Belief-Driven Employee,” Jonathan Jordan, general manager of Edelman's Los Angeles office, talks with Doug Simon about how to build trust among employees on the latest "PR's Top Pros Talk" video interview. |
Edelman US CEO Lisa Osborne Ross and past Washington Women in PR president Dani Veira discussed the importance of leading by example and creating an environment where communicators can be inspired and succeed at a recent WWPR webinar.
Former Congresswoman Allyson Schwartz has signed on as senior advisor at FTI Consulting’s strategic communications unit to counsel healthcare clients.
The COVID-19 pandemic slowed growth in the PR industry to only 3.1 percent in 2020, according to an annual survey conducted by Gould+Partners.
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Finsbury Glover Hering brings on Scott Weier as a partner in the health practice in DC... Walker Sands names Annie Gudorf managing director in its Seattle office and promotes Rachel Fukaya to VP-PR... Powerhouse Communications hires Kevin Twer as executive VP... Cornerstone Government Affairs recruits Ross Giesinger, who was policy advisor to the Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives, for its Austin outpost.
The PRSA-NY 2021 Big Apple Awards will be taking place at the Edison Ballroom in Manhattan on Sept. 28. This marks a return to an in-person event... LaVoieHealthScience is supporting the Inaugural BioFuture Conference: Reimagine the Future of Healthcare, which will take place as a live event at Cure by Deerfield in New York on Oct. 5-6... Women in PR North America will present the virtual 2021 Women In Public Relations Leadership Conference on Oct. 6.
Despite the difficulties and challenges of the past year, a new report from Ruder Finn finds that many Americans have a positive view of the past 12 months, and a majority think that things will improve in the future.
Commentary
Fox Corp is called to revamp as a public benefit corporation to force Fox News to commit to careful and accurate journalism... ConocoPhillips claims adding greenhouse gas emissions acquired in deal for Shell's Texas shale oil field is good for the environment... Too stressed to update resume? Send a single word to Lewis.
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The City of Staunton is looking for a partner to develop a marketing and communications plan for a 300-acre property at the intersection of Interstates 81 and 64.
Weber Shandwick has joined with BlackbirdAI, the disinformation platform, to offer clients tools to increase their media security by understanding the risks that may damage their businesses.
ReviveHealth rebrands as Revive as it believes "health" invokes perception of insider status... North Sixth Group invests in RepSpert, provider of online reputation management services... Jenerate PR opens an office in Costa Mesa, CA.
Integrating ESG principles into how corporations operate is scaring their general counsel, but effectively taking account of the "triple bottom line" offers benefits as well as risks.
Fox Corp. chairman Rupert Murdoch, 90, suffered an 8.4 percent drop to $31.1M in total compensation for fiscal '21 as he agreed to forgo base salary to help broadcaster deal with COVID-19 pandemic. Son & CEO Lachlan Murdoch, 50, took a 5.1 percent hit to $27.6M.
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The percentage of Americans who get their news from social media networks has gone down since last year, according to a new Pew Research Center report.
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Haberman is working with Feeding America to promote its MealConnect platform, which has rescued over three billion pounds of surplus food... Trust Relations picks up Xenata, ocean & air freight logistics company... Reya Communications promotes Ireland's Cashel Palace Hotel and Bolivia's MET Hotel.
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