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Saudi Arabia’s Washington embassy has doled out a $1.5M one-year contract to Larson Shannahan Slifka Group, of Des Moines, for PR, government affairs and media outreach duties.
Clarity forms partnership with The Brewery, network of agencies linked to London's freuds... Jennifer Bett Communications, which focuses on fashion, food & beverage, beauty, wellness brands, expands from New York to Los Angeles... SSPR, of Colorado Springs, adds Denver to Chicago, New York and San Franscisco office network.
Our annual technology PR issue features profiles of 36 firms, advice and strategy from leading thought leaders and O'Dwyer's exclusive ranking of the top tech PR firms by net fee income.
Conversations around influencer marketing have dropped markedly across social media channels in the last year, according to a Talkwalker/Hubspot report.
The California State University system is looking for a PR firm to promote awarness of its Graduation Initiative 2025 program to improve four- and six-year graduation rates.
Sean Duffy, former Wisconsin Republican Congressman, has joined BGR Government Affairs to lead its financial services practice.
Daryl Richard, VP-corporate communications at UnitedHealthcare, has moved to Quinnipiac University, where he will be VP for marketing and communications.
The Zagat restaurant guide for New York City is back in print for its 2020 edition after owner Google dropped it in 2016... The Atlantic unveils subsriber-only version of its app... Bustle Digital axes at least 10 staffers at its Bustle site, which is geared to women.
Tips for how startups can deliver the kind of presentation that grabs investors’ attention. (1 reader comment)
The Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Serbia has reached out to DC-based Yorktown Solutions to promote US/Serbian economic relations.
YouTube has named Shana Tepper head of entertainment communications. Tepper was previously VP of communications for Comedy Central and Paramount Network... Banner Public Affairs has brought on Emily Grannis as director, communications and public relations. She was at Pirelli Tire... Rogers & Cowan/PMK sorts executive pieces... Morning Consult grabs Whole Foods' Olivia Petersen for managing director communications slot.
The Chesapeake Economic Development agency is seeking a marketing partner to position the southeast coastal Virginia city as a prime destination for business location and expansion.
Finn Partners has added Diana Scott, who most recently was senior VP at Porter Novelli's in her more than 20-year healthcare PR career, as partner in its health unit.
James Davis, who formerly ran a communications agency for the Koch Network, has launched his own practice, Touchdown Strategies, LLC. (1 reader comment)
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Social media, "once a liberating technology has become a conduit for surveillance and electoral manipulation," according to Freedom House's "Freedom of the Net 2019" report.
Rubenstein Public Relations has been named agency of record by Global Cannabinoids, a manufacturer and distributor of American-grown hemp-derived cannabinoids... Padilla has been selected by Kannalife, Inc., a biopharmaceutical and phyto-medical company innovating cannabinoid therapeutics... William Mills Agency is providing RoamHR, a digital platform that automatically calculates and dynamically recalculates a user’s tax burden.
Why immersive social platforms, storytelling engineers and an evolving model for media trust are now taking the stage as the top trends to shake up the technology world in 2020 and beyond.
Joele Frank, Wilkinson Brimmer Katcher is handling Dallas-based Dean Foods as the nation's largest milk processor declares Chapter 11 and negotiates a sale of its assets to the Dairy Farmers of America cooperative.
RooneyPartners nabs Elliot Sloane, who sold Sloane & Company to MDC Partners and most recently advised clients of FTI Consulting's strategic communications arm... The ACE Agency, a Santa Ana, CA-based shop, hires Weeda Sanchez as director of marketing and PR... Virgo Health, which is part of Interpublic, has appointed Michael Platt as managing director of its New York office, a new post.
Roula Khalaf will become the first woman editor in the 131-year history of the Financial Times when she takes over for Lionel Barber early next year. (1 reader comment)
W20 has acquired Radius Digital Science, the Montclair, NJ-based firm that calls itself a “scientific visualization” company.
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