Harvard to Enroll Firm to Refresh Website
Fri., Feb. 14, 2020
By Kevin McCauley
Harvard University wants to hire a firm to redesign its website, which was launched in 2015.
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Harvard University wants to hire a firm to redesign its website, which was launched in 2015.
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Sean Spicer, ousted White House communications director and press secretary, is getting his own daily talk show on Newsmax TV. There's only one way that Spicer & Co. will last longer than Spicy's White House gig... Spicer needs to book "The Mooch" for his deep insights into the mind of president Trump. (1 reader comment)
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Deadline: Mar. 6 Instructions (PDF)
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The Massachusetts Institute of Technology names Alfred Ironside vp for communications. Ironside was previously vp of global comms at the Ford Foundation... Katy Compton-Bishop comes on board at Madano as head of healthcare... Johnson Controls brings on Phil Clement as CMO.
Hope Hicks is returning to the White House as “counselor to the president,” reporting to president Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner. (1 reader comment)
FTI Consulting is handling McClatchy's Chapter 11 filing as the owner of 30 newspapers seeks to restructure debt, shed pension obligations and accelerate its digital transformation. (1 reader comment)
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Let's hear it for Princess Cruise Lines for smart PR move of giving two months paid leave to more than 1,000 crew members of coronavirus-stricken Diamond Princess ship, once they they are cleared to get off the boat... Donald Trump and his Democratic challengers are out-of-touch with the American public when it comes to their promises of winding down US military involvement in the Middle East.
A Pew Research Center report found one issue on which Democrats and Republicans seem to agree: both sides believe fake news is biased against their political party more than the other. (1 reader comment)
Madrid’s LLorente & Cuenca posted a 12.4 percent gain in 2019 revenues to $47M, paced by 21 percent growth in both Spain and Brazil, its biggest markets.
Raffeto Herman Strategic Communication acquires tech firm MIX PR... Brodeur Partners launches Active Purpose to help B2B organizations with their CSR communications... FastStart PR founder Kathy Keating starts up ProsinComms, an online community of freelancers and communications pros.
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PRSA-NY is accepting entries for Big Apple Awards through March 6. Early birds get $100 discount from entry fees if they submit by tomorrow... Hawkins International schedules Spring Hospitality Showcase for March 4 in NYC... CerconeBrownCompany unveils schedule of press immersions.
Interpublic today reported Q4 revenue grew 1.6 percent to $2.9B, while net income was flat at $328.9M. The Golin, DeVries Global, PMK-BMC, Current Global, Weber Shandwick PR unit was "up slightly" on reported, organic basis.
Ogilvy’s Michele Anderson has joined Edelman as vice chair of brand for the US. She headed the WPP unit's US PR & influence operation.
Public Relations Society of America has named Maureen Walsh chief marketing & sales officer. She was CEO of Winn Feline Foundation, which supports research into medical conditions affecting cats.
Online brands need to prepare themselves for "a far greater level of consumer interaction and accountability," according to a new study.
Teneo has acquired Bridge PR strategic communications and content creation shop based in Ireland's County Clare.
Chicago-area public community college Oakton Community College is seeking an agency that can provide marketing support through the planning and development of advertising campaigns that will raise brand awareness and enrollment.
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