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New York financial PR firm Reevemark is handling the Chapter 11 filing of Payless ShoeSource, which is liquidating 2,500 stores in the US and Canada and tossing 16,000 people out of work with the end of May completion of the retail wind-down.
April Scott, who was executive VP/managing director of Ogilvy’s digital offering, is now at Ketchum in the North America managing director of digital, social and analytics post.
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FleishmanHillard drives PR for LA Auto Show... Warner Communications Group promotes PrimeRevenue... SourceCode Communications signs up Pindrop and Cambridge Mobile Telematics... Brandware floats Elco Motor Yachts.
Tom Foremski, the former Financial Times US technology reporter, has teamed with Chris Knight, brand marketing guru, to form Every Media Company, content & editorial strategy shop.
While women now account for more than three out of four workers in the PR industry, only about 20 percent of the top leadership positions are occupied by women, according to a new report from the Institute for Public Relations and KPMG.
United Way Worldwide launched UpPurpose to meet content needs of nonprofits... WPP and Waze work to lure retail ads to navigation app... PRCG|Haggerty rolls sports marketing unit under HBO Sports alum Jim Rocco.
Kristie Kuhl has been named managing partner of Finn Partners' health practice.
Lindsay Walters, deputy White House press secretary, is joining Edelman as VP-US PA strategy & development. Sarah Huckabee Sanders says she'll miss a "pillar" of her staff. (2 reader comments)
The group representing North Carolina's commercial fishing business has released an RFP for a PR campaign to educate the public about changes made to reduce its environmental impact and to promote sustainable practices.
Marina Maher Communications has recruited digital/content pro Gretchen Ramsey as managing director for brand engagement, a new post.
The American Institute of CPAs has hired FleishmanHillard alum Kathy King as senior director of PA, advocacy and media.
Heather Nauert, State Dept. spokesperson and former anchor of president Trump's favorite TV program, "Fox & Friends," has withdrawn her name to succeed Nikki Haley as UN ambassador. (2 reader comments)
The limited communications channels currently available to the burgeoning cannabis sector has the PR industry poised to serve this world in ways that traditional advertising simply can’t compete.
The shuttering of local newspapers across the country might be contributing to an increasingly polarized political climate, according to a recent study. (1 reader comment)
Brand USA has extended the "intent to bid" notification deadline on its International PR consultant RFP to Feb. 18. It wants a partner to manage day-to-day PR activity in Europe, Asia, Australia and Latin America.
Purdue Pharma allegedly was involved in a 2017 covert misinformation campaign proposed by Washington's The Herald Group to attack attorneys generals who either filed or planned to file suits against opioid manufacturers. (1 reader comment)
The University of New Mexico has issued an RFP for agencies that can market its multimedia rights for intercollegiate athletics programs as well as various athletic and special events.
News industry job losses see big spike according to new report... IAB says digital ad revenues grew more than 20 percent in Q3 2018... At CBS, higher revenues still fail to meet expectations. (5 reader comments)
Diffusion to boost Philadelphia-based Science History Institute's presence on the West Coast... Jenerate PR of Hawaii toasts Koloa Rum... William Mills Agency lands US Dataworks.
Crosby Marketing Comunications hires Carrie Dooher as a senior vp... Lobbying firm Lox Sixteen adds Joseph Eaves as vice president... InkHouse promotes Dan O'Mahony to GM and exec vp of its San Francisco office.
Visit Florida is floating an RFP for PR services in the US and Canada to keep the Sunshine State top of mind among its target audiences and to increase the length of visitor stay and spend.
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