Webster Exits Team Biden for Estēe Lauder
Tue., May 11, 2021
By Kevin McCauley
Meridith Webster, special assistant to president Biden and chief of staff at the Domestic Policy Council, will join Estēe Lauder Cos. in the newly created executive VP, global communications and PA post on May 17.
Florida Int'l University Seeks PR Pitches
Tue., May 11, 2021
By Kevin McCauley
Florida International University is inviting firms to pitch proposals to provide strategic content marketing and other related services to the Miami public research facility with a student body of about 55K.
Edelman has recruited Pfizer UK’s corporate affairs director Emma Lynn as global health deputy.
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Video app TikTok is on track to surpass Instagram among Gen Z users by the end of this year, according to recent eMarketer estimates.
Elon Musk, who jettisoned his company's PR department last year, tried to do a little damage control of his own on the May 8 "Saturday Night Live," but the results leave something to be desired.
Sally Buzbee, who has been executive editor and senior vice president at AP since 2017, is taking the reins as executive editor at the Washington Post, effective June 1.
Hill+Knowlton Strategies appoints Aurelien Raspiengeas as head of corporate in France. He's worked at Aequitas Global, APCO Worldwide and Havas... Finn Partners expands duties of Jerusalem managing partner Goel Jasper to include digital health innovation group head... The Public Affairs Council promotes João Sousa to managing director of its European office in Brussels.
New Mexico’s Los Alamos County, birthplace of the atomic bomb, is seeking proposals from public relations agencies that can provide tourism marketing services.
BCW has hired Chris Kief, who was head of technology for advertising powerhouse Droga5, as chief technology officer.
The Dallas public school system, the nation's 14th largest, wants pitches from PR firms for work on various communications projects.
Some of the ways in which analytics and artificial intelligence are transforming today’s communications landscape.
Kekst CNC handles Extraction Oil & Gas as it combines with Bonanza Creek Energy in what the Colorado companies bill as a “merger of equals.”
imre adds outdoor apparel brand icebreaker... Carolyn Izzo Integrated Communications scoops up Jovē Wellness... Blaze Public Relations picks up Bluetooth speaker producer Soundboks.
Ruder Finn launches RF Truth Vector, a digital offering that focuses on early detection of the spread of misinformation and harmful content to protect and maintain clients’ brand health... Clarity acquires 3WhiteHats, an SEO, paid and analytics agency with clients including Aon, Invesco and Abellio... 360PR+ is certified as a Women’s Business Enterprise by the Center for Women & Enterprise.
Durham, a regional municipality of 700K people that is part of Greater Toronto, wants a firm to handle economic development and tourism.
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