Public Policy Holding Company has acquired Sacramento-based Lucas Public Affairs in a deal worth up to $22M.The initial $7.5M payment is composed of $6M in cash and $1.5M in stock issued to LPA owners.
Stagwell registered an eight percent rise in Q1 revenues to $670M and a $1.3M net loss compared to a $1.4M profit last year.
5W Public Relations is partnering with the Ad Council to celebrate the 80th anniversary of Smokey Bear, which is the longest running PSA in US history.
Stephanie Heise, who worked for Brunswick Group in New York, San Francisco and Beijing, has joined Invariant’s strategic communications and PA team.
WE Communications hires Edelman's Aidan Ryan as SVP, crisis and issues management... Coldwell Banker Real Estate brings on Brandon Newman as VP of marketing... FullSpeed Automotive, home to brands Grease Monkey, SpeeDee Oil Change & Auto Service and Kwik Kar, names Stacey Pool as CMO, effective May 28.
Mod Op, a digital marketing agency, acquires brand strategy, package design & integrated marketing agency LAM Design... Warren Green & Associates is adding public relations to its services by partnering with Trip Whisperer Agency... The Pollack Group awards its Noemi Pollack Scholarship for the 2024-2025 school year to Sophie Schaked, a rising sophomore at The USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism.
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Metro, the governmental body that oversees 24 cities in Greater Portland, is looking for firms interested in handling strategic communications, marketing and brand services on an on-call basis.
Kym White, who led Edelman’s health sector for over six years, joins Generate:Biomedicines as chief corporate affairs officer.
Commentary
Nike finally throws in the towel and admits that its new MLB uniforms are a flop... A good chunk (34 percent) of TikTokers support a ban on the Chinese app.... "Lede of the Week Award" goes to Wall Street Journal reporter Angus Berwick for story abourt John Jacob Astor IV's gold pocket watch.
Cogent Strategies has signed on to support the European Union’s social media push to promote its policies and messages to the American public.
Sony Pictures Entertainment promotes Tahra Grant to EVP, chief communications officer... Razorfish appoints David MacDonald as retail and commerce experience practice leader... RLF Communications hires Betty Lin as creative director. She was with Hanesbrands.
5W Public Relations is selected as the public relations agency of record for Gunner Roofing... Pillar Marketing Corporation reps Jones Soda Co., a craft soda manufacturer that also operates a subsidiary dedicated to cannabis products... MGH is named as agency of record for NaturaLawn of America.
The Bliss Group opens a London office to serve professional services, financial services, healthcare, tech and impact clients with a European presence... Granite Creek Capital Partners in partnership with Boathouse Capital, makes an investment in The District Communications Group... Treble forms an artificial intelligence practice group, which will be led out of the agency’s San Francisco office by VP Will Kruisbrink.
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