Crosby Marketing Communications signs a two-year extension on its agreement to provide integrated marketing support for The USAA Educational Foundation... Ripley PR lands JunkStart, a junk removal franchise that uses a pay-by-weight pricing model... Cherish PR, a London-based firm that is part of The Wilful Group, wins Berkley Care Group, which provides luxury later-life care.
Southwest Montana is looking for a firm to handle digital communications, content development and website management to support its destination promotion efforts.
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Clockwise: Lou Hoffman, Joe Anthony, Curtis Sparrer, Jean Serra, Samara Morman, Chris Rosica, Ryan Cohn & Stephanie Graves Last year was a good one for the majority of those taking part in O'Dwyer's ranking of top PR firms for 2026 with 43 out of 140 showing double-digit gains, ranging from 10.1 percent to 66.7 percent. Another 49 showed single-digit gains, six were flat and 41 posted losses. |
The London office of Burson Group has retained Finn Partners’ New York office to strengthen the visibility of Ras Al Khaimah, which is one of the United Arab Emirates.
FTI Consulting CEO Steve Gunby, 68, has changed his mind about stepping down in 2027, according to a report in the Financial Times.
April is National Minority Health Month, spotlighting the urgency to improve health outcomes in communities of color.
Collected Strategies handles media for Stillwater, OK-based USA Rare Earth as it acquires Brazil’s Serra Verde critical minerals miner and processor for $2.8B in cash and stock.
Gladstone Place Partners represents QXO Inc. as it agrees to buy TopBuild Corp., which relies on FTI Consulting, to create North America's second largest publicly traded building products distributor.
RooneyPartners, a New York–based firm, launches Wealth Watch with Jim Pavia, a podcast featuring conversations with wealth advisors and investment professionals... Beehive Strategic Communication founder and CEO Lisa Hannum will transition executive leadership and ownership of the firm to long-time partners Nicki Gibbs, Ayme Zemke and Rebecca Martin beginning mid-year... MillionPodcasts, a podcast database for PR and comms teams doing guest-booking outreach, moves out of beta, where it pulled in 10,000 signups and 500 paid subscribers.
In a recent conversation about the evolving media landscape, Doug Simon, CEO of D S Simon Media, spoke with Campbell O’Connor, Group Director, Media & Engagement at Real Chemistry, about how AI is influencing media relations and healthcare communications.
Hawaii’s Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation is looking for a firm to provide strategic communications and marketing services.
QVC Group is using Joele Frank for strategic communications as the TV home shopping pioneer declares Chapter 11.
Commentary
Reed Hastings, the genius behind Netflix's DVD-by-mail strategy, steps down. If O'Dwyer's had a Corporate Hall of Fame, Reed would be in it... Donald Trump's revenge tour rolls on as his team strips $11M from Catholic Charities that is used to run shelters for migrant children who have entered the US alone... Crusader Pete Hegseth should lay off the biblical stuff for a while, or at least until the world has moved on from his boss’ depiction of himself as Jesus.
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