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Last Updated: Fri., May 9, 2025 @ 5:27 pm

Detroit Needs PR for Road Construction Work

Fri., May 9, 2025

By Kevin McCauley

DetroitThe Downtown Detroit Partnership is looking for a firm to develop a communications campaign to keep the community informed about the I-375 construction project.

Teneo Lands FEMA Vet Salinas

Fri., May 9, 2025

By Kevin McCauley

VIctoria SalinasTeneo has appointed Victoria Salinas, who was deputy administrator for resilience at FEMA in charge of 3K employees, as a senior advisor.

Media Maneuvers: A Bullish First Quarter for the NYT

Fri., May 9, 2025

By Steve Barnes

NY TimesThe New York Times continues to improve its financial performance, the company revealed in its first-quarter 2025 results... One America News Network will now provide newsfeed services to Voice of America and other US government-funded media outlets... TIME hires Gemma Fox, who was previously deputy US editor for the Times of London, as editorial director, news.

PR Firm News: Golin Launches Sports Specialty Unit

Fri., May 9, 2025

By Steve Barnes

GolinGolin launches a sports specialty function, which will focus on delivering integrated public relations, experiential marketing and digital strategy to connect teams, athletes and brands to fans... Sprout Social releases a report saying that while 86 percent of online users plan to maintain and increase their time on social media, social marketers should be focusing less on the amount of content they produce, and more on the quality of each piece of content... M&D Advisors, a corporate consulting firm, is launched by AbbVie and Pfizer veteran Gulden Mesara.

Accounts in Transit: 5W Serves Up everbowl

Fri., May 9, 2025

By Steve Barnes

everbowl5WPR signs on as agency of record for everbowl, a quick-serve superfood chain... McLean Media, a Michigan-based firm, is named PR agency of record in the US for DriveShare, a platform that offers a curated selection of classic, luxury and unique vehicles for rent... Hopscotch USA focuses on Olyn, a tech solution that lets filmmakers, studios and producers distribute their films direct-to-consumer.

Stagwell Revenues Slip 2.7%

Thu., May 8, 2025

By Kevin McCauley

Mark PennStagwell CEO Mark Penn reports Q1 revenues fell 2.7 percent to $651.8M, while its net loss rose from $1.3M to $2.9M.

Commentary

Pope Leo News Drowns Out White House Treaty Hype

Thu., May 8, 2025

By Kevin McCauley

Pope LeoWhat historic trade treaty with the UK? News of the first American to become Pope drowns out White House hype machine... Joe Biden should stay out of the national spotlight. Everyone knows Trump's first 100 days in office rank among the worst of any commander-in-chief.

Former Ivanka COS Takes Bumble Post

Thu., May 8, 2025

By Steve Barnes

Julie RadfordJulie Radford, who served as chief of staff to Ivanka Trump during the first Trump administration, has joined online dating and networking app Bumble as chief communications & corporate affairs officer.

The Value of Public Relations

Thu., May 8, 2025

By Art Stevens

Art Why investing in public relations is ultimately about building bridges in a connected world.