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Last Updated: Fri., Nov. 8, 2024 @ 5:15 pm

Teneo Scouts for Investors

Fri., Nov. 8, 2024

By Kevin McCauley

TeneoTeneo, which is majority-owed by CVC Capital Partners, is looking for investors to fuel international expansion.

Slocan (BC) Seeks Branding Work

Fri., Nov. 8, 2024

By Kevin McCauley

SlocanSlocan, a one-time silver mine boomtown in British Colombia, has issued an RFP for communications and community engagement.

Playing Trump Like a Fiddle

Fri., Nov. 8, 2024

By Kevin McCauley

VladPR savvy Vladimir Putin butters Trump up with praise of his machismo ahead of meeting about handover of Ukraine… Appointment of Susie Wiles as White House chief of staff is good news for Ballard Partners… Washington Post owner Jeff Bezos grovels before the incoming president… Reporters Without Borders says Trump has chance to turn the page on his relationship with the press… DEI ballot measure goes down in flames in still-blue New York City.

Cayman Islands Give DEI Duties to Allison

Fri., Nov. 8, 2024

By Steve Barnes

CaymanThe Cayman Islands Department of Tourism has enlisted Allison to help it advance its diversity, equity & inclusion initiatives.

Accounts in Transit: LDPR Lands Italy's Grand Hotel Fasano

Fri., Nov. 8, 2024

By Steve Barnes

FasanoLDPR lands Italy's 135-year-old Grand Hotel Fasano on the shores of Lake Garda... 5WPR adds amp, an at-home AI-powered fitness machine... KM Strategies Group picks up American Civil Liberties Union and its affiliates in Jersey and South Carolina.

Maui Seeks to Promote Job Training Programs

Thu., Nov. 7, 2024

By Kevin McCauley

MauiHawaii’s Maui County seeks a firm to provide strategic outreach and communications services to hike awareness of its job training programs for marginalized communities, and populations adversely affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.

JF, ICR Healthcare Work Avid's Go-Private Deal

Thu., Nov. 7, 2024

By Kevin McCauley

AvidJoele Frank and ICR Healthcare are working the $1.1B deal by GHO Capital Partners and Ampersand Capital Partners to take Avid Bioservices private.

On the Move: Papa Johns Picks Bromberg as CMO

Thu., Nov. 7, 2024

By Steve Barnes

Jenna BrombergPapa Johns International names Jenna Bromberg CMO, effective Nov. 14... PROS Holdings, which provides AI-powered SaaS pricing and selling solutions, appoints Colleen Langevin as CMO... Fix Network, an automotive aftermarket services provider, hires former NATIONAL Public Relations VP, consumer Amanda Gun-Munro to lead marketing.

Measurement Matters to PR Pros

Thu., Nov. 7, 2024

By Steve Barnes

Muck Rack's State of PR Measurement 2024 studyA majority of PR pros (57 percent) say that measuring their efforts is “extremely important,” according to Muck Rack’s “State of PR Measurement 2024” study.

News of Firms: FINN Charts Future of Wellness Travel

Thu., Nov. 7, 2024

By Steve Barnes

FINNFINN Partners releases a report that examines the trends likely to define wellness tourism... Consello sets up operations in Ireland... RSK Group, an environmental, engineering and technical services group, acquires Apollo Strategic Communications.

Tennessee Dangles $750K EcoDev Pact

Wed., Nov. 6, 2024

By Kevin McCauley

TennesseeTennessee’s Dept. of Economic and Community Development is looking for a firm to assist its marketing services effort, work that could be worth up to $750K.

On the Move: Syngenta Hires BBC's Houtart for PR Post

Wed., Nov. 6, 2024

By Steve Barnes

DImitri HoutartSyngenta Group, global agtech giant, appoints BBC veteran Dimitri Houtart as head of external communications... FleishmanHillard promotes chief business development officer Della Sweetman to president, Americas and chief strategy officer... The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum and Foundation brings on Tina Vaz as deputy director, chief brand and communications officer, a newly created position.

Commentary

Musk to Emerge as Trump's 'Shadow President'

Wed., Nov. 6, 2024

By Kevin McCauley

Elon MuskElon Musk is slated for the 'shadow president' position in Donald Trump's second term... Trump Media & Technology Group dumps lousy financial results report into Election Day media frenzy... Kamala Harris was rejected by US voters but is loved by Europeans.