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Last Updated: Mon., Mar. 9, 2026 @ 9:56 am

Williams Group Heeds Call from Sudan

Mon., Mar. 9, 2026

By Kevin McCauley

SudanThe Williams Group is providing strategic counsel, tactical planning and government relations work for war-torn Sudan.

Making Trend Reports Stick

Mon., Mar. 9, 2026

By Eric Davis, Steve Halsey

Steve and EricA practical trend-reports playbook for food and beverage marketers.

The Essential Steps to Networking

Mon., Mar. 9, 2026

By Josh Moed

O'Dwyer's/DS Simon Video Interview Series: Monique Kelley, Assoc. Professor, Boston University
On the PR’s Top Pros Talk podcast, Doug Simon, CEO of D S Simon Media, welcomed back Monique Kelley, Associate Professor of the Practice at Boston University’s College of Communication, to discuss her book Redefining Networking: How to Lead with Your Unique Value and why she believes it’s time to rethink what networking really means.

Hunterdon County, NJ Issues Tourism Marketing RFP

Fri., Mar. 6, 2026

By Jon Gingerich

HunterdonHunterdon County, New Jersey, is looking for an agency that can improve the visibility of the county’s tourism brand by providing digital as well as traditional marketing and public relations services.

World Bank to Hire External Affairs Pro

Fri., Mar. 6, 2026

By Kevin McCauley

The World Bank is looking to hire a Washington-based external affairs officer to serve as its primary contact for members of the media.The World Bank is looking to hire a Washington-based external affairs officer to serve as its primary contact for members of the media.

PA's Lehigh Valley Touts Healthcare Jobs

Fri., Mar. 6, 2026

By Kevin McCauley

The Workforce Board of Lehigh Valley seeks a firm to run a campaign to highlight the healthcare career opportunities that are available in the two-county region of eastern Pennsylvania.The Workforce Board of Lehigh Valley seeks a firm to run a campaign to highlight the healthcare career opportunities that are available in the two-county region of eastern Pennsylvania.

Accounts in Transit: Praytell Drives Up to Burger King

Fri., Mar. 6, 2026

By Steve Barnes

Burger KingPraytell is selected as U.S. PR agency of record for Burger King. Mojo Supermarket takes on social AOR duties... P-22 Agency signs on with Explora, a family-owned, certified B Corporation offering immersive journeys in South America... GV Public Relations is representing The Whitney Hotel in Boston; The Rittenhouse Hotel in Philadelphia; and Juniper Preserve, Golf & Wellness Resort in Bend, OR.

On the Move: Seven Letter Recruits NBC Vet Raffa

Fri., Mar. 6, 2026

By Steve Barnes

Allie RaffaSeven Letter hires Allie Raffa, who was most recently White House correspondent for NBC News, as a senior director... Points of Light, an organization founded by President George H.W. Bush that is dedicated to volunteer service, names Jeff Zanelli as CMO... Frontieras North America, an energy and environmental technology company, appoints Nora Shepard as VP of communications.

DC Needs PR to Promote School Lottery

Thu., Mar. 5, 2026

By Kevin McCauley

MySchool DCThe nation's capital is accepting proposals for a marketing communications campaign to promote the MY School DC common application and lottery program for families for the 2027-2028 school year.

Commentary

Trump ‘Ups’ Noem

Thu., Mar. 5, 2026

By Kevin McCauley

Kristi NoemTrump promotes Kristi Noem because he can't fire her. That would be an admission that he made a bad move in hiring her in the first place... The White House website maintains that the US "obliterated" Iran's nuclear capacity. So why are we currently turning it into rubble?... Americans overwhelmingly hate Trump's ballroom gambit.

Alcoa Recruits BP Alum Olson

Thu., Mar. 5, 2026

By Steve Barnes

Emily OlsonAlcoa has named Emily Olson, who has more than 20 years of experience working in capital-intensive industries in the Americas, Europe and Asia, EVP & chief external affairs officer, effective April 6.

A&P Works to Attract Investment in Uzbekistan

Thu., Mar. 5, 2026

By Kevin McCauley

UzbelkistanArnold & Porter Kaye Scholer is helping the Embassy of Uzbekistan's efforts to attract increased trade and investment in Central Asia’s most populous country.