PR News & Commentary

Mon., Mar. 27, 2023

By Kevin McCauley

Independent PR firms posted an 18.2 percent rise in fee income to $4.6B in 2022, according to the 2023 O’Dwyer’s rankings. Sixty-eight of the 148 ranked firms pounded out gains of at least 20 percent.

Mon., Mar. 27, 2023

By Kevin McCauley

Rob Clark, who headed communications at Medtronic and ExxonMobil in a 25-year career, has joined FGS Global as managing director in Chicago. He also was a Minuteman missile launch crew member.

By Candice Watkins Robinson

How inclusive communication principles can be used to address diet-related disease and encourage all Americans to make healthy food choices.

More articles featured in food & beverage PR issue:

• Making Science Messages Stick in a Crowded Landscape -- Allison Mikita, MS, VP & Dir., Global ExpertBench at FoodMinds; Jean Owen Curran, MS, RD, Dir., FoodMinds

• The Truth About Earned Media -- Stacy Bataille, Sr. VP, Coyne PR

• Building Followers Through Experiences -- Lacey Outten, Assoc. VP, Hemsworth Comms.

• From Field to Fork: Communicating Food Traceability -- Jennifer Becker, VP, G&S Bus. Comms.

• Rising Food Costs Dominate Consumer Concerns -- Heddy DeMaria, Chief Insights and Strategy Officer, HUNTER

• Sipping with the Sober Curious -- Kristen Ingraham, Sr. VP, Group Lead, Padilla

Mon., Mar. 27, 2023

By Jon Gingerich

Mississippi is looking for an agency that can devise a marketing campaign and promotional plan that attracts European travelers to The Magnolia State.

Mon., Mar. 27, 2023

By Kevin McCauley

Rasky Partners has hired Matt McNally, who was chief of staff to New York Congressman Sean Patrick Maloney, as senior VP in its DC office.

Mon., Mar. 27, 2023

By Kevin P. McVicker

Public relations professionals, especially those who advocate for conservative causes, are receiving reflexively dismissive messages, and occasionally profane responses.

Mon., Mar. 27, 2023

By Steve Barnes

ICR is named consumer public relations agency of record for Burger King U.S... Montieth & Company takes on AOR duties for Personetics, which specializes in financial data-driven customer engagement... Superjuice is selected as agency partner for Project Healthy Minds, a mental health non-profit for Gen Z and millennials.

Mon., Mar. 27, 2023

By Steve Barnes

Global Situation Room hires RJ Bee as director of operations... UpSpring, which specializes in architecture, interior design, product design, prop tech, and real estate, ups Caroline Saba to VP and chief of staff, and Ashley Bond to VP of residential interiors and product... Redwood Logistics, a supply chain orchestration and logistics execution company, brings on Arlyn Knox as its CMO.

Mon., Mar. 27, 2023

By Kevin McCauley

Duke University has named Frank Tramble VP-communications, marketing and public affairs, effective July 1. He joins from Howard University.

Fri., Mar. 24, 2023

By Jon Gingerich

San Diego wants an agency that can provide media strategy, planning, management and buying services.

Fri., Mar. 24, 2023

By Kevin McCauley

Norfolk Southern has hired Klein/Johnson Group to handle matters concerning rail transportation, safety and environmental issues.

Fri., Mar. 24, 2023

By Kevin McCauley

North Las Vegas is looking for a firm to run a recruitment campaign to fill 150 open slots in the police department over the next 18 to 24 months.

Fri., Mar. 24, 2023

By Kevin McCauley

Rubenstein Associates signs on to promote the launch of Berlin-based The Thing GmbH, technology infrastructure company.

Fri., Mar. 24, 2023

By Steve Barnes

Gregory FCA launches Write Release, a free AI press release writing tool... The Diversity Marketing Consortium partners with NYC-based, seed-stage venture firm Company Ventures to support its Boost Founder Fellowship... Carnegie, which provides higher education marketing and enrollment strategy, acquires CLARUS Corporation, a community college marketing firm.