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Last Updated: Mon., Jun. 16, 2025 @ 5:27 pm

Hotmire Returns to the SEC

Mon., Jun. 16, 2025

By Kevin McCauley

ErikHotmireErik Hotmire has rejoined the Securities and Exchange Commission as chief external affairs officer and director of the Office of Public Affairs.

JF Handles At Home's Chapter 11 Filing

Mon., Jun. 16, 2025

By Kevin McCauley

AtHomeJoele Frank handles strategic communications for At Home Group as the Dallas-based big box retailer declares Chapter 11 due to its struggles with a slowdown in consumer spending, and the specter of tariffs.

On the Move: NANO Nuclear Hires Barry as IR Chief

Mon., Jun. 16, 2025

By Steve Barnes

Matthew BarryNANO Nuclear Energy, a nuclear energy and technology company, hires Matthew Barry as director of investor relations... MoneyGram, a global payments network, appoints Lamia Pardo as CMO... Golin promotes Kim Mittag to U.S. head of influencer, a newly created role.

Accounts in Transit: Tier One Partners Adds Web Work

Mon., Jun. 16, 2025

By Steve Barnes

Tier OneTier One Partners, a women-owned, full-service integrated marketing agency, launches websites for 24M Technologies, CAP Index and Sona Energy Solutions.... MMGY is named website agency and TURNER comes on board as PR agency for the Monroe County Tourist Development Council of Florida... Perceptual Advisors, a Miami-based communications, brand strategy and public affairs firm, picks up Consumer Cellular.

PR Firm News: WPP Open Adds TikTok's AI Tools

Mon., Jun. 16, 2025

By Steve Barnes

WPPWPP is integrating Symphony, TikTok’s generative AI tools, into WPP Open, its AI-enabled marketing platform... Zapwater Communications founder and CEO David Zapata is appointed executive chair of Travel Lifestyle Network... MAD Global Strategy opens an office in Charleston, WV.

Big Ideas Are What They’ll Remember

Fri., Jun. 13, 2025

By Adam Ritchie

Adam RitchieAny agency can handle an account, and any PR pro can staff an account. But it’s the Big Ideas that make us unforgettable.

CT Transit District Looks for PR Firm

Fri., Jun. 13, 2025

By Kevin McCauley

CTTransitConnecticut’s Estuary Transit District is looking for a firm to handle a comprehensive PR campaign to support its community outreach and engagement goals.

Prosek Supports UAE's Media Office

Fri., Jun. 13, 2025

By Kevin McCauley

UAEProsek Partners provided PR support for the United Arab Emirates’ national media office during the United Nations’ 18th Conference of State Parties on the rights of people with disabilities, held in New York from June 10-12.

Investment Banking Pro Knight Joins FTI

Fri., Jun. 13, 2025

By Kevin McCauley

Edward KnightFTI Consulting has hired Edward Knight, who has more than 25 years investment banking experience, as a managing director in the M&A and activism practice in its strategic communications group.

MWW's Murray Dies at 67

Fri., Jun. 13, 2025

By Steve Barnes

Bill MurrayBill Murray, who had been with MikeWorldWide for 35 years (most recently as EVP/national director, public affairs), has passed away at 67 after a battle with cancer.

On the Move: PMI Ups Sunna to US Comms Chief

Fri., Jun. 13, 2025

By Steve Barnes

Jody SunnaPhilip Morris International promotes Jody Sunna to US chief communications officer, effective September 1... DCI Group hires Alex Rosenwald and Adam Shaw as directors... Peloton Interactive brings on Megan Imbres as CMO, effective July 7.

PR Firm News: PMG Acquires Momentum Commerce

Fri., Jun. 13, 2025

By Steve Barnes

PMGPMG, a Dallas-based marketing services and tech company, acquires retail media company Momentum Commerce... FleishmanHillard chief inclusion and impact officer Adrianne C. Smith is the driving force behind “The Season of AYA: Resilience and Endurance,” this year’s Cannes Lions Festival presentation by Cannes Can: Diversity Collective (CC:DC)... Omnicom and Interpublic deal stirs Federal Trade Commission into action.

UAE’s Ras Al Khaimah Seeks US Support

Thu., Jun. 12, 2025

By Kevin McCauley

RAKThe government media office of Ras Al Khaimah, which is part of the United Arab Emirates, is seeking a firm to represent it in the US.

NYT Enlists Brownstein for AI, IP Work

Thu., Jun. 12, 2025

By Kevin McCauley

NYTThe New York Times has signed on Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck for DC support on media publishing, artificial intelligence and intellectual property matters.

Media Distrust Endemic Among Conservatives

Thu., Jun. 12, 2025

By Jon Gingerich

newspapersA new study reveals a significant asymmetry in media trust among Democrats and Republicans, with Democrats more likely to trust and consume a wider variety of news media, while Republicans remain more likely to distrust news organizations and restrict their media diet to a few select sources.

DoJ Vet Lubell Gets Job at Brunswick Group

Thu., Jun. 12, 2025

By Kevin McCauley

Karina LubellKarina Lubell, who spent more than six years in the Justice Dept.’s antitrust unit as chief of the competition policy & advocacy section, will join Brunswick Group as a partner in DC on Sept. 2.