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The Walton County Tourist Development Council is seeking a full-service PR agency that can develop and execute a strategy to target key consumer and trade travel press throughout the U.S.
It's no secret that many PR people suffer from arithmophobia—a fear of numbers. We tend to be word people. But there's no escaping the fact that financial literacy is a core requirement in our line of work, especially when dealing with corporate clients.
O'Dwyer's Magazine
Our annual issue on financial PR/IR and professional services PR features articles from leading thought leaders plus profiles of 41 firms with expertise in these specialties.
Sanitas International has a $750K one-year contract to promote foreign direct investment in South Sudan, a nation that is trying to rebound from a five-year civil war that killed 400K people and displaced millions.
Today’s prospects are giving advertisers and marketers all the data and information they need to be successful. Are you listening?
Healthline Media has appointed Steve Swasey as as VP of communications and Laurie Dewan as VP of consumer insights... LaVoieHealthScience has promoted Sharon Correia to executive VP, integrated communications and chief strategy officer, and Ella Deych to VP, finance and chief operations officer... Activision Blizzard has named David Messinger chief marketing officer. Messinger joins the company from strategic consulting company Verum Ventures, where had served as CEO for under a year.
Zeno Group has been named agency of record in the Americas for Zebra Technologies Corp... Issa PR to launch luxury cannabis company Herbés... William Mills Agency lands KBS Analytics.
The Cayman Islands is floating an RFP to promote its proposed George Town cruise berthing facility and enhanced cargo post.
Commentary
White House press secretary Stephanie Grisham believes the DC press corps should thank its lucky stars for the opportunity to gaggle with Trump. Since Trump is "his press secretary," what in the world does Grisham do? (2 reader comments)
Automated communications technology has a long way to go in the course of winning over the hearts of American consumers, if findings from a recent survey are any indication.
Google vet Thomas Ranese has come on board as VP of global marketing at Uber in the aftermath of the company's decision to fire a third (400 people) of its marketing team to save money.
Closing the gap between perception and reality is critical to preserving corporate and financial clients’ reputations and maximizing shareholder value.
Huawei, the world’s largest telecommunications gear maker and suspected spying tool of the Chinese government, has hired Federal Advocates Inc., a top Republican firm, for DC representation. (1 reader comment)
The Financial Times has picked up a minority stake in Business of Fashion, a media company with a website, daily newsletter and print magazine that cover the fashion industry... Blogging site Tumblr, which was picked up by Yahoo for $1.1B in 2013, has been sold by Verizon (which acquired Yahoo in 2017) to Automattic, the owner of online-publishing platform Wordpress.com, for $3M.... High Times is partnering with international awards competition Clio to launch Clio Cannabis.
Americans who still follow the local news are statistically more likely to fall within three key demographic groups. (1 reader comment)
The National Football League has signed rapper Jay-Z to “amplify the league’s social justice efforts” in its bid to rebound from the PR blackeye suffered from the Colin Kaepernick fiasco. He also will advise the league on Super Bowl performers.
Commentary
The bells of recession are sounding up and down Wall Street today as yields on the 10-year Treasury note briefly dipped below two-year yields for the first time since 2007 and the stock market tanked. (1 reader comment)
Annabel Cellini, who spent 15 years at educational publishing giant Pearson, has joined American Student Assistance in Boston as chief strategy officer.
Three keys to unlocking a content marketing program for financial services clients. (1 reader comment)
Calysto Communications signs up to rep business fiber network Everstream... 5W Public Relations named AOR for market data platform Webull... MSSmedia to manage campaign for New York Army National Guard
PR firms increased their average hourly rates in 2018, but the percentage of billable hours submitted by staffers for the year remained low almost across the board.
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