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A lobbying firm that said it planned to seek U.S. support for opposition leader Henri Falcón’s forthcoming run as a Venezuelan presidential candidate has since amended its filing with the Justice Department, after the politician denied that he plans to run for president.
The Canadian city of Fort Saskatchewan is looking for an agency that can promote its brand as a vibrant urban center among prospective visitors, homebuyers, business owners and tourists over a three-year period.
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Commentary
The O'Dwyer Co. has much admiration for Harold Burson's communications skills and his all-out commitment to serving and anticipating the needs of clients. But we especially appreciate the generosity and graciousness that Harold showed us over the years. (1 reader comment)
Invariant has joined Apple's corps of DC lobbyists, handling issues such as privacy, encryption, copyright, intellectual property and competitive matters. (1 reader comment)
Publicis Groupe CEO Arthur Sadoun reports a 1.6 percent rise in Q2 growth to $2.4B, a performance that was hampered by lackluster results on the US advertising front as clients slash fees.
Patrick Hillman, who handled public affairs and issue advocacy at the National Association of Manufacturers, General Electric and Levick, joined Edelman Chicago July 15 as executive VP in its crisis and risk group.
McClatchy will help to fill in the gap being left behind by the closure of The Vindicator, Youngstown, Ohio’s daily newspaper, via opening of digital news outlet in the fall... Gannett and GateHouse Media, the two largest newspaper chains in the U.S. by circulation, near merger... Instagram is testing out a program that would keep users from seeing how many likes an individual post racks up. Move deals blow to digital "influencers."
Harlem Children’s Zone names Karen Sodomick chief communications officer. Sodomick joins the organization from New York-Presbyterian Hospital, where she was VP of communications... MGM appoints Meghan Gamber as VP, film publicity; Mari Dwyer VP, corporate communications and De’Jon Glover as manager, film publicity... Concacaf, the soccer governing body for North America, Central America and the Caribbean, hires Nicholas Noble as its director of communications. Noble comes to Concacaf from the Premier League.
BGR Government Affairs is repping Carlos Ghosn, the former head of Nissan who was arrested in Tokyo in November for allegedly under-reporting millions of dollars of income at Nissan and using company funds for personal expenses.
Jennifer Baker, director of public affairs for the National Rife Assn.’s Institute for Legislative Action lobbying wing and spokesperson for the gun group, has left the troubled organization. (2 reader comments)
With today’s travelers relying more on self-discovery than traditional channels, PR pros must shift their marketing strategy to stay ahead.
Russell Wager, a six-year Mazda veteran, has joined Kia Motors America.
Keith Grossman, a former chief revenue officer at Bloomberg Media, will become president of Time magazine on July 22.
Los Angeles mayor Eric Garcetti names Dae Levine his director of communications. Levine joins the Garcetti Administration from digital campaigning company Revolution Messaging... G&S Business Communications promotes Heather Caufield, Dana Ferrell and Katy Hendricks from account director to VP... Skanska taps Anita Woolley Nelson chief strategy officer.
Interpublic today named Weber Shandwick CEO Andy Polansky chairman/CEO of its constituency management group. Gail Heimann, president, succeeds Polansky at Weber Shandwick.
Omnicom CEO John Wren reported today that Q2 PR revenues slipped 3.7 percent to $349.3M and 3.6 percent to $683.4M for the first-half.
Commentary
Freedom House, which has been warning about the erosion of democracy overseas since 1941, has issued a report outlining some of the danger signs that it sees here that are undermining the “pillars of freedom” in the US. (1 reader comment)
The North American PR industry grew by 4.8 percent last year, reflecting a revenue growth rate that has remained essentially unchanged for the last three years, according to a report.
Harold Burson, 98-year-old founding chairman of Burson-Marsteller, will move from New York to Memphis on July 23. (1 reader comment)
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