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SNIPES, a sneaker and streetwear company, names Rich Foster as chief marketing officer... NINICO Communications promotes Sarah Farrant to VP... Ellucian, which provides technology solutions for colleges and universities, brings on Susan Morrow as CMO.
Communities in Schools of Mid-America, which operates 70 schools with about 40K students in Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma and Iowa, needs PR help to bolster awareness and understanding of its mission.
One lesser-known fact of the public relations industry that doesn’t show up in agency financials or benchmarking studies: the enormous personal wealth of independent agency owners.
More articles from our annual PR firm rankings issue:
• Creating a Sustainable Agency -- Paul Furiga, WordWrite
• Times Are Changing. So Should Your Agency's Culture. -- Peter V. Stanton, Stanton Communications, Inc.
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Gary Ginsberg, who held top communications jobs at Time Warner, News Corp. and Softbank, chairs the New York Solidarity Network, a $1,000 annual membership group that will promote pro-Israel leadership and combat antisemitism in NYC.
Wyoming wants to hire a firm to run a public education campaign to educate residents about the services offered by its Department of Insurance.
Melissa Murphy, executive VP at Sunstar Strategic, has joined Allspring Global Investments, which has more than $540B in assets under management, as head of PR.
Disney Branded Television tabs Katherine Nelson to lead corporate communications... People for the American Way hires Na Eng as chief communications officer... Veriff, a global identity verification provider, names Caroline Mogford chief marketing officer.
Allen & Gerritsen signs Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Greater Boston to expand its national presence and advance brand recognition... BizCom Associates adds Valhallan and Iron 24... Christie & Co picks up Life Giving Warmth, which produces battery-powered, 100 percent portable heating blankets.
New York Republican Congressman Tom Reed has stepped down from Congress and will join BCW’s Prime Policy Group government relations/public affairs shop next week as vice chairman.
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Commentary
SKDK splits with longtime client Starbucks because working for anti-union coffee chain is bad image for the White House's farm system for communications talent... China's PR image sinks to new low as it arrests 90-year-old Cardinal Joseph Zen of Hong Kong for being a security threat... While companies scramble for workers, they don't trust their current employees.
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Grand Rapids, Michigan’s second largest city with more than 200K people, is looking for a firm to increase awareness of and participation in its participatory budget process.
Bloomberg is launching Bloomberg UK to compete with The Financial Times and The Sunday Times... National Geographic Media signs up Expedia Group global head of editorial and entertainment Nathan Lump as editor-in-chief, effective June 6... My Code, acquires a majority stake in Hispanic news and information company Impremedia.
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JCPenney brings on John Aylward as CMO, effective June 6. Aylward held that post at the global nonprofit CARE... IEX Group hires NCR's Marija Zivanovic-Smith as the first chief marketing and communications officer at the financial tech company... JeffreyGroup promotes Mauricio Gutierrez to chief strategy officer... Bark, platform focused on dog owners, names Cindy Gustafson CMO.
Cameron Trimble has returned to Precision as executive VP after leaving his digital engagement director job at the White House
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| Arena Stage chief marketing officer Shonali Burke talks about how the strategies she uses to help the company engage with its audiences can also apply to other types of businesses on the latest "PR's Top Pros Talk" video interview with Doug Simon. |
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