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Stephanie Grisham out as White House press secretary after eight months during which she held no regular press briefings. Kayleigh McEnany, 31-year-old Trump campaign spokesperson, will take over for Grisham. (3 reader comments)
Emergent BioSolutions, life sciences company that is engaged in the fight against COVID-19, has hired Nina DeLorenzo as senior VP-global public affairs.
New York’s public relations sector has endured the brunt of the layoffs and lost revenues that’ve shaken the industry in light of the COVID-19 crisis, according to a new survey. (1 reader comment)
FleishmanHillard launches cross-functional global practice to counsel clients to changed social and business environments in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic... Hill+Knowlton launches in Indonesia... iMARS Communications teams with VIBE to support American companies interested in entering the Russian market and for companies in Russia and the CIS pushing into the US.
Heather Podesta's Invariant is working Washington for Ready Responders as it seeks to expand to ease strain on hospitals during COVID-19 pandemic.
The Bradford Group has merged with the Dalton Agency to create what it says is Nashville’s fourth largest public relations and advertising agency as measured by revenue.
Constellation Brands ups Mike McGrew to newly created role of executive VP, chief communications and corporate social responsibility officer... eGenesis appoints David Carmel senior VP-PA & communications... Veracyte, a leading genomic diagnostics company, names Tracy Morris VP-corporate communications and investor relations.
The University of San Diego in in the market for PR software, according to the school's RFQ.
Racepoint CEO Larry Weber has hired PR veteran Bob Osmond to serve as president of the independent tech-oriented shop.
The Federal Communications Commission rejects petition urging it to help prevent the spread of false COVID-19 information on broadcast outlets. Panel claims plea was politically motivated. (1 reader comment)
As clients scale back their marketing budgets in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, PR firms are reporting an upswing in employee layoffs and salary cuts, as well as terminated client contracts and campaigns put on hold, according to a Gould+Partners survey.
Highwire PR has acquired digital communications consultancy Wonderscript.
Neathawk360 handles media for Roanoke's pedestrian safety programs funded by Virginia's Department of Motor Vehicles... Red Fan Communications partners with Tot Squad, a curated marketplace for parenting-related services... Firecracker PR lands Li-Cycle, a Toronto-based company focused on advanced Lithium-Ion battery resource recovery.
A summary and analysis of how CEOs are positioning themselves in response to the media’s appetite for insight into how businesses have been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Remote video-conferencing platform Zoom has seen usage surge in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, but a series of recent privacy and security concerns has the service falling short of users’ expectations.
Opening the financials of your company to all employees can reduce their feelings of resentment when management has to make tough decisions, since those decisions no longer come as a surprise. Everyone pulls together to get through the hardship. (1 reader comment)
A leaked memo shows Amazon resorting to brass-knuckle tactics against a former employee who claimed he was fired for organizing a strike at the e-commerce giant’s Staten Island fulfillment center.
Former Energy Secretary Rick Perry is lobbying on behalf of the US shale oil industry, which faces "an existential threat" due to the collapse of crude oil prices. (1 reader comment)
Commentary
Big technology and pharmaceutical companies will emerge from the chaos of the COVID-19 crisis even more powerful than they are today. They will need PR to deal with the backlash... COVID-19 casualties: 62 percent of small businesses won't survive two months without federal assistance... Another impeachable offense: Pentagon warned Trump team of pandemic and shortage of ventilators, hospital beds and drugs. President opted to close White House pandemic office.
Fenton Consulting has launched a billboard PSA campaign, urging motorists to get off the road and stay home in the national effort to stop the spread of COVID-19.
Camonghne Felix, who was national director of surrogates communications, black media & strategic communications for Elizabeth Warren's presidential run, has joined Blue State in Washington.
The communications industry is uniquely poised to respond to the spread of misinformation that’s surged in the wake of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
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