Ruder Finn has hired Kelly Yoder, who spent a dozen years at Weber Shandwick rising to North America health lead, as managing director, global head of health & life sciences.
Deepfakes have crossed a critical threshold from an emerging concern to an effective tool, where any public figure is now a target for AI-enabled reputational manipulation. Here’s what PR pros need to know.
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Fenton has earned the #1 spot in O'Dwyer's annual ranking of PR firms serving the nonprofit sector, solidifying its position as a top PR firm in one of the industry's most demanding and fast-growing categories. |
Jim Weiss, founder & chairman of Real Chemistry, has joined the board of ICR Inc. as it steps up its healthcare capital markets offering.
The City of Napa wants a marketing partner to position it as the approachable hub of California's Napa Valley, offering diverse experiences beyond wine that appeal to both existing and emerging target markets.
In recognition of AANHPI Heritage Month, in this episode of Taking the Lead, Soon Mee Kim, Board Chair of Diversity Action Alliance and newly appointed CMO of Zero RFI, shares how DEI executives should be advising C-Suite Leaders in polarizing times.
The Blueshirt Group handles Lime as the San Francisco-based electric bike/scooter company has filed paperwork for an initial public offering, which will have an expected valuation in the $2B range.
Dezenhall Resources brings on Jessica DeLoach as VP. DeLoach was previously deputy director of public and media relations at the Southern Poverty Law Center... Crowe Media hires Alissa Kasawdish as senior integrated PR manager. Kasawdish was previously an account supervisor at J/PR... Benefitbay, a SaaS platform that lets users make their own benefit decisions, names Lindsey Unterberger as VP of marketing.
BGR Analytics rates Texas as the best state for AI investors to place their money, according to its newly launched BGR Best States for AI Investment Index... Pierpont Communications, a PR and integrated digital marketing agency headquartered in Houston, expands into South Florida... The Pollack Group names Project Petals as the recipient of its 2026 Big Red Grant.
CIIC PR picks up PR duties for NUBA Travel, a luxury travel design company specializing in curated journeys around the world... Magrino PR gains AOR status for M Social New York Downtown, a hotel that opened in Lower Manhattan... RG2 Communications checks in at Hotel Milu Florence.
The New York State Department of Economic Development is looking to hire a travel and tourism representative in the UK.
Catherine Sullivan, global chief communications officer at Burson, has exited the WPP unit after a 12-year run.
Commentary
Nine percent of US adults think it was okay for Donald Trump to post an image depicting himself as Jesus Christ. Oh Lord!... It’s hard to shed a tear for a billionaire, especially one with a thin skin like Citadel chief Ken Griffin... A Republican group plans to support GOP candidates who want to restore foreign aid cuts made by Elon Musk's DOGE.
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