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Champion lands digital marketing duties for Milkshake Concepts... CJ Media Solutions adds Essex Hotel Management to its roster of clients in the hospitality space and Addigy to its tech list... VARCom Solutions signs on as PR shop for GCS Fibers.
The fine recently levied against Amazon for failing to comply with the EU’s data protection laws is the latest accusation that the e-commerce giant uses vast troves of user data to give itself an unfair advantage in the marketplace.
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| Where do CEOs stand when it comes to engaging on social issues? That’s just one of the questions that Clyde Group CEO and founder Alex Slater discusses with Doug Simon on the latest “PR’s Top Pros Talk” video interview. |
HP has hired Wells Fargo veteran Erica Van Ross as head of communications for CEO Enrique Lores.
Stephanie Howley, executive VP, managing director, people team, North America, at BCW, has joined Stagwell Inc. as its first chief people officer.
Team One, a Publicis Groupe media, digital and communications agency, hires Prachi Priya as chief data officer... BML Public Relations hires Matt Ciesluk as senior director... Berlin Rosen promotes Janna Pea, Shantha Susman and Matt Tepper to executive VP positions.
While social media and podcasts are each unique, both can elevate your brand. Here are some ways to make them work for you.
WPP chief Mark Read reported a 16.1 percent gain to $8.5B in H1 revenues (like-for-like) and a $672.7M operating profit, compared to a $3.8B year ago loss. (Updated)
Finn Partners has named Richard Hatzfeld senior partner-global health and head of the DC offering, and Ritesh Patel as senior partner-global digital health.
Despite the increasing influence of the global economy, a new study from Weber Shandwick and KRC Research finds that the national interests of a company’s home country carry a surprising amount of weight.
Valerie Corr Hanserd has joined Medtronic, the $30B medical devices giant, after a 17-year run at bp America, where she helped manage the Deepwater Horizon Gulf of Mexico oil spill crisis.
BerlinRosen has recruited MikeWorldWide senior VP-corporate communications Chip Garner for the executive VP slot. Andy McDonald joins Valerie Berlin and Jonathan Rosen as principal.
Only about eight percent of the pitches sent to journalists ever result in a published article, according to a recent study by PR software platform Propel.
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Westwicke, ICR’s healthcare PR practice, hires Michael O’Brien as managing director. He was VP-CorpCom for the University of Maryland Medical System... Cargo appoints Richard George, a former executive at Ogilvy PR, Publicis and PRSA, as public relations director... VyTrac Health, which provides digital health technologies, adds Finn Partners global health chair Gil Bashe to its corporate strategic advisory board... Of Home, Family and Future names Montieth Illingworth board member.
Judith Harrison, Weber Shandwick executive VP, global diversity equity and inclusion, among honorees for New York Women in Communications' 2021 Matrix Awards... Origin Digital, a Belfast-based digital marketing and branding agency, enters the US market with the opening of a New York City office... The Worldcom Public Relations Group installs its group board and regional committees for 2021-2022.
Edelman commits a $10M outlay to build up a global advisory unit to help governments, businesses and non-profit organizations deal with the rapidly changing geopolitical and economic landscapes.
Commentary
Biden admininistration warns China that its media crackdown may impact 2022 Winter Olympic Games slated for Beijing. A reduced US presence at the Games would deal a serious blow to China's effort to burnish its PR image... Executives using managment gobbledygook are like medieval priests who said mass in Latin rather than in the local language to add a mystical nature to the process.
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The City of Fruita, Colorado is seeking proposals from agencies that can develop a marketing plan to promote tourism and travel to the area.
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