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WPP agreed today to pay $19M to settle Securities and Exchange Commission charges that it violated anti-bribery and internal accounting controls measures of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. It notes probe covered activity that occurred under former CEO Martin Sorrell. (Updated)
The Illinois Dept. of Children and Family Services is looking for firms to handle PR, communications, marketing and advertising services under a five-year master contract.
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| Following the release of Edelman's Trust Barometer special report, “The Belief-Driven Employee,” Jonathan Jordan, general manager of Edelman's Los Angeles office, talks with Doug Simon about how to build trust among employees on the latest "PR's Top Pros Talk" video interview. |
Teneo has decided to end its Tipperary Gaelic Athletic Assocation sponsorship. Tipperary-born Teneo co-founder & CEO Declan Kelly resigned from the 'global CEO advisory firm' in June after he behaved inappropriately during a Global Citizen event.
John Stossel sues Facebook, claiming he was defamed when the platform appended fact-checking labels to two videos he posted about climate change... GBH, Boston’s public radio platform, names Lee Hill the first executive editor for GBH News... Crain Communications has acquired Green Market Report.
Rubinstein Public Relations is named agency of record for Panther Protocol, which targets decentralized finance traders and investors... Darby Communications signs up craft soda maker Devil’s Foot Beverage Company... Mannfolk Public Relations adds beauty expert Heather Marianna and her brands to its fashion and beauty roster.
Progressive Insurance names 3M's Remi Kent chief marketing officer, effective November 1... The Food Group, a WPP company specializing in food and culinary marketing, hires Don Dunbar as executive creative director and Meghan Flynn as PR director... Motion Agency hires Elizabeth Kennedy as executive vice president of strategy... Marketing for Change brings on Aaron Metzger and Emily Clarendon as senior researchers.
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As Donald J. Trump, aging, balding and wheel-chair bound, celebrates his 100th birthday on June 14, 2046, he slowly reviews his latest lawsuit aimed at proving he won the presidential election of 2020.
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New Rochelle is seeking marketing communications partners as it seeks to enhance its brand in the post-COVID-19 world.
More than 80 percent of executives at large companies across the G20 countries say their firm is either being investigated or will be during the next 12 months.
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Google pens love letter to New York City with $2.1B purchase of massive St. John's Terminal complex on Hudson River waterfront, while Amazon comes crawling back... Army suspends its top PA officer whose office ranks high in "workplace hostility" department... ESG presents an "opportunity to be seized," according to FTI Consulting's Resilience Barometer.
Former House Speaker-designate Bob Livingston is representing New York-based Sikhs for Justice on issues related to the intimidation and harassment of US citizens of Sikh ethnicity for expressing their personal and political views.
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LLYC acquires 75 percent of Mexican creative data-predictive agency BESO for $8.4M to become market leader in Mexico... Weber Shandwick launches its Media Security Center, which will leverage AI-driven technology to help organizations build resiliency around information threats... Trinity Hunt Partners private equity firm forms partnership with Exclusive Concepts, a digital marketing shop.
KCSA Strategic Communications pumps out PR for EzFill Holdings, the first publicly traded on-demand mobile fuel company... Hemsworth Communications runs national media relations push for The Beaufort Bonnet Co., marketer of upscale baby and children's clothing... Cindy Riccio Communications laces on San Matin, UK footwear brand.
Finsbury Glover Hering names former EPA senior advisor for public affairs David Bloomgren as managing director for its DC-based energy & sustainability team... Bospar hires Lisa Morgan as vice president, content.. The Bliss Group hires Erin Harrison as VP in its business & professional services practice and adds Courtland Long and Janice Miller as VPs in its healthcare unit... MMGY NJF brings on Visit KC vet Derek Klaus as VP-PR.
About two-thirds (64 percent) of employees think that the organization they work for reflects their values, according to a new survey from The Harris Poll and employee activation agency Integral, resulting in benefits for employers.
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National Landing, a public-private partnership formed to promote the businesses and communities of northern Virginia, is seeking PR firm to promote it as the nation’s most dynamic urban downtown district.
Gordon Tempest-Hay, who headed Teneo in the UK and Blue Rubicon, will succeed Tony Langham at Lansons on January 1.
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