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Last Updated: Thu., Aug. 13, 2026 @ 4:26 pm

OCTA Dangles $2.4M Highway PR Pact

Thu., Aug. 13, 2026

By Kevin McCauley

OCTAThe Orange County Transportation Authority is looking for a firm to develop and implement a public communications and community outreach program for a highway improvement project.

Throughline Works Principal Mineral's Deal

Thu., Aug. 13, 2026

By Kevin McCauley

Principal MineralThroughline Global Advisors represents Principal Mineral as it acquires Conductive Group, manufacturer of advanced materials for the aerospace, telecommunications and electronics sectors.

On the Move: Ogilvy Group Ups Parkinson, Kopp

Thu., Aug. 13, 2026

By Steve Barnes

OgilvyThe Ogilvy Group names WPP Open X global communications & marketing director Nicole Parkinson as global head of marketing and promotes SVP, creative communications Kappie Kopp to global head of communications... Creativ Company appoints Sarah Saul as VP of marketing and communications. Saul joins the firm from Roku... Insulet, a medical device company, adds Joan Campion, Adam Feigen and Jane Hoffman to its communications team.

PR Firm News: Page Launches Polansky Future Leaders Fund

Thu., Aug. 13, 2026

By Steve Barnes

PolanskyPage launches the Polansky Future Leaders Fund, which was established through a gift from 2025 Page Hall of Fame inductee and former Weber Shandwick Global CEO Andy Polansky... Ruder Finn reintroduces its website, ruderfinn.com, which will now feature a large language model (LLM) as its primary user interface... Higher Plane Media is launched by former Sloane & Company CEO Darren Brandt.

Events: WWPR, NYWIC, AMA

Thu., Aug. 13, 2026

By Steve Barnes

WWPRWashington Women in Public Relations plans two events focused on helping communicators negotiate the current work landscape. “Mapping Your PR Career: Agency, In-House, Independent and Beyond” and “Reorienting After a Job Loss: How to Begin”... New York Women in Communications will present 2026 Trailblazer Awards on Tuesday, Sept. 29 at Forbes on Fifth, 24 Fifth Avenue, in New York... The American Marketing Association is presenting an Aug. 25 webinar that will walk participants through the process of building a practical user experience (UX) workflow by mapping how customers move from first awareness to trust, action and follow-up.

Burson Acquires Limbik

Wed., Aug. 12, 2026

By Kevin McCauley

LimbikBurson has acquired Limbik, the cognitive-AI company that helped it develop its Decipher predictive intelligence platform, which forecasts how content will resonate in more than 60 global markets.

Kurdistan Taps Trump-Connected Continental

Wed., Aug. 12, 2026

By Kevin McCauley

Continental StrategyThe Kurdistan Regional Government of Iraq, which has been hit hard by the US/Iran war, has retained Continental Strategy to promote its interests among US policymakers, business leaders and key decision-makers.

Rubenstein Handles $2.6B Yankee Deal

Wed., Aug. 12, 2026

By Kevin McCauley

YankeesRubenstein Communications handles Yankee Global Enterprises as its irons out a $2.6B financing pact with Apollo Sports Capital, a unit of the global alternative asset manager.

On the Move: Otter.ai Names Alex Gay CMO

Wed., Aug. 12, 2026

By Steve Barnes

Alex GayOtter.ai, an AI notetaker that turns the spoken words from meetings into searchable intelligence, automated action items and agentic workflows, names Alex Gay CMO... Disney Consumer Products promotes Joss Hastings to SVP, marketing... Shoe Station Group, which operates 422 stores in 35 states and Puerto Rico, appoints Tracy Dick as CMO.