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Last Updated: Wed., Sep. 16, 2026 @ 5:30 pm

USD to Enroll Comms Partner

Wed., Sep. 16, 2026

By Kevin McCauley

South DakotaThe University of South Dakota wants proposals from marketing and communications agencies interested in serving as a strategic partner to the university.

Doctors Take Hit Due to Information Overload

Wed., Sep. 16, 2026

By Steve Barnes

Edelman CoverIn a healthcare environment suffering from what often seems like too much information, doctors have become just one item on a menu of patient choices—and not always the most significant one, according to a new study from Edelman and the Yale School of Public Health.

Inez Kaiser Honored With First Page Catalyst Award

Wed., Sep. 16, 2026

By Steve Barnes

Inez KaiserInez Kaiser, who was the first African American woman to run her own public relations firm serving national clients, will be honored as the inaugural recipient of the Page Catalyst Award at the 2026 Page Annual Conference, September 27–29 at the JW Marriott Atlanta Buckhead in Atlanta, Georgia.

Accounts in Transit: Padilla Signs On With UVA Health

Wed., Sep. 16, 2026

By Steve Barnes

UVAPadilla has been selected by the University of Virginia to lead digital marketing services for talent recruitment at UVA Health... Ruder Finn adds Carter's, Sweet Loren's and Vytalogy Wellness to the roster of its brand experience practice... Red Lorry Yellow Lorry is named U.S. PR agency of record for AI orchestration system Centrical.

On the Move: Target Snags Hilton's Weinstein

Wed., Sep. 16, 2026

By Steve Barnes

WeinsteinTarget appoints Mark Weinstein as chief marketing and guest experience officer... Deerfield Group, which works with pharmaceutical, biotechnology, health tech and consumer health companies, appoints Brian Rocks as CFO and Shelby Rauen as head of strategy... Hailstone Strategies, a PR and strategic communications firm for labor unions and workers’ rights organizations, hires LaToya Smith and Andrew Baker as VPs.

CA Riverside Park District Wants Publicity

Tue., Sep. 15, 2026

By Kevin McCauley

RIversideCalifornia’s Riverside County Regional Park & Open-Space District is soliciting proposals from qualified firms to provide key strategic communications, public relations support, community outreach and informational messaging services.

Keeping Communications Credible After a Cyber Attack

Tue., Sep. 15, 2026

By Amelia Fogg, Jenny MacMichael

AugustThe organizations best positioned to maintain credibility in response to a cyberattack are those that are prepared to deploy a communications strategy in lockstep with, and in a complementary manner to, their other crisis procedures.

Kuwait Taps Mercury PR for Desert Storm Memorial

Tue., Sep. 15, 2026

By Kevin McCauley

Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm MemorialKuwait has hired Mercury Public Affairs to handle strategic communications in connection with the Oct. 24 dedication of the Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm Memorial in Washington.

Flannery Takes Marcomms Post at HDI Global US

Tue., Sep. 15, 2026

By Kevin McCauley

John FlanneryJohn Flannery, who has more than two decades of expeirience in commercial insurance and corporate specialty markets, has joined HDI Global US as chief marketing and communications officer.

Inkhouse's Lewis Heads to Tier One

Tue., Sep. 15, 2026

By Steve Barnes

Christine LewisChristine Lewis, who was most recently SVP at Inkhouse, moves to Tier One Partners, where she will be SVP, managing director.

On the Move: Dezenhall Resources Recruits Condon

Tue., Sep. 15, 2026

By Steve Barnes

Jennifer CondonDezenhall Resources, a DC-based crisis management and public affairs firm names Jennifer Condon as SVP. Condon joins the firm from America250, the congressionally authorized organization overseeing the United States’ 250th-anniversary commemoration... Thunderly brings on Carlos Cortinas as chief strategy officer, a newly created position... Reputation Advisors International, a global network of senior communications professionals with members in 18 cities across 14 countries, brings on Thiago Vitale, CEO of Brazilian firm TORRE Comunicação e Estratégia, as its newest member.

PR Firm News: CashmanKatz Launches CK Health

Tue., Sep. 15, 2026

By Steve Barnes

CashmanKatzCashmanKatz launches CK Health, a healthcare marketing specialty... Mission North introduces its Physical Industries practice, which will focus on physical AI applications across four verticals: commerce, manufacturing, mobility, and aerospace and defense... Muck Rack, an AI communications platform, announces a new feature designed to help communications leaders identify timely opportunities to shape relevant news conversations while they are still developing.