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Last Updated: Tue., Nov. 12, 2024 @ 4:30 pm

FGS Global Hires McKinsey & Co for Growth Guidance

Tue., Nov. 12, 2024

By Kevin McCauley

FGSFGS Global has hired controversial management consultant McKinsey & Co. to forge a growth plan as the corporate communications shop will soon be a full-owned property of KKR & Co. investment firm.

News of Firms: Cos Fall Short in Hiring Vets

Tue., Nov. 12, 2024

By Steve Barnes

Edelman's 2024 Veterans Well-Being SurveyEdelman releases a study that finds employers are dropping the ball when it comes to fully integrating veterans into the workforce... Unified Strategies Public Relations Network (USPR), a group of independent member firms, is acquired by Chris Kuban, founder of St. Louis-based Chemistry PR & Multimedia... Crowd Digital Marketing, a Denver-based shop, acquires Noble, a software development firm based in San Francisco.

On the Move: CG Life Names Davis Chief Client Officer

Tue., Nov. 12, 2024

By Steve Barnes

Allison DavisCG Life hires Allison Davis as chief client officer, a new post... Keurig Dr Pepper appoints Drew Panayiotou as CMO, U.S. Refreshment Beverages... Women Donors Network and Women Donors Network Action name Hillary Holley as managing director of politics & advocacy, effective in January.

Concord (CA) Seeks to Update EcoDev Plan

Tue., Nov. 12, 2024

By Kevin McCauley

ConcordConcord, a city of 125K people in California’s East Bay region, wants a partner to help update its economic development plan.

Ontario's Sarnia Seeks EcoDev Push

Mon., Nov. 11, 2024

By Kevin McCauley

SarniaSarnia, which is located in southwestern Ontario and is the largest city on Lake Huron. is looking for a firm to handle an economic development push.

Never Forget Our Veterans

Mon., Nov. 11, 2024

By Robert L. Dilenschneider

Bob DilenschneiderAs we honor Veterans Day 2024, let us remember that we Americans have marked this day — which now honors all those who have served honorably in the U.S. military, the living and those no longer with us — for 105 years.

APCO Recruits Starmer Aide Simpson

Mon., Nov. 11, 2024

By Steve Barnes

Mark SimpsonMark Simpson, who most recently served as head of international policy for UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer, is joining APCO as a director on its public affairs team.

On the Move: Hachette Book Group Hires Goddard for PR Post

Mon., Nov. 11, 2024

By Steve Barnes

Jennifer GoddardHachette Book Group brings on Jennifer Goddard as senior director of communications. She was director of marketing and communications at St. John’s University... TEGNA, which operates 64 television stations in 51 US markets, appoints Dhanusha Sivajee as SVP and chief experience officer... The Hospitality Sales and Marketing Association International names Brian Hicks president and CEO. Hicks succeeds the late Bob Gilbert, who held the job for 30 years.

Teneo Scouts for Investors

Fri., Nov. 8, 2024

By Kevin McCauley

TeneoTeneo, which is majority-owed by CVC Capital Partners, is looking for investors to fuel international expansion.

Slocan (BC) Seeks Branding Work

Fri., Nov. 8, 2024

By Kevin McCauley

SlocanSlocan, a one-time silver mine boomtown in British Columbia, has issued an RFP for communications and community engagement.

Playing Trump Like a Fiddle

Fri., Nov. 8, 2024

By Kevin McCauley

VladPR savvy Vladimir Putin butters Trump up with praise of his machismo ahead of meeting about handover of Ukraine… Appointment of Susie Wiles as White House chief of staff is good news for Ballard Partners… Washington Post owner Jeff Bezos grovels before the incoming president… Reporters Without Borders says Trump has chance to turn the page on his relationship with the press… DEI ballot measure goes down in flames in still-blue New York City.