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Last Updated: Fri., Mar. 6, 2026 @ 5:07 pm

Hunterdon County, NJ Issues Tourism Marketing RFP

Fri., Mar. 6, 2026

By Jon Gingerich

HunterdonHunterdon County, New Jersey, is looking for an agency that can improve the visibility of the county’s tourism brand by providing digital as well as traditional marketing and public relations services.

World Bank to Hire External Affairs Pro

Fri., Mar. 6, 2026

By Kevin McCauley

The World Bank is looking to hire a Washington-based external affairs officer to serve as its primary contact for members of the media.The World Bank is looking to hire a Washington-based external affairs officer to serve as its primary contact for members of the media.

PA's Lehigh Valley Touts Healthcare Jobs

Fri., Mar. 6, 2026

By Kevin McCauley

The Workforce Board of Lehigh Valley seeks a firm to run a campaign to highlight the healthcare career opportunities that are available in the two-county region of eastern Pennsylvania.The Workforce Board of Lehigh Valley seeks a firm to run a campaign to highlight the healthcare career opportunities that are available in the two-county region of eastern Pennsylvania.

Accounts in Transit: Praytell Drives Up to Burger King

Fri., Mar. 6, 2026

By Steve Barnes

Burger KingPraytell is selected as U.S. PR agency of record for Burger King. Mojo Supermarket takes on social AOR duties... P-22 Agency signs on with Explora, a family-owned, certified B Corporation offering immersive journeys in South America... GV Public Relations is representing The Whitney Hotel in Boston; The Rittenhouse Hotel in Philadelphia; and Juniper Preserve, Golf & Wellness Resort in Bend, OR.

On the Move: Seven Letter Recruits NBC Vet Raffa

Fri., Mar. 6, 2026

By Steve Barnes

Allie RaffaSeven Letter hires Allie Raffa, who was most recently White House correspondent for NBC News, as a senior director... Points of Light, an organization founded by President George H.W. Bush that is dedicated to volunteer service, names Jeff Zanelli as CMO... Frontieras North America, an energy and environmental technology company, appoints Nora Shepard as VP of communications.

DC Needs PR to Promote School Lottery

Thu., Mar. 5, 2026

By Kevin McCauley

MySchool DCThe nation's capital is accepting proposals for a marketing communications campaign to promote the MY School DC common application and lottery program for families for the 2027-2028 school year.

Commentary

Trump ‘Ups’ Noem

Thu., Mar. 5, 2026

By Kevin McCauley

Kristi NoemTrump promotes Kristi Noem because he can't fire her. That would be an admission that he made a bad move in hiring her in the first place... The White House website maintains that the US "obliterated" Iran's nuclear capacity. So why are we currently turning it into rubble?... Americans overwhelmingly hate Trump's ballroom gambit.

Alcoa Recruits BP Alum Olson

Thu., Mar. 5, 2026

By Steve Barnes

Emily OlsonAlcoa has named Emily Olson, who has more than 20 years of experience working in capital-intensive industries in the Americas, Europe and Asia, EVP & chief external affairs officer, effective April 6.

A&P Works to Attract Investment in Uzbekistan

Thu., Mar. 5, 2026

By Kevin McCauley

UzbelkistanArnold & Porter Kaye Scholer is helping the Embassy of Uzbekistan's efforts to attract increased trade and investment in Central Asia’s most populous country.

Longacre Square Snares DGA, FGS Veteran

Thu., Mar. 5, 2026

By Kevin McCauley

LongacreLongacre Square Partners has named Humza Vanderman partner and head of its London outpost as the financial communications firm expands into Europe.

Accounts in Transit: Scout Lab Lands TrustedHousesitters

Thu., Mar. 5, 2026

By Steve Barnes

Trusted HousesittersScout Lab is named communications agency for TrustedHousesitters, a home and pet-sitting community... Magrino lands BSH, the home appliances arm of Germany’s Bosch Group, as PR AOR for “Region North America”... Refuel Agency wins FY2025-26 and beyond for Veterans Florida, which connects transitioning servicemembers, veterans and spouses with career opportunities and entrepreneurship resources.

PR Firm News: Precision Acquires Firehouse

Thu., Mar. 5, 2026

By Steve Barnes

PrecisionPrecision Strategies, an integrated strategy and marketing agency with offices in Washington and New York, acquires Firehouse Strategies, a DC-based public affairs firm... AVENIR GLOBAL acquires London-based Thinks Insight & Strategy... Good Company, which bills itself as a “cultural engineering firm,” is launched by DJ Hardy, a veteran of Johannesburg-based communications consultancy arxna and M&C Saatchi Sport & Entertainment and Casey Stickles, who has worked at 5WPR, Rubenstein and MWW.