Greg Hazley is a senior editor for O'Dwyer's covering PR, public affairs, lobbying and marketing communications for the past 10 years. He has written for Tribune, AOL and MLB.com, among several other outlets.
| • | Bitcoin Company Invests PR in White House Alum(Public Affairs) Mon., Dec. 7, 2015 Jamie Smith, an Edelman alum and former deputy White House press secretary for President Barack Obama, had been named chief communications officer for Bitcoin technology provider BitFury Group. |
| • | Florida's Citrus County Seeks PR Firm(RFPs, RFIs and RFQs) Mon., Dec. 7, 2015 Visit Citrus, the convention and visitors bureau for Florida's Citrus County, has cast a net for an agency to guide integrated marketing, PR and communications. |
| • | MPAA Casts Ortman as VP of Comms(Corporate Communications) Fri., Dec. 4, 2015 Chris Ortman, former VP of communications and corporate affairs for CreativeFuture, has moved to the Motion Picture Association of America as VP of corporate communications. |
| • | San Joaquin Region Seeks Firm to Promote Rail Travel(RFPs, RFIs and RFQs) Fri., Dec. 4, 2015 The San Joaquin Joint Powers Authority, which took over the region's rail service from the state this year, is seeking agency help to promote increased use of passenger rail in the Sacramento and Northern California regions. |
| • | Burson Confers with Ridge on Cybersecurity(Crisis Communications) Fri., Dec. 4, 2015 Burson-Marsteller has aligned with the security firm of former Secretary of Homeland Security Tom Ridge to provide cybersecurity and risk services to clients. |
| • | Myriad Books Spring O'Brien Acquisition(PR Firms) Fri., Dec. 4, 2015 Los Angeles-based Myriad Marketing has acquired Spring O'Brien, the 33-year-old New York travel and hospitality PR shop led by founder Chris Spring. |
| • | PR Jobs of the Week(PR Jobs) Fri., Dec. 4, 2015 |
| • | MSL's Wilson to Lead PR Council(Public Relations) Thu., Dec. 3, 2015 Renee Wilson, chief client officer at MSLGroup and former North America president of the Publicis firm, has been tapped to lead the PR Council as president. |
| • | CAIR Condemns San Bernardino Killing Spree, Political 'Prayer' Responses Mocked(Public Affairs) Thu., Dec. 3, 2015 The Council on American-Islamic Relations scrambled to denounce the Dec. 2 killing spree in San Bernardino yesterday after reports that one of the shooters was of Pakistani descent, setting up an evening press conference through its Los Angeles office. |
| • | Sea World PR Chief Resigns(Corporate Communications) Thu., Dec. 3, 2015 Fred Jacobs, VP of communications for embattled Sea World Entertainment, has resigned after more than 20 years with the company. |
| • | PR Links: Levy Talks Publicis Reorg; The World of Do-it-yourself Health....(PR Links) Thu., Dec. 3, 2015 |
| • | PR Exec Mounts Senate Bid in Maryland(Public Affairs) Wed., Dec. 2, 2015 Chrys Kefalas, a PR exec for the National Association of Manufacturers, has launced a Republican bid for the seat of outgoing Sen. Barbara Mikulski (D-Md.). |
| • | Grimaldi Lobbies for Interactive Ad Bureau(Public Affairs) Wed., Dec. 2, 2015 Dave Grimaldi, an FCC staff vet director of public affairs at Internet radio provider Pandora, is moving to the Interactive Advertising Bureau as executive VP of public policy to head its Washington operation. |
| • | LifeSpan Calls for PR Pitches(RFPs, RFIs and RFQs) Wed., Dec. 2, 2015 Preventative medical practice and company with operations in Texas and California is looking for a retainer PR agency. Details... |
| • | New Accounts: Seabourn Cruise Line, Camby Hotel, NY Life, Blue Waters Resort, O'verlays, GoDaddy...(News of Accounts) Wed., Dec. 2, 2015 New business at J Public Relations, Weber Shandwick, Blackbird PR, Warner Communications, Gotham PR, Figliulo&Partners, Brand Architecture, TBWA, The Hoffman Agency... |
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