Hawaii Works to Lock Up PR Partner
Fri, Apr. 17, 2026
By Kevin McCauley
Hawaii’s Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation is looking for a firm to provide strategic communications and marketing services.
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Hawaii’s Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation is looking for a firm to provide strategic communications and marketing services.
Newsrooms and TV producers are increasingly incorporating AI into their work. Unfortunately, most brands haven’t caught up.
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| Doug Simon, CEO of D S Simon Media, and Adeena Fried, Executive Vice President of Health & Wellness at HAVAS Red, discussed how AI search, large language models, and evolving newsroom workflows are changing the value, and the lifecycle, of earned media. |
The DC Lottery is looking for a firm to provide a full-range of advertising and marketing services to support brand awareness and the sale of game tickets.
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| As AI platforms become a primary destination for information, PR professionals have an exciting opportunity to enhance how visibility is earned, measured, and sustained. In a recent “PR’s Top Pros Talk…” podcast episode, Doug Simon, CEO of D S Simon Media, and Erik Carlson, President and CEO of Notified, explored what this shift means. |
The Cincinnati Metropolitan Housing Authority wants to build a pool of local talent to provide communications, video production and photographic services.
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The State Dept. is taking quotes for a media monitoring firm to work at its embassy in Australia.
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Maple Shade Township, which is located in South Jersey's Burlington County, is seeking proposals and resumes for a marketing and social media consultant to work on an as-needed basis.
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| From prompts to purchases, AI is shaping consumer behavior. Doug Simon, CEO of D S Simon Media, and Sarah Evans, Partner and Head of PR at Zen Media, reveal how PR pros can navigate this rapidly evolving landscape. |
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The Wisconsin State Fair, which will celebrate its 175th anniversary on opening day August 6, is looking for a firm to handle brand strategy, marketing and advertising.
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Motion, a Chicago-based brand growth agency, acquires video-forward marketing and communications firm AKA Media Partners, which has been in business since 1998.
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