PR Firm News: CIVIC Acquires Wave Kilo
Tue, Apr. 14, 2026
By Steve Barnes
CIVIC, a New York-based brand experience agency, acquires strategic communications consultancy Wave Kilo... Hotwire Global reaches an agreement with Morning Consult to give Hotwire Global instant access to Morning Consult’s proprietary dataset... The Public Relations Student Society of America announced its 2026–2027 International Committee... Avenue Z is named a Shopify Platinum Partner, the highest tier of Shopify’s Service Partner Program.
ICR releases a report that says the SPAC IPO market has been trending upward—and is likely to stay on that track... Washington Women in PR is sponsoring an April 15 event that looks at how women can change the dynamics that often keep them in lower-visibility positions through strategic self-advocacy and organizational awareness... Life Science Cares Boston, an organization supported by LaVoieHeathScience, will convene leaders, employees and partners from across the life sciences industry for its annual Impact Breakfast on April 13 at the Omni Boston Hotel at the Seaport.
The Public Relations Society of America's New York Chapter is accepting entries for the 39th Annual Big Apple Awards through May 17, with a 15 percent early bird discount (code: EARLYBIRD26) for entries received by April 16... Washington Women in PR opens nominations for the 2026 Washington Women in PR Emerging Leaders Awards... Ragan Communications, along with its Communications Week brand, is accepting nominations for the Zenith Awards through April 17.
Signal AI, which provides AI-driven reputation and risk intelligence, acquires Memo, a platform that gathers readership data directly from publishers, revealing exactly how many people are reading about a brand at the article level... HAVAS Red forms a strategic partnership with Eureka&Co., a Mexico City-based agency... High Lantern Group managing director Katy Riddick will lead a free March 30 webinar, Turning Mental Health Investment into Workforce Impact.
Ireland’s Arts Council is looking for a firm to handle its $250K marketing and communication services budget for Culture Night, which is slated for Sept. 18.
“The Value of PR” was the theme of this year’s Communications Week, which included events in New York, Chicago, London and Germany that ran from Oct. 14 to 18.
Harold Burson's passion for client service, insatiable curiosity, humility and rock solid values are why the Memphis native is a PR legend, said Pat Ford, ex-vice chairman of B-M, at last night's unveiling of the Museum of Public Relations' collection of papers and mementoes of the 98-year-old executive. 
Musem of Public Relations celebrates some of the industry's first female leaders... IPR is hosting 2019 Bridge PR and Communications Conference in April... USC Annenberg event to look at the future of technology in communications.
Museum of PR slates fourth annual BlackPRHistory event on Jan. 30... Slate PR partners with GLADD in presenting annual awards gala May 4 in NYC... New York Women in Communications schedules career change session Jan. 31.
Five rising stars in the communications industry were honored at the sixth annual New York Women in Communications "WiCi Awards” ceremony. 
The imbalance between men and women at the top levels of the business world was the topic of a New York Women in Communications event on Oct. 18.
The keys to making gender equality a reality in the workplace are the subject of "Power of the Pack," a New York Women in Communications event being held tonight as part of Communications Week.
Female communications leaders will share their insights at Sept. 20’s Night of the Roundtables, an event hosted by New York Women in Communications.
The Museum of Public Relations is teaming up with the Hispanic PR Association to present the second annual Celebration of Latino PR History on Sept. 10.
CCI is holding its 2018 Corporation Communication Conference at Baruch College in New York from May 29 to June 2. 
PRSA-NY is getting help from Ketchum for a clothing drive benefiting the international not-for-profit organization Dress For Success, which helps women achieve economic and personal independence.
The Institute for Public Relations has launched The Bridge, a two-day conference (April 12-13) that is geared toward PR and corporate communications practitioners and academics.
Making corporate anniversary campaigns more effective is the focus of the fourth annual Anniversary Marketing Summit.
