On the Move: LaForce Adds Grant, Leston
Wed, Jun. 24, 2026
By Steve Barnes
LaForce names Erin Grant head of strategy & growth and brings on Toby Leston as associate senior vice president, creative strategy... Ottawa Tourism appoints Julie Kinnear as VP marketing & communications, effective in August... Violet PR hires Heather Scott as account director. Scott joins the agency from BerlinRosen... Bowdoin College, a liberal arts institution in Brunswick, Maine, names Hellen Hom-Diamond SVP for communications and public affairs, effective July 1.
M+C Saatchi Sport & Entertainment is named global PR agency of record for HUGO BOSS’s brands BOSS and HUGO... Zapwater Communications expands its relationship with Banyan Group, strengthening its role as the brand’s agency of record in North America while adding PR representation for overseas... Diffusion comes on board as PR agency of record for Pehr, a baby and kid brand spanning apparel, nursery and gear.
Monotype Imaging. a type and technology company, hires Karen Brewer as CMO... APPLY, an agentic customer experience partner backed by Interlock Equity, appoints Jacquelyn Baker as global general manager of its consumer industry arena, across CPG and retail... MAD Global Strategy brings on Brandon Patterson as an SVP in its New York office.
TEAM LEWIS is named AOR for Veriff, an AI-native identity platform... Diffusion adds POVISON, LUSA Lighting and Induction Hardware to its roster of clients in the home and interiors category... The Consultancy PR signs on to represent floral design and event studio Tulipina.
Kloss Creatives, which works with consumer packaged goods and wellness brands, rebrands to KALET... Everything Branding, which operates from offices in San Diego and Michigan, acquires Darlington Marketing Co... Onfolio Holdings launches SharePulse, an investor relations analytics and engagement platform, and Parlance, a managed communications service.
Krupp is named AOR for charity: water, a nonprofit organization bringing clean and safe drinking water to people around the world... IMAGINE PR lands North American PR duties for Phulay Bay, a Ritz-Carlton Reserve in Krabi, Thailand... The Consultancy PR picks upSimon Pearce, a line of handblown glass, handmade pottery, lighting and home décor... Pale Morning Media, which works with outdoor and active lifestyle brands, adds DKOTA Grizzly, a St. Louis-based company that makes casual lifestyle apparel.
ChangeMakers, an independent shop with 400 professionals across Canada and the U.S., is merging with The Creative Dept., which advises innovative and culture-shaping companies on brand strategy and creative direction... Full Court Press Communications, a Bay Area-based strategic communications firm, celebrates its 25th anniversary... R&J Strategic Communications marks its 40th anniversary by launching its Moments That Made a Difference campaign.
PKPR is representing Art21, a nonprofit dedicated to expanding access to contemporary art through film and education... Awestruck, which works with travel PR clients, is selected as AOR for Delaware County Tourism, the official tourism organization for New York's Great Western Catskills... The Consultancy PR is named strategic communications partner for home-design company Pepper Home... The Point PR, lands AOR for three hotel properties: The Don CeSar in St. Pete Beach, Florida; JdV by Hyatt, a collection of independent hotels; and The Ritz-Carlton Residences, Waikiki Beach.
POLaRT DESIGNS, which makes Baroque-inspired indoor and outdoor furniture using polymer as its primary material, has named home furnishings PR specialist Steinreich US agency of record.
Sheila Long O’Mara has been promoted to VP and day-to-day leader of Steinreich Communication Group’s home furnishings industry and trade division.
Missy Farren & Associates has been named agency of record for Traeger Grills.
Steinreich Communications has acquired High Point, NC-based home furnishings agency McNeill Communications.
The Halo Group has been appointed agency of record for baby food appliance brand Baby Brezza.
JeffreyGroup has been selected by iconic appliance brand KitchenAid to head multi-market communications programs in Latin America.
5W Public Relations has been named agency of record for home décor designer Fitz and Floyd.
Furniture brand La-Z-Boy has moved its PR account from New York to Minneapolis-based Spong, following a review.
