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News of Firms: 360PR+ Heads for Hudson Square

Tue, Mar. 5, 2024

By Steve Barnes

360PR360PR+ relocates its New York office to 60 Charlton Street in the Hudson Square district... Hahn, a predictive marketing and PR agency, launches Hahn Labs to gauge return on investment... F2 Strategy, a wealth management technology services company, acquires boutique marketing shop, SKY Marketing Consultants

News of Firms: BOC Consult Launches

Fri, Mar. 1, 2024

By Steve Barnes

BOCBOC Consult (Ltd.), a consultancy in the fields of public affairs, investor relations, labor relations and communication, is established by Edelman vet Rüdiger O. Assion and Leonteq founder Ernst Primosch... Needle is launched by SF area PR pros Tess Pawlisch and Margaret Huang... BleuCooper Communications and MK Bridge Communications merge.

News of Firms: Stagwell Acquires WHAT'S NEXT PARTNERS

Thu, Feb. 29, 2024

By Steve Barnes

WNPStagwell reaches an agreement to acquire WHAT'S NEXT PARTNERS, a French digital brand and marketing consultancy... A D S Simon Media survey found that 82 percent of PR pros view the election year as either an opportunity or a challenge for their media relations plans... Allison launches Allison AI integrated suite of products/services.

News of Firms: Stagwell Acquires Sidekick

Thu, Feb. 22, 2024

By Steve Barnes

SidekickStagwell acquires Sidekick, a group of firms focused on experiential, digital storytelling and branded content... Watermark Strategies, a corporate affairs consulting firm, is founded by industry veterans Zack Condry and Erik Hotmire... Markets EQ, which fuses voice tones with language in a generative AI platform for corporate communications, unveils an AI-generated scorecard based on voice analysis.

News of Firms: Place Public Affairs Debuts

Wed, Feb. 21, 2024

By Steve Barnes

Sam MyersPlace Public Affairs is launched by Sam Myers, Jr., who was most recently managing director at Rational 360... ARInsights acquires The Wind Communications Agency... CTP, a Boston-based creative communications agency, opens an office in North Carolina.

News of Firms: Prosek Opens New Office in NYC

Tue, Feb. 20, 2024

By Steve Barnes

ProsekProsek Partners opens its new flagship office in New York that is pitched as a place to work that's “better than home.”... Golin forms a strategic partnership with Cyabra, a counter-disinformation platform... Liquid Agency, a brand consulting shop in San Jose, acquires Dallas-based employment branding agency MindHandle.

News of Firms: N6 Powered by KRMA Acquires West of Fairfax

Thu, Feb. 15, 2024

By Steve Barnes

Courtney LopezN6 Powered by KRMA, an AI-powered digital marketing shop, acquires West of Fairfax of Los Angeles... Signal AI, reputation and risk insights services, scoops up reputation intelligence monitoring company Social 360... The PR Council and Canadian Council of Public Relations Firms merge.

News of Firms: ColdSpark Launches Citadel Communications

Wed, Feb. 14, 2024

By Steve Barnes

ColdSparkColdSpark, the Pittsburgh-based political communications shop behind SFA Fund, the super PAC for Nikki Haley for President, launches Citadel Communications... Kite Hill PR selects creative AI company Crant as the winner of its third "Tech For Good” program... The 2024 IPR Bridge Conference is slated for April 24 at Georgetown University in Washington.

News of Firms: Klein/Johnson Acquires Perry Bayliss GR

Fri, Feb. 9, 2024

By Steve Barnes

KleinThe Klein/Johnson Group acquires bipartisan lobbying firm Perry Bayliss Government Relations, which works with clients in the telecom and tech sectors... Jaymie Scotto & Associates, a Las Vegas-based firm, acquires Forward Vision... Maisel PR is launched by Cheryl Maisel, who was most recently EVP at R&CPMK.

News of Firms: Crowe PR Acquires Eckis Marketing

Thu, Feb. 8, 2024

By Steve Barnes

EckisCrowe PR, which is celebrating its ninth anniversary, acquires Eckis Marketing.... Prosek Partners relocates its London office to a new space in Covent Garden... Merrick Towle changes its name to Merrick Creative.

News of Firms: Real Chemistry Acquires Avant Healthcare

Tue, Feb. 6, 2024

By Steve Barnes

AvantReal Chemistry acquires Avant Healthcare... Berk Communications launches its inaugural Pro Bono program... Chris Willard Communications is launched in San Francisco by former Warner Bros. Discovery SVP for streaming communications.

News of Firms: Category Communications Opens in Toronto

Thu, Feb. 1, 2024

By Steve Barnes

CategoryCategory Communications, which serves clients in the real estate, tech and retail industries, launches in Toronto... Red House, a B2B marketing agency in Atlanta, opens an office in Nashville... The PR Council elects MSL U.S. CEO Diana Littman as 2024 chair.

News of Firms: NP Digital Finalizes REBL House Deal

Wed, Jan. 31, 2024

By Steve Barnes

NPNP Digital finalizes its acquisition of creative and branding agency REBL House... MINERBA Comunicacion Corporativa, a corporate communications firm in Buenos Aires, is elected to PROI Worldwide.... The Museum of Public Relations elects Jano Cabrera, Juan-Carlos Molleda and Art Stevens to its board of directors.

News of Firms: Marathon Strategies Launches DefendED

Tue, Jan. 30, 2024

By Steve Barnes

MarathonMarathon Strategies launches DefendED, a dedicated higher education crisis practice focused on helping campus leaders rethink the way they communicate and manage their public profiles... Warschawski expands its email and lifecycle marketing unit... The Motion Agency acquires Chicago-based B2B marketing firm 2.718 Marketing... Bekind comms, a “communications firm rooted in kindness,” is launched by Paris Kissel, who was at New Heights Communications.

WPP Merges BCW, H&K

Thu, Jan. 25, 2024

By Kevin McCauley

BursonWPP CEO Mark Read is merging his PR flagships BCW and Hill & Knowlton to create Burson in his latest move to streamline the advertising giant. (Updated)

News of Firms: Prosek Partners Takes Stake in Becca

Thu, Jan. 25, 2024

By Steve Barnes

BeccaProsek Partners makes a minority investment in Becca, a marketing and creative communications agency with offices in New York and Los Angeles... Purposeful Communications, which was founded by former NASDAQ global head of communications Frank De Maria, rebrands as Purposeful Advisors... Haven Tower Group launches Haven Mark Partners, an integrated marketing solutions platform.

News of Firms: 4media Relaunches Influencer Unit

Tue, Jan. 23, 2024

By Steve Barnes

Dynamik4media group relaunches its influencer marketing agency, Dynamik Influence... IPREX adds Canada's Global Public Affairs... Tangled Roots, which focuses on the needs of in-house marketers, is launched by Dan Mazei, a former Edelman SVP.