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Last Updated: Mon., May 19, 2025 @ 5:24 pm

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PR Firm News: PRR, Washington State Dept of Ecology Snag PRSA's Top Silver Anvil

Fri, May 16, 2025

By Steve Barnes

AnvilsPRSA presented its 2025 Best of Silver Anvil Award to PRR and the Washington State Department of Ecology’s “Use Food Well” campaign during a May 15 ceremony at New York’s Edison Ballroom... Jasper, an AI marketing platform, launches Audiences... MAD Global Strategy CEO Mike DuHaime joins investment group involved in the New Mexico Pro Hockey Club expansion franchise.

PR Firm News: MikeWorldWide Launches PRISMA Labs.ai

Thu, May 15, 2025

By Steve Barnes

MWWMikeWorldWide launches PRISMA Labs.ai, a proprietary platform that fuses PR, AI and strategic marketing intelligence... Paragon, a strategic communications agency focusing on the digital assets industry, launches in London... Freeman, an events company, acquires Tag Digital, a digital marketing agency that works with event organizers.

PR Firm News: Bully Pulpit Acquires Agado Communications

Tue, May 13, 2025

By Steve Barnes

Mark JonesBully Pulpit acquires Agado Communications, a sports-oriented shop that has worked with such clients as NWSL, PointsBet, Major League Lacrosse and FIFA... Greentarget will host a May 14 webinar focused on professional services firms called “How AI is Reshaping Your Content"... Ironmark, an Annapolis Junction, MD-based firm, acquires Vista One, a digital marketing shop.

PR Firm News: Golin Launches Sports Specialty Unit

Fri, May 9, 2025

By Steve Barnes

GolinGolin launches a sports specialty function, which will focus on delivering integrated public relations, experiential marketing and digital strategy to connect teams, athletes and brands to fans... Sprout Social releases a report saying that while 86 percent of online users plan to maintain and increase their time on social media, social marketers should be focusing less on the amount of content they produce, and more on the quality of each piece of content... M&D Advisors, a corporate consulting firm, is launched by AbbVie and Pfizer veteran Gulden Mesara.

PR Firm News: Supreme Group Acquires Nimble Works

Wed, May 7, 2025

By Steve Barnes

Nimble WorksSupreme Group, a healthcare and life sciences platform, acquires Nimble Works and its sister agency Vital Works. The deal is Supreme's eighth acquisition... ATREVIA, an Ibero-American consulting firm with a presence in 15 countries, acquires XCOM of São Paulo... Meraki Communications Group, launches Aletheia, an approach that helps organizations choose the best marketing and communications services.

PR Firm News: Stagwell Acquires JetFuel

Tue, May 6, 2025

By Steve Barnes

JetFuelStagwell acquires JetFuel, a New York-based experiential marketing services agency... The Diversity Action Alliance and Institute for Public Relations release a report showing that racial diversity has made considerable strides in the comms business... Athletes Endorse, which works to connect brands with pro and college athletes, launches in Los Angeles.

PR Firm News: Endeavor Communications Opens in NYC

Mon, May 5, 2025

By Steve Barnes

EndeavorEndeavor Communications launches in New York. The agency is led by Matt Yemma, a veteran of Lyceus Group, RF|Binder and Peaks Strategies... Havas Health Network launches Havas Life Middle East in Dubai... Notified launches IR Hub.

PR Firm News: Equiniti Completes Notified Takeover

Fri, May 2, 2025

By Steve Barnes

EquinitiEquiniti completes the acquisition of Notified, which provides a suite of PR and IR solutions that includes GlobeNewswire... The Sandpiper Group releases survey that finds business leaders are not prepared for global trade chaos... MikeWorldWide and Three Rings are selected as top firms by the Grand Stevie Awards.

What's Next for PR in 2025

Thu, May 1, 2025

By Lynsey Stanicki

O'Dwyer's/DS Simon Video Interview Series: What to Watch for in 2025

14 PR experts reveal what communicators need to know for 2025 in a discussion with D S Simon Media CEO Doug Simon.

PR Firm News: IPR Finds Disinformation Major Problem Like Illegal Drug Use

Wed, Apr. 30, 2025

By Steve Barnes

IPRThe Institute for Public Relations and market research and analytics company Leger collaborate on a survey in which almost three quarters of respondents say disinformation is a major problem on a par with illegal drug use, hunger/poverty, and federal spending... Jason Smith, VP of marketing communications at The Hospitality Sales & Marketing Association International, has passed away... NexusOne Consulting, a government relations firm, launches “across from the White House."

PR Firm News: Publicis Groupe Acquires Adopt

Tue, Apr. 29, 2025

By Steve Barnes

AdoptPublicis Groupe acquires sports marketing agency Adopt... The Pollack Group launches imPRessions Studio... A new survey from the Public Relations Global Network and Researchscape International finds that trust, reputation and digital engagement are emerging as the most important drivers of brand influence.

Tech PR Firms Ticked Up 1.6%

Tue, Apr. 29, 2025

By Steve Barnes

Clockwise: Lou Hoffman, Philip Nardone, Mandy Mladenoff, Tom Ryan, Heather Kernahan & Curtis Sparrer

The top 10 firms in our ranking of those that work with clients in the tech sector saw a 2.53 percent increase in net fees from 2023 to 2024. Overall, there was a modest rise of 1.61 percent.

PR Firm News: SAMY Alliance Acquires Germany's Intermate

Mon, Apr. 28, 2025

By Steve Barnes

SAMYSAMY Alliance, a social-first marketing group, acquires German social media and influencer marketing agency Intermate... IPREX adds Square Root Marketing, Thomas Marko & Associés and TDUB Kommunikationsberatung to its network... Crosby awards its marketing & media studies scholarship to Broadneck High School's Juda Goldstein and Chesapeake Science Point Public Charter School's Jordan Bull.

Healthcare PR Firms Post 3.8% '24 Growth

Thu, Apr. 24, 2025

By Kevin McCauley

Top ranked healthcare PR executives (clockwise): Shankar Narayanan, Carrie Jones, Gil Bashe & Tom Donnelly

The top 75 healthcare PR firms ranked by O’Dwyer’s posted a 3.8 percent rise in 2024 fee income to a combined $1.7B, a performance that topped the 1.5 percent drop in revenues reported by agencies in the overall rankings.

PR Firm News: HUNTER Launches Bobbie

Wed, Apr. 23, 2025

By Steve Barnes

BobbieHUNTER launches Bobbie, an influencer and creator marketing unit... P-22 Agency is launched by former We Are BMF head of business development Ty Bentsen... Mike Krass, founder of Moon Holdings, purchases interior design and home brand PR public relations shop, A Design Partnership.

PR Firm News: GSR Launches Reputation Risk Index

Tue, Apr. 22, 2025

By Steve Barnes

GSRGlobal Situation Room’s Global Risk Advisory Council launches the Reputation Risk Index, which looks at emerging and evolving reputational threats to companies and organizations... DGA Group expands its offerings in the Middle East to include additional strategic communications capabilities... The Alpine Group, a DC-based professional services firm, opens an office in Dallas-Fort Worth.