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Last Updated: Mon., Aug. 10, 2026 @ 5:02 pm

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Q&A with Carolyn Izzo, Founder & CEO of CIIC PR

Mon, Aug. 10, 2026

By John O'Dwyer

Carolyn IzzoFrom humble beginnings in a spare room in her mother’s home to an agency with offices in New York, Miami and Los Angeles, Carolyn Izzo has always believed in the importance of personal connections.

PR Firm News: FleishmanHillard Shutters Dublin Office

Thu, Aug. 6, 2026

By Steve Barnes

FleishmanFleishmanHillard is shuttering its 20-member Dublin office as Omnicom Public Relations reorganizes its global operations... Vested acquires Watermark, a D.C.-based public affairs and special situations firm.... Matter earns two Pinnacle Awards 2026 Marketing & Communications honors for its clients.

Hypocrite Trump Blames Big Oil for Making Too Much Money

Wed, Aug. 5, 2026

By Kevin McCauley

TrumpieDonald Trump, who earned more than $2B last year, accuses oil companies of making too much money... Rocket science isn't easy, according to SpaceX chief Elon Musk... The volatile Jeanine Pirro has the edge over smarmy Interior Secretary Doug Burgum in the battle over blame for The Reflecting Pool mess... Omnicom CEO John Wren credits clients for adjusting pretty well to the disruptions caused by the Middle East, Ukraine and tariff chaos.

PR Firm News: Quad/Graphics Launches Direct, a Quad Agency

Wed, Aug. 5, 2026

By Steve Barnes

QuadQuad/Graphics launches Direct, a Quad Agency to help marketers create, execute and measure direct marketing campaigns in one connected offering... InnoVision Marketing Group SVP/senior creative director Giselle Campos and SVP/general manager Alanna Markey are among the first-ever winners of the San Diego Business Journal’s Indispensables Awards, which recognizes professionals who make the greatest impact within their organizations and across the San Diego business community... Park Place Technologies, an IT infrastructure services firm that works with Feintuch Communications, releases the second episode of its “The Savvy CIO” podcast.

PR Firm News: Ripley Lands Silver TITAN Award

Mon, Aug. 3, 2026

By Steve Barnes

RipleyRipley PR is named a silver winner in the TITAN American Business Awards’ Outstanding PR Campaign category... Excellera, a corporate-advisory firm, came in at number one in deal count, as well as fourth in deal value, in Mergermarket’s list of top EMEA firms... Thunderly is telling the stories of military veterans who transferred the discipline, organization and leadership skills developed in service to their country into successful post-military careers as franchise business owners, as part of its year-long "American Dreamers: The Stories of Franchising" effort.

FTI’s Q2 PR Revenues Slip 2.6%

Thu, Jul. 30, 2026

By Kevin McCauley

Mark McCallFTI Consulting reported a 2.6 percent drop in Q2 strategic communications revenues to $100M, a shortfall largely due to a $7.4M decline in pass-through revenues.

FGS Tops Mergermarket's Rankings Again

Thu, Jul. 30, 2026

By Steve Barnes

MargermarketFGS Global keeps its position at the top of the heap in Mergermarket’s rankings of the top PR advisors in M&A deals for 1H26.

Stagwell Shows 6% Q2 Growth

Thu, Jul. 30, 2026

By Kevin McCauley

Mark PennStagwell reported Q2 net revenues grew six percent to $632M. Organic growth clocked in at five percent and three percent for the first-half.

Omnicom Posts 7.2% Q2 Growth

Wed, Jul. 29, 2026

By Kevin McCauley

John WrenOmnicom CEO John Wren reported a 7.2 percent rise in Q2 “core operations” to $6B and a 6.1 percent spurt on an organic basis.

Credibility Gap Spills into Business Arena

Wed, Jul. 29, 2026

By Steve Barnes

BursonA new Burson report finds that a general lack of trust in social and political institutions has spilled over into the business arena.

ICR Handles Jersey Mike's IPO

Wed, Jul. 29, 2026

By Kevin McCauley

Jersey MikeICR Inc. handles Jersey Mike’s IPO as the sandwich shop chain goes public a mere 18 months after Blackstone took it private in a $6B deal.

Boston Legend Regan Steps Down

Tue, Jul. 28, 2026

By Kevin McCauley

George ReganLegendary Boston PR man George Regan is stepping down from day-to-day management of his namesake firm. The 75-year-old will remain chairman.

PR Firm News: CGLife Combines with The Considered+AI

Tue, Jul. 28, 2026

By Steve Barnes

CGLIfeCGLife, a pharma agency focused on clients who are bringing therapies for rare, specialty and hard-to-treat diseases to market, combines with AI-native agency The Considered+AI... PRSA-NY announces the shortlist for the 2026 Big Apple Awards... The Agency East Public Relations, a Fort Lauderdale–based shop that works exclusively with women business owners in the early growth stage, is expanding its practice to help women business owners get found and cited by AI answer engines like ChatGPT, Google AI Mode, Perplexity, and Claude.

PR Firm News: Iran Tops AI as Reputation Risk

Mon, Jul. 27, 2026

By Steve Barnes

Isabel GuzmanGlobal Situation Room’s latest Reputation Risk Index says that the Iran War has overtaken artificial intelligence as the top reputational risk for companies... RKD Group, a fundraising and marketing services firm that works with mission-driven organizations, acquires creative agency Whiteboard... The Public Relations Collective launches.

Leach Advisors Rebrands 

Fri, Jul. 24, 2026

By Kevin McCauley

Throughline Communications & Alfred LeachLeach Advisors, which launched in 2018, has rebranded as Throughline Communications.

PR Firm News: Stagwell Acquires QStrauss Consulting

Fri, Jul. 24, 2026

By Steve Barnes

QStraussStagwell is acquiring QStrauss Consulting, an Adobe implementation and consulting firm based in Colombia... Tayeh Capital Group, a private equity firm dedicated to building value in middle-market professional and industrial services companies comes on as the first institutional investor in Council Advisors... Go Social and Morpheus Brand Consulting release a new study in the run-up to National Rum Day on August 16, showing how rum brands are represented across AI-powered consumer discovery... Catalytic Agency, a Cambridge, MA-based independent communications agency and creative studio, celebrates its fourth anniversary with a refreshed website and new agency reel.

PR Firm News: Havas Acquires Holland's SportVibes

Thu, Jul. 23, 2026

By Steve Barnes

SportVibesHavas acquires SportVibes, a Dutch sports marketing agency focused on brand activation, sponsorship rights and IP, communication, events, ticketing and hospitality... The Story Mob, which helps teams, tournament organizers, players and publishers tell their stories, unveils a new brand identity and launches Play Makers, a strategic consultancy arm designed to help brands, rights holders and leadership teams understand, navigate and grow within player culture... Signal Group launches Signal Health.