When Companies Take a Stand
Thu., Jul. 17, 2025
By Frank DeMaria, Elie Jacobs
How to navigate the risks and rewards of signing open letters.
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How to navigate the risks and rewards of signing open letters.
The Estée Lauder Companies names Nestlé vet Aude Gandon chief digital & marketing officer, a newly created role, effective August 1... Big Group, a creative marketing agency with offices in London, Amsterdam, Bath and Dubai, appoints Martin Kelly as group CEO and Justin Bulley as managing director in London... Angel City Football Club, a National Women’s Soccer League team based in Los Angeles, tabs Julia Victor to serve as CMO, a new role... iSpot, a cross-platform TV & video ad measurement company, brings on Craig Ziegler as chief product officer.
JPA Health is selected by the American Physiological Society to lead a national campaign aimed at elevating awareness and appreciation of physiology as a foundational discipline in life science and medicine... Bospar is named analyst relations agency of record for global HR and payroll software company Remote... BPM-PR Firm adds Canaan Palestine, the leading exporter of olive oil out of Palestine.
rbb Communications acquires UPRAISE Marketing + Public Relations, a San Francisco-based firm specializing in B2B technology and financial services... Gregory FCA partners with AI strategists Melior to develop CrisisCalm... The LAGRANT Foundation appoints Drew Herdener, SVP for Amazon’s communications and corporate responsibility organization, to its board of directors.
Alabama looks for firm to promote positive perceptions of people with developmental disabilities.
Michael O’Brien, who was most recently head of US healthcare public relations at ICR Healthcare, is joining APCO as a senior director.
Abu Dhabi National Oil Company’s XRG investment unit has retained Brunswick Group as it cuts deal to acquire Santos Limited, which owns 51 percent stake in Alaska's North Slope oil field.
Dan Meyers, who did a seven year stint at APCO, exiting as deputy manager director of its DC office, has joined Teneo as managing director in its Washington office.
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Brenna Terry, global healthcare chair at Burson, has joined Real Chemistry as a president within its integrated communications unit.
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ICR appoints BlackRock's Gabriel Hasson as global head of governance & shareholder advisory... MMGY Global hires Amazon's Oksana Kovalenko as chief human resources officer... NVG, a lobbying, strategy and policy advocacy firm, names Santiago Gonzalez as VP... Seven Letter brings on Ashley Smith as senior director of paid media at Seven Letter Labs, the shop's ad/creative services arm.
FINN Partners launches Canary for Crisis, an AI-powered crisis training platform that prepares communications teams to navigate today's chaotic media landscape... KemperSports acquires Fire Pit Productions, which works with clients in the golf, travel, destinations, architecture and experiences sectors... Deerfield Group, which focuses on healthcare and life sciences companies, acquires Triple Threat Communications of New Jersey.
Omnicom’s PR units suffered a 8.6 percent decline in Q2 revenues to $372.9M. CEO John Wren reports an overall 21.5 percent drop in Q2 net income to $257.6M.
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White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt needs a pair of glasses... Messaging about need to restore foreign aid stars on Broadway... Trump resists temptation of comparing himself to Jesus Christ at White House Faith Office lunch... Public affairs hero Patty Harman sounds alarm.
CalOptima Health, which offers insurance programs for low-income children, adults, seniors and people with disabilities, is looking for a firm to handle its marketing and advertising efforts.
Forward Global represents the Vapor Technology Association as the trade group launches a $1M cable TV and digital ad campaign urging president Trump to live up to his campaign promise to save the flavored vaping industry.
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