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Scholastic appoints Mary Beech to the newly created role of chief marketing & transformation officer. The former Disney/Pixar and Kate Spade exec. will resign as an independent director at Scholastic... Onit names Neil Wu Becker CMO... Navy Pier, a Chicago tourist attraction, names Amanda Willard VP of marketing and communications.
How PR pros in the tech marketing world can bypass overt marketing and sales talk and craft quality, editorially-acceptable blogs and byline articles.
City Parks Foundation is looking to hire a firm to handle PR connected to its arts programming, which includes New York City’s largest free outdoor festival, SummerStage.
Merlot Marketing signs on as agency of record for outdoor grill maker Nexgrill... MSS Media, Inc. flies with 103rd Airlift Wing of the Connecticut Air National Guard.. Beach House adds tattoo aftercare company Mad Rabbit to its roster.
Georgia is looking for a partner to promote vaccine awareness and help coordinate the annual “Immunize Georgia” conference that runs each September.
Ruder Finn has hired Krystel Harb, who has about 15 years of design experience, as US design director.
How companies can leverage tech trade show events to boost awareness, demonstrate creativity, build thought leadership and deliver extra ROI.
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The Bremerton Housing Authority, which owns or manages about 575 housing units and provides rental subsidies to nearly 1,600 households in the Washington city, wants to hire a firm to develop a diversity, equity and inclusion program.
Nano Dimension names former Microsoft global director marketing & communications Greg Caldwell as its vice president of global marketing... Medical tech company BD hires Francesca DeMartino as senior vice president of investor relations... Computer software company Shoreline.io brings on Chris Newton as vice president of marketing.
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(The 95th annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City this year represents a return to normalcy.) While our nation and the world are not yet fully through the Covid pandemic, most of us will be able to gather once again on this very special American holiday with family, friends and neighbors. |
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Port Laredo, the biggest land port entry in the US facilitating more than $200B in annual trade with Mexico, is looking for a firm to handle Texas, national and international communications and marketing services.
The Museum of Public Relations is broadcasting its “PR’s Got Talent” variety show on Nov. 30 at 6 p.m... The National Press Club Communicators’ Team is sponsoring a Dec. 2 virtual discussion that will look at what organizations are doing to promote and implement DE&I efforts among their employees... SheRunsIt will present a Dec. 9 virtual event focused on showing professional women how to calculate their worth, be more assertive and ask for what they deserve.
How the rise of the virtual world gave a surprise boost to online events and awards ceremonies.
Neiman Marcus Group names Tiffin Jernstedt SVP, chief communications officer... NP Digital hires Alison Moser as vice president of client services... Howard University names Kimberly Holmes-Iverson director of PR.
ICR Inc. handles Manscaped, which takes credit for creating the below-the-waist grooming category for men, as it plans to go public via a merger with Bright Lights Acquisition Corp. SPAC that is valued in the $1B range.
Commentary
The International Olympic Committee caves to China's propaganda machine... Blessed are the journalists, says Pope Francis... Note to Rupert Murdoch: Actions speak louder than words.
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Ransomware attacks are an omnipresent risk in today’s business climate. As businesses have enhanced their crisis communications playbooks and deepened their sophistication in response to this growing threat, cyber actors are constantly evolving their tactics, requiring organizations to similarly adjust their ransomware communications efforts.
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Gadi Dechter, who heads APCO Worldwide's PA unit, is heading to Princeton University, where he will take on the role of VP for communications and government affairs, effective Jan. 10.
Ogilvy Government Relations is representing Carvana, the fast-growing online used car dealer, on data privacy and security matters.
5W Public Relations picks up NFTfi, a peer-to-peer loan marketplace that lets non-fungible token holders unlock the liquidity of their assets in the form of cryptocurrency loans... Walt & Company signs Ark7, a securitized fractional real estate investment platform... Bubble Agency lands the Entertainment Globalization Association.
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