 Karen Zuckerman |
Burson Cohn & Wolfe has acquired HZ, a leading digital communications shop.
Based in Rockville (MD), HZ has nearly 200 staffers in Washington, Baltimore, New York and Los Angeles providing mobile activation, social media, brand identity, content, video, search marketing and data analytics services.
Clients include Hilton, Organic Valley, Salesforce, King Arthur Flour and Rockefeller Center.
Donna Imperato, CEO of BCW, called the deal a "major step toward becoming a global leader in integrated communications."
Karen Zuckerman, founder/chief creative officer of HZ, will report to Imperato.
Adam Shapiro, who helped develop FGS Global’s digital strategy, has joined Reevemark as its digital head.
Avika Dua, who was digital director for New York governor Kathy Hochul, has joined SKDK as a VP to work on both political and corporate campaigns.
Maxwell Nunes, who was director of paid media for South Bend mayor Pete Buttigieg’s bid for the Democratic presidential nomination, has joined SKDK as executive VP.
Erin Gentry, one-time US president of Hill+Knowlton Strategies, has joined digital marketing shop Acronym as COO.
TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew has agreed to appear before the House Energy and Commerce Committee on March 23 to testify on the company’s consumer privacy and data security practices, as well as its ties with China's government.
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