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Finn Partners is opening a new office in Costa Mesa, CA. The new location will be Finn's fourth west coast office, joining Los Angeles, Portland and San Francisco. It will support technology, food and beverage and consumer accounts. The Costa Mesa location is near such Orange County-based clients as BSH Home Appliances, TP-Link and Easterseals Southern California, “Establishing a strong, strategic footprint in the western U.S. has been a top priority for Finn,” said Howard Solomon, managing partner, FinnPartners West. “Our newest office positions us just minutes away from our existing Orange County clients and provides stronger access to the region's expanding business opportunities located in nearby Anaheim, San Diego and other burgeoning SoCal business centers.”
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Manifest is restructuring its business to bring together all of its brand communications offerings. The reorganization includes what the agency calls a “refreshed brand identity” as well as a new website that incorporates a thought leadership platform, Incites. In addition, Manifest is introducing a ventures component, called Make, that will allow the agency to play a role in the development of brands from the ground up. Through Make, the agency already has equity in Closed on Monday, a grooming brand; ethical cryptocurrency exchange Salt; and a Swedish social media network that is yet to launch. The restructuring will also allow Manifest’s London, New York and Stockholm offices to work together more closely.
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Golin Singapore has added creative content agency Hurrah Productions to its Asia-based office. Hurrah’s staff and clients will become part of Golin Singapore. This move follows Golin’s creation of a digital, analytics and creative team in Singapore. Hurrah has worked with such clients as Netflix, Aston Martin, US Trucks and Jetstar. James Rotheram, Hurrah Productions founder, will become an executive director at Golin. “James’s team will add an additional layer of terrific capabilities to what we can offer clients,” said Golin Singapore executive creative director Shouvik Prasanna Mukherjee.
4media group completes its acquisition of Family Features Editorial Syndicate... Illumination PR, which represents lifestyle brands, influencers and celebrities, launches DR Media Group... EAG Advertising and Marketing acquires pay-for-performance firm INK inc. Public Relations. 
LLYC launches Signs of Pride, a campaign that revives the original protest banners of the first Pride marches... The Abu Dhabi Chamber of Commerce and Industry forms the Public Relations and Digital Marketing Working Group... Circle of One Marketing, a Miami-based, minority-owned marketing agency, is named official agency of record for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Miami. 
Vogel Group, a DC-headquartered government affairs and consulting firm, forms a strategic partnership with Montreal-based public affairs firm Boléro Stratégies... Matter Communications launches project-based offerings for B2C companies looking to increase brand awareness and visibility... Tucker/Hall, a Tampa-based PR and public affairs firm, opens a new office in Orlando. 
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Edelman is laying off 330 people (5.3 percent of its workforce) to cope with an anticipated eight percent shortfall in 2024 US revenues, and client demand for one-stop shopping for speciality services.
