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Ruder Finn has acquired SPI Group, the Jersey-based shop that ranked No. 17 in O’Dwyer’s 2018 healthcare rankings with fees of $5M.
Launched in 1997, SPI provides internal communications services to clients such as Bayer, Novo Nordisk, Merck, Regeneron, Pfizer and Novartis.
RF CEO Kathy Bloomgarden considers employees the driving force behind productivity, growth and innovation in today’s fast-paced corporate world.
“Companies must no longer view their workforce as ‘employees’ but instead treat them as highly valuable customers,” said Bloomgarden. “SPI Group uses digital solutions to create experiences that not only engage and activate employees but build an authentic, transparent and highly motivated community.”
Steve Goodman launched SPI in 1997. The firm’s 30-members bolsters RF healthcare unit to about 250 staffers.
RF ranked as O’Dwyer’s No. 7 independent PR firm, registering overall fees of $69.1M during the past year.
WPP chief Cindy Rose is cutting up to 1,000 jobs by the end of the year, adding to the 11K jobs lost since the start of 2025, according to a report in the Financial Times.
WPP CEO Cindy Rose declares her stabilization plan is "firmly on track" as the company reports a 4.7 percent dip in 1H revenues.
FTI 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.
Omnicom 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.
Publicis Groupe’s H1 net revenues inched ahead by 1.1 percent to $8.3B. Organic growth hit the 4.7 percent mark.
