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Omnicom’s Mercury Public Affairs unit is representing the Stand with Parkland advocacy group that aims to prevent school shootings.
Organized following the Feb. 14, 2018 shooting rampage at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School (Parkland, FL) that left 17 dead and 17 injured, SwP says it promotes “practical public safety reforms focused on the safety of our children and staff at school, improved mental health support and responsible firearms ownership.”
It hired Mercury to pitch its position that school shootings are “an American tragedy” that affect both Republican and Democratic districts.
Senior VP Rodney Emery, who was legislative assistant to Rep. Jesse Jackson, Jr. and chief of staff to Congressman Steven Horsford, works the account with Mercury director Kaylee Otterbacher.
Ballard Partners has signed to a represent the US unit of Rheinmetall, Germany’s biggest defense contractor, on Army procurement issues.
BGR Group signs on to provide lobbying and PR services for Terzo, an AI financial intelligence platform. Douglas Lute, chair of BGR’s international and defense practices, will join Terzo’s board of directors.
Avoq has landed Palantir Technologies, the controversial surveillance company founded by right-wing billionaire Peter Thiel, as a client.
Anne Kierig, who was senior manager of public policy at Amazon, has joined the American Advertising Federation as VP-government affairs. She takes over for Clark Rector, who is retiring after a 37-year run at AAF.
TikTok USDS Joint Venture LLC, which was established in compliance with the executive order signed by President Trump, has hired Valcour LLC, which has close ties with his administration.
