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Spectrum Science Communications has unveiled new branding, which includes an updated logo, website and positioning. As part of the changes, the agency has launched what it calls the Spectrumtific Method, a proprietary methodology that the agency says is intended to help clients connect with audiences by identifying the “unique human truth” that drives behavior change. This becomes the foundation for delivering channel-agnostic, intermedia executions that move audiences in the desired direction. The new branding is meant “to reflect the company’s evolution and current position in the marketplace,” according to Spectrum owner and CEO Jonathan Wilson.
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Ditto PR has opened its first overseas office in London. It will be led by Steven Melfi, who previously was managing director in Ditto’s Brooklyn headquarters. The London office will oversee Ditto’s pre-existing portfolio of international clients, serving as both a gateway for companies looking to penetrate U.S. markets and as a hub for those seeking more global awareness. The opening coincides with the launch of Ditto's advisory and consulting practice. Ditto was founded in 2012 by former AP reporter and Bush administration spokesman Trey Ditto.
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Hill+Knowlton Strategies Portugal has opened a content studio, which will offer production capabilities in a wide variety of aspects and formats. The team, based in Lisbon, will be part of H+K’s global content Studios network, a networked group of creative + design studios located across H+K with more than 100 consultants working from São Paulo, Oslo, Madrid, London, New York, Dubai and Shanghai. The Studio will be led by Ana Castro Rego, who comes to H+K from 9 Communications, where she was director of planning and strategy.
DJE Holdings, parent of Edelman and Zeno, launches RUTH as an independent shop named after Ruth Edelman, mental health advocate, wife and longtime business partner of Dan Edelman.
New York City PR firms make up the largest slice of O'Dwyer's 147 firm overall ranking with 33 of 40 in the New York/New Jersey area either calling Manhattan their home or having a presence there.
Subject Matter+Kivvit, which joined forces in May, has rebranded as Avoq, an integrated shop with more than 200 professionals in Washington, New York, Asbury Park (NJ), Miami and Chicago.
While PR pros stationed at in-house comms. teams and those working for agencies share many of the same objectives, they also have markedly different top priorities, according to a recent report.
Edelman is cutting 240 employees or about four percent of its workforce to cope with the cooling down of the PR sector, according to a memo from CEO Richard Edelman.
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