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10KMedia has been launched by Adam LaGreca, who was previously director of communications for tech startup Gremlin, which was founded by engineers from Amazon and Netflix. Gremlin has signed on a client at the new agency, which will offer a range of services including public relations, analyst relations and social media for startups. 10K Media will be based in Brooklyn’s DUMBO neighborhood. Before joining Gremlin, LaGreca served as senior public relations manager for Datadog and PR coordinator for DigitalOcean.
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San Diego-based (W)right On Communications, Inc. and management consulting firm Excelerate, LLC have created a joint venture, (X), that will integrate business strategy solutions with complex communications for organizations as they navigate the post-pandemic lansdcape. (W)right On Communications CEO Grant Wright and Excelerate president Jana De Anda will co-lead the organization, supported by their respective teams, combined resources and offices in San Diego, Los Angeles, Portland and Vancouver, B.C. The two firms have client partners across the country and have worked with companies in such sectors as retail, conservation, financial services, energy and water utilities, cleantech, tourism and hospitality, higher education institutions, not-for-profits, and regional and city governments.
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Scott Circle Communications, a D.C.-based firm that works with nonprofits, associations and corporate social responsibility programs, has launched a free program to help teams stay connected while they are working from home. Circle Up provides activities and customizable templates that organizations can use to encourage their teams to step away from their desks, be creative and support each other. From cooking tips to games, the program aims to give corporate teams space to have the kinds of conversations that are common in office situations. A new edition will be released each month. To see this month’s edition, click here.
Mark Allen & Co. acquires Alban Communications, establishing its first Miami office... Buchalter, a business law firm, launches a crisis management and strategic response group... 5W PR expands its beauty practice to include TikTok Shop-aligned PR campaigns and creator amplification strategies.
Caster Communications is acquired by long-time agency leaders Alexandra Crabb and Peter Girard... DiGennaro Communications launches The Authority Studio, a freestanding content strategy and production offering... The Brandman Agency, which specializes in luxury travel and lifestyle, rebrands as Brandman.
Public Inc., a social impact agency based in Toronto and New York, acquires Rocket Social Impact, an advisory firm that works with nonprofit and corporate social impact organizations... Ruder Finn launches “What’s Next: The Ruder Finn Podcast,” a new platform hosted by CEO Kathy Bloomgarden... Crowe PR joins United Partners Network, a network of independent PR agencies with members across more than 65 markets worldwide.
Ruder Finn launches rf.Voices, an integrated influence offering that brings together AI-powered influencer marketing, customer advocacy and paid amplification under one measurable framework... The Pollack Group is accepting applications through March 31 for The Big Red Grant, a $40,000 pro bono strategic PR and marketing engagement program awarded to a nonprofit organization ready for growth... D S Simon Media releases a report that says almost seven in ten producers (68 percent) are more interested in airing a story when they know it has been optimized for AI.
Precision Strategies, an integrated strategy and marketing agency with offices in Washington and New York, acquires Firehouse Strategies, a DC-based public affairs firm... AVENIR GLOBAL acquires London-based Thinks Insight & Strategy... Good Company, which bills itself as a “cultural engineering firm,” is launched by DJ Hardy, a veteran of Johannesburg-based communications consultancy arxna and M&C Saatchi Sport & Entertainment and Casey Stickles, who has worked at 5WPR, Rubenstein and MWW.
