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SKDKnickerbocker, which advises the Joe Biden presidential campaign, says it warded off attacks by Russian-state hackers. Microsoft alerted SKDKnick's Washington office of the attacks launched by the same group that broke into the presidential campaign of Hillary Clinton and leaked her emails. The "Fancy Bear" hacking group is controlled by Russia's military intelligence. Stagwell Group owns SKDKnick.
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APCO Worldwide is turning Nov. 3 into a “Day On” for employees to not only cast their ballots but continue to advocate for progress beyond Election Day. APCO president, North America Kelly Williamson calls the day “a chance to exercise our civic duty and to be a part of something greater than ourselves—keeping our democracy resilient.” The firm is a signatory of “Time to Vote”—a nonpartisan, business-led initiative to help ensure employees across America don't have to choose between voting and earning a paycheck. It has also launched its “adVOcaTE” campaign, which encourages eligible APCO employees—and their friends, family, acquaintances and connections—to register to vote, and will seek to be a trusted, credible, nonpartisan resource for information about voting and volunteering. “As communicators, we engage stakeholders every day, and our practices should be extended to our colleagues—giving them ample time and opportunities to engage and participate in this exercise of democracy,” said APCO founder and executive chairman Margery Kraus.
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MWWPR is leading communications for the New Jersey Pandemic Relief Fund, including public relations and digital marketing support, on a pro bono basis. A nonprofit organization hosted by the Community Foundation of New Jersey, the fund works to fight the medical, social, and economic impact of COVID-19 on organizations that provide essential services on the pandemic’s front line. To date, NJPRF has raised approximately $38 million from 59,000 donors. One-hundred percent of donations are used to meet four challenges facing the state of New Jersey in the face of the COVID-19 crisis: stopping the spread, supporting the healthcare and frontline community, providing help to the vulnerable, and rebuilding the communities impacted.
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FINN Partners opens an office in Minneapolis, its fifth location in the Midwest and its 39th worldwide... AMP3 PR hosts its annual Gifting Suite and Media Lounge in conjunction with New York Fashion Week... Curious Plot, which works with clients in the agriculture, food and companion animal industries, is accepting applications for its 2026 Seed to Succeed pro bono program.
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Matter launches its Review Visibility Management service to address a shift in how companies across verticals earn trust online... A Queens school is putting out the message about Sept. 12, 2001 when people came together to help, comfort, rebuild and unite... Directive expands its Directive Communications division, which will bring PR, organic social, influencer marketing and paid social together under one integrated organization.
Praytell expands its Influence Department—which unites media, creators and social under one team... LRJ PR & Communications and Canopy Brand Group form an alliance that the firms say will bridge the operational divide between high-end brand design and strategic public relations... Twin Minds Media, Hispanic market specialist, increases the scope of its services in an effort to help brands build deeper connections with audiences through culture, storytelling, media and experiences. 
