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APCO Worldwide has signed on to provide The George Floyd Memorial Foundation with critical services to help the foundation create programs advancing equity and justice. The foundation will focus on long-term results and engage officials at the state and federal levels, APCO founder and executive chairman Margery Kraus said. The George Floyd Memorial Foundation is committed to amplifying George Floyd's story through organized community outreach, targeted educational programs and intentional reform initiatives—leading up to and beyond the one-year remembrance of his death on May 25. “We’re thrilled to partner with APCO on our work to activate invested communities, address the root causes of inequity and combat the institutional violence affecting Black Americans,” said the foundation’s executive director, Jacari Harris.
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Clarity forms a pro bono partnership with minority-founded startup Malomo, a shipment tracking platform created to help e-commerce merchants build stronger customer relationships. The partnership was put together through the Diversity Marketing Consortium, a group of 20 agencies and consultants that includes Peppercomm, SourceCode Commnications, Racepoint Global and Praytell. DMC was founded in 2020 to provide $3 million in pro bono marketing and legal services to female and minority-led startups “We are thrilled to work with a pro bono partner that has the vision and the ability to innovate, particularly in the turn of COVID-19, as online activity soared and e-commerce became increasingly essential,” said Clarity Los Angeles managing director Monica Feig.
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The Travel Lifestyle Network, which consists of 19 agencies representing over 30 countries on six continents, has added three new agency partners. The newly inducted agencies are Argentina’s Sinergia Marketing Turistico; Big Ambitions from Cape Town, South Africa; and Israeli agency Terra Nova. “Even during these incredibly complex times, our network continues to grow,” said TLN chairwoman Virginie Le Norgant, associate director at Paris-based Group Expression. “The addition of these new members further strengthens our impact across the globe, allowing our current members to better serve existing and future clients.”
Matter relaunches its local marketing services, which will focus on providing approachable, agency-caliber marketing programs to help smaller-scale businesses grow in the age of AI... Publicis Sports, the sport and culture marketing arm of Publicis Group, is collaborating with Travis Kelce of the Kansas City Chiefs and 3 Arts Sports on the launch of TEKTA, a Name, Image and Likeness consulting and activation offering... The 23rd Annual International Business Awards announces its Gold, Silver and Bronze Stevie Award winners for 2026.
The Pollack Group launches its Brand Visibility Index, a research series that examines how brands are represented, ranked and cited by generative AI platforms... PARC Solutions, a New York- and London-based advisory firm, forms a strategic collaboration with Guillot Consulting, a provider of lobbying, government relations, political advocacy, and business development services... SalterMitchell PR, a Tallahassee, FL-based firm, wins two 2026 Florida Public Relations Association Golden Image Awards.
Page launches the Polansky Future Leaders Fund, which was established through a gift from 2025 Page Hall of Fame inductee and former Weber Shandwick Global CEO Andy Polansky... Ruder Finn reintroduces its website, ruderfinn.com, which will now feature a large language model (LLM) as its primary user interface... Higher Plane Media is launched by former Sloane & Company CEO Darren Brandt.
Champion, which specializes in restaurant, franchise and consumer brands, opens a Miami office, adding to its operations in Dallas and Los Angeles... Violet PR, a Montclair, NJ-based firm that focuses on economic development, commercial real estate and place branding, opens a second office on Park Avenue South in New York... Inflection Point, a founder-led, senior growth systems partner for startups and growth-stage businesses, launches... PRSA announces the recipients of its inaugural Women of Impact Awards. Honorees honorees were recognized during the PRSA Women of Impact Summit & Awards at the Union League Club of Chicago.
FleishmanHillard is shuttering its 20-member Dublin office as Omnicom Public Relations reorganizes its global operations... Vested acquires Watermark, a D.C.-based public affairs and special situations firm.... Matter earns two Pinnacle Awards 2026 Marketing & Communications honors for its clients.
