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PROI Worldwide names its international management board slate for 2021/2022, led by global chair Ciro Dias dos Reis, president of Brazil-based Imagem Corporativa. In addition to Reis, the board includes EMEA region vice-chairs Nicola Nel of South Africa’s Atmosphere Communications and Rania Azab, 4PR Group, Egypt; Americas region vice-chairs Trudy Kremer of Jackson Spalding and Lambert CEO Jeff Lambert; and APAC region vice-chairs Angela Scaffidi of Australia’s Senate/SHJ and Elaine Chuah of Priority Communications in Malaysia. PROI Worldwide encompasses more than 80 PR and communications businesses in 165 cities and 55 countries.
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MikeWorldWide accepts applications for its second-year pro bono PR program supporting small business founders and entrepreneurs from under-represented communities. Eligible applicants must represent businesses owned by people of color, women or members of the LGBTQ community, and earn less than $5 million in annual revenue. Two applicants will be selected to enter a six-month pro bono engagement with MWW that will start in the fall. “We know the value that good PR can bring to a company's growth, so we are grateful that we can give under-represented founders an extra boost to support their business,” said MWW vice president of diversity, equity and inclusion Amber Micala Arnold. The application can be accessed on the agency's website and will be open until 11:59 pm ET on Friday, Sept. 17.
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Tigercomm, which focuses on the cleantech industry, acquires Tampa, FL-based Chase Media Services, a consultancy focused on cleantech and climate change communications. Chase Media president Melissa Baldwin will join Tigercomm as senior VP. The company says the acquisition is intended to help Tigercomm meet an expanding contract flow from several fast-growing clean economy sectors. “This acquisition is a strong fit with our growth trajectory,” said Tigercomm founder and president Mike Casey. The acquisition is expected to be completed by Nov. 1.
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.
PSC (Princeton Strategic Communications) acquires Nonprofit Partners... CG Life launches 24/364, a cultural brand platform intended to drive awareness, connection and action aimed at keeping rare disease at the forefront of the health and social conversation... Interluxe Group, which focuses on brand experiences and in-person activations; Quinn, a strategic communications agency; and media and digital agency North & Warren are uniting under the Interluxe Group banner.
KITH, which provides corporate reputation and crisis preparation services, is now owned by CEO Stephanie Craig, who has been with the firm since 2021... The Marketing Cloud, a part of Stagwell, introduces several expansions to Agent Cloud, the platform it launched in October 2025 to simplify access to its AI tools and marketing assistants.... Notified launches its AI Press Release Optimizer.
V2 Communications launches its AI Visibility Solution and Earned Media at Scale, two service offerings designed to help companies increase visibility and credibility in generative search... The Public Relations Global Network brings on Greenough Communications as its Boston member agency... DBC is relaunching The DBC Industry Calendar as a free site to help communicators more easily discover relevant events and awards in the cluttered event landscape driven by the growth of webinars and online events. 
PAN releases new original research showing that a significant share of B2B citations surfaced by ChatGPT are inaccurate, misattributed or entirely fabricated, introducing a new credibility risk for brands... REQ, which has offices in DC and San Diego, opens in Phoenix... Notified introduces Market Intelligence, an addition to its all-in-one IR Hub, which gives IR teams a more streamlined way to prepare for earnings calls.
