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The Bliss Group introduces Bliss Impact; an offering focused on providing counsel, campaign management and collaboration for clients who want to align their strategic priorities and sustainable programs with societal change. Bliss Impact will work with clients to launch and manage purpose-driven initiatives in such sectors as environmental protection, DE&I, reputation, investing and social engagement. “We believe that by collaborating with our clients to implement meaningful and inspiring programs we can, together, bring to bear a global society that is equitable, thoughtful and deliberately impactful,” said The Bliss Group CEO Bob Pearson and managing partners Michael Roth and Cortney Stapleton in a joint statement announcing Bliss Impact’s formation.
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H Code starts up A Code, a digital media solutions platform focused on the Asian American and Pacific Islander community. Former HubSpot marketing leader Sunny Chen has been appointed to lead the company as A Code’s product marketing manager. The platform’s offerings include A Code Intelligence Center, which leverages data-driven and quantitative approaches to understanding the Asian media landscape; A Code Content Studio, which will create culturally connected campaigns that drive brand stories across the platform; and A Code Digital Media Solutions, an in-house creative services team. To mark its launch, A Code also releases the AAPI Digital Fact Pack (Lite Edition), a resource designed to provide the understanding of the digital lives, attitudes, preferences and purchase intentions of the AAPI community. “Our team at A Code is set on building Asian relevance in U.S. culture to initiate a resonance through digital media solutions where the community and audiences are authentically represented,” said Chen.
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Edelman launches Edelman Smithfield in Canada, a dedicated financial and capital markets communications boutique agency within the larger firm. Since 2015, when Edelman acquired Smithfield Consultants, it has operated its financial and capital markets communications specialty in London as Edelman Smithfield. Edelman Smithfield in Canada will be led by Edelman EVP, Toronto David Ryan as managing director. Nina Godard, who led Edelman’s financial communications specialty in Canada prior to the launch of Edelman Smithfield, will serve as vice president. “Edelman Smithfield in Canada will be led by experienced Canadian financial communications practitioners ensuring we bring depth and specialization to help our clients reach their objectives,” said Edelman global managing director, financial communications Lex Suvanto.
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.
