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| Traci Otey Blunt |
Blunt Group Strategies, a boutique Black and woman-owned firm that provides strategic consultation for clients in the sports, politics, and entertainment sectors, is started up by Traci Otey Blunt, former senior vice president, corporate communications at the NFL...In that position, Otey Blunt led communications strategies across several priority areas, including rapid response; business operations; NFL media; diversity, equity and inclusion; and social corporate responsibility. Before coming to the NFL, she held several leadership roles at The RLJ Companies and was deputy communications director for Hillary Clinton during the 2008 presidential campaign. “I have worked with dozens of leaders in politics, sports and entertainment, as well as in the corporate sector. These experiences have shown me the intricate dynamics required for successful, cross-industry collaboration,” said Otey Blunt.
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| Smitha Rao |
Inkhouse is holding a virtual event on Nov. 12 that will examine diversity in media as well as broadcast pitch angles. The 9:30 a.m. “meet the press” media panel event, which will be moderated by Inkhouse director of media strategy Smitha Rao, will feature NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt producer Mary Godie, Black News Channel producer Maria White Tillman and Archith Seshadri, a broadcast global journalist based in Atlanta. Among the topics to be discussed is where organizations are succeeding with diversity and where they need to improve.
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Allison+Partners launches Connected Thought Leadership, a global offering designed to help CEOs and other leaders stand out in competitive environments by developing bold ideas and powerful, memorable conversations. The offering combines research, narrative discovery and messaging sessions, and robust integrated communications to help companies and business leaders establish a strong corporate reputation and differentiated thought leadership positioning. “We built CTL on over 20 years of experience helping top brands develop a thought leadership platform for the C-suite that is aligned to their mission, vision and values, and leverages 360-degree storytelling to help companies and institutions all over the world lead dynamic conversations while creating real social impact,” said Aydelotte, a partner and managing director in the agency’s corporate practice, who helped lead the development of the new offering.
53Six, a Dublin- and London-based sports marketing agency, is acquired by Irish experience and entertainment group FUEL... Blue Highway Advisory releases a report that looks at how the shift from CEO to AI has changed the way in which consumers access information, and offers advice on how to handle the new landscape... Get Engaged, whose services include campaign ideation, social media management, influencer marketing, celebrity partnerships, content production and paid media, joins SAMY, a social-first agency headquartered in Madrid. 
The Hoffman Agency, a Silicon Valley-based firm with offices in Europe, Asia and the U.S., teams up with United Partners Network, a global community of independent communications agencies... ChangeMakers acquires R&G Strategic, a Halifax, Nova Scotia-based firm with a practice that spans ESG and sustainability strategy and reporting; stakeholder engagement; climate and GHG consulting; sustainability campaigns; branding; communications; and marketing... AltaVista Strategic Partners, a Baltimore-based firm, opens an second office in Tampa, effective Oct. 15.
Curley & Pynn Public Relations Management rebrands as Biplane focused specifically on helping nonprofits build visibility, reputation and trust to advance their philanthropy... SKDK launches a payer negotiation practice that is designed to support health systems as they navigate increasingly complex negotiations with insurers... ChangeMakers, a strategy and communications firm with over 400 professionals across North America, launches RepScore.
Prosek Partners opens in San Francisco under the leadership of partner Nadia Damouni... Caliber Corporate Advisers, which works with clients in the fintech and financial services sectors, introduces the Caliber Authority Index (Caliber AI), a proprietary measurement platform... Herbie Thiele Consulting, a public affairs firm blending lobbying and communications, is launched by the longtime Sachs Media partner.
Bospar expands its Audit*E tool for small- and medium-sized businesses, which provides comprehensive visibility scoring, competitive analysis and platform-specific improvement recommendations, giving users actionable intelligence to help with brand positioning.... 5W is increasing its presence in Tampa and the Florida market....PR Consultants Group, a nationwide network of senior-level public relations, strategic communications and marketing specialists in more than 50 U.S. markets, has brought on 13 independently owned public relations firms across 13 markets and 12 states so far in 2026.
