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Antenna Group launches a public affairs practice in Washington, DC. Antenna Public Affairs, which focuses on policy advocacy, policymaker engagement and issues management, is led by executive vice president Andy Beck, former head of public affairs at the U.S. Department of Energy. Beck has also held senior positions at kglobal, Makovsky and MWWPR. The practice will work with clients in the energy, climate, extractives, transportation, infrastructure, defense, technology and financial industries sectors. “Antenna Public Affairs will help clients establish themselves in the public dialogue on climate and sustainability and advance their positions on the policies and issues that affect their organizations and their stakeholders,” said Antenna CEO Keith Zakheim.
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Walker Sands celebrates its 20th year in business by making $1,000 donations to 20 charities that span a wide range of causes and cities throughout the U.S. The agency turned to its employees to select the recipients, which come from such locations as Chicago, Seattle, San Francisco, Boston, and Atlanta. The organizations benefiting from the donations include My Block My Hood My City, Backpack Brigade, and Raising a Reader Massachusetts. “As we look to the future, Walker Sands is committed to creating a positive impact in both the industries we touch every day and in the larger community,” said Walker Sands CEO Mike Santoro. “That impact starts today with our $20,000 in donations and will only grow over the next 20 years and beyond.”
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Social Pulsar, digital marketing shop, forms a strategic alliance with Spelling Communications. Headquartered in San Francisco, with offices in San Jose, India, and the UAE, SocialPulsar focuses on marketing automation and B2B marketing, offering such services as branding, strategy, marketing analytics, social media marketing, SEO and multi-platform app development. Based in Los Angeles and Philadelphia, Spelling Communications provides clients with media relations, positioning strategy and CEO reputation management to clients in sectors including media & entertainment, technology, advertising agencies, professional services and nonprofit. The agencies have solidified the relationship with their first joint account win, GetZENd, a cross-platform success coaching company headed by performance coach and Wall Street Journal best-selling author Zahra Karsan.
Brunner, a Pittsburgh-based integrated marketing agency, acquires AdSkate, an AI-powered creative analytics and marketing intelligence platform that helps brands and agencies optimize advertising performance... Augustine Agency launches Flavor Theory, a foodservice marketing practice aimed at helping restaurants, food manufacturers, distributors and institutional dining organizations grow their brands and businesses... The Acceleration Community of Companies releases a report finding that almost half (49 percent) of Gen Z sports fans say they have become interested in a new sport or athlete because of fan-created content or something entirely outside the sport. 
VPE Communications, which helps organizations authentically connect with diverse audiences, celebrates 38 years in business and announces a new ownership structure... Praytell expands into the Asian market with the opening of a new office in Singapore... The International Public Relations Network unveils a new visual identity and redesigned website. 
SourceCode Communications launches SourceCode Germany, establishing the agency's first office in continental Europe... Clario Group acquires Ted Miller Group, a Miami-founded agency focused on clients in the technology, travel & leisure and financial services sectors... Global Situation Room’s Global Risk Advisory Council is hosting a July 23 webinar that will go over the results of its new Reputation Risk Index.
Havas acquires MUT, a Barcelona-based firm focused on experiential marketing and sustainable events... IPREX lauches its AI Task Force...D S Simon Media, one of the first companies to produce a satellite media tour, celebrates its 40th anniversary... Washington Women in Public Relations is sponsoring an event that shows communications pros who work with associations how they can get their messages across clearly, credibly and courageously. “How Associations Lead with Strategic Storytelling,” at 6 p.m. on July 16.
TEAM LEWIS starts up its AI Practice... Thunderly launches a year-long storytelling campaign focused on how franchising can provide a pathway to business ownership... JIN, a European communications consulting group, introduces "AI Campaigning", a corporate offering designed to model and anticipate stakeholder behavior.
