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Champion is selected as public relations agency of record for Newk's Eatery, a Jackson, MS-based fast-casual chain that operates in 16 states. Champion will spearhead proactive outreach to local, national and trade media, as well as leveraging partnerships with bloggers and athletes in target markets. "We're proud to partner with a strategic, supportive agency that listens to our needs and generates ideas that will help us achieve our goals," said Newk's senior vice president of guest experience Denise Pedini. Champion's roster of foodservice clients also includes Raising Cane's Chicken Fingers, SPB Hospitality, Dickey's Barbecue Pit, Fazoli's, On The Border, Taco John's and Walk-On's Sports Bistreaux.
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London-headquartered Wilful signs on to provide media relations and content services for Earthly, a platform designed to help businesses remove carbon, restore natural environments and reverse climate change. The ongoing appointment kicked off with support for a collaboration with immersive storytelling production studio Alchemy that created an immersive 3D "island" at the recent COP26, visualizing carbon removal as a series of living ecosystems. "We were a customer of Earthly before we won this brief and would urge other PR agencies that haven't already figured out their path to carbon neutrality to check them out," said Wilful co-founder Narda Shirley. To date, Earthly has helped clients including L'Oreal, CaixaBank and Envision Virgin Racing.
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Abel Communications is selected to lead a video content campaign for OneDigital, a health, wealth management and HR advisory firm. The campaign will focus on showcasing the knowledge and insights of key executives to target audiences. "We value their partnership and trust their guidance as they lead us through this exciting and important initiative," said OneDigital senior managing principal Chris Mullins. Abel will also provide Baltimore School for the Arts, a performing arts high school, with a communications program focused on media relations and arts education leadership.
Walker Sands acquires RevPartners, a revenue operations (RevOps) and GTM engineering firm... FoodMix Marketing Communications, a B2B and B2C full-service food and beverage marketing agency, transitions its ownership to Sara Hagen and Nadine Baarstad... Dynasty Financial Partners launches Dynasty Consulting Group, which will focus on helping RIAs accelerate growth and create enterprise value.
KNB Communications acquires Roketto, a digital agency specializing in generative engine optimization, web design and development, digital advertising and inbound marketing strategy. The combined agency rebrands as Sōvyn... Krupp Agency, an independent New York shop, celebrates its 30th anniversary.... The Worldcom Public Relations Group adds CARRALSIERRA in Mexico City and We Are DNA in Bristol, UK.
The Motion Agency, a woman-owned marketing-services agency, acquires Chicago-based ad agency LKH&S, which has clients such as Hyundai, EmployCo, EvAI and Toggler... Method Communications, which has offices in New York, London and San Francisco, opens in Boston... IPREX adds Coral Communications (South Africa), PR Consultancy (Montenegro) SE2 (Denver) and Trium (Albania).
Kloss Creatives, which works with consumer packaged goods and wellness brands, rebrands to KALET... Everything Branding, which operates from offices in San Diego and Michigan, acquires Darlington Marketing Co... Onfolio Holdings launches SharePulse, an investor relations analytics and engagement platform, and Parlance, a managed communications service.
Fire on the Hill, and Fourth Day, along with its sister company Quatrième Jour, are merging... 5W publishes a study that says many long-time media heavy hitters are coming up short in terms of their AI influence... EducationDynamics, a higher education marketing and enrollment management company, acquires Net Natives... Mark Allen & Co. is launching an expanded thought leadership model with multiple activations at Cannes Lions 2026. 
