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360PR+ forms Three Cheers PR, a wholly owned, independently operated agency serving the adult beverage industry. Three Cheers PR will be led by 360PR+ EVP Rob Bratskeir, who helped build a portfolio of adult beverage clients at the agency and has led campaigns for such brands as Knob Creek, Owl’s Brew, The Pogues Irish Whiskey, Blue Chair Bay Rum, Crabbie’s Ginger Beer and Vox Vodka. Three Cheers PR will offer clients integrated campaign development, media relations, influencer marketing, digital content production, social media activations, live and virtual events, C-suite profile development and other thought leadership activities.
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RENEWPR is marking its seventh anniversary with the launch of an endowed scholarship at the Texas Tech Alumni Association to support LGBTQIA students at the university. The scholarship is open to LGBTQIA students at Texas Tech’s School of Arts and Sciences or LGBTQIA students enrolled in any college at Texas Tech who plan to study abroad. RENEWPR president Ben Finzel, a 1989 graduate of the university’s School of Arts and Science, was the first Texas Tech student to receive a study abroad scholarship, which he used to pursue a semester program in Salzburg, Austria.
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Susan Davis International publishes a comprehensive, interactive calendar of military events and observances for 2022. The calendar is targeted at professional communicators, event organizers, media and advocates who support service members and veterans, as well as their families and caregivers. SDI’s military calendar highlights observances, special events and historic moments in military history. Each event included is linked to additional information. Organizations may request that additional observances be included in regular updates of the calendar. SDI has worked with the Department of Defense, Department of Veterans Affairs, corporations and national nonprofits. Several SDI staff are veterans or military family members.
Champion, which specializes in restaurant, franchise and consumer brands, opens a Miami office, adding to its operations in Dallas and Los Angeles... Violet PR, a Montclair, NJ-based firm that focuses on economic development, commercial real estate and place branding, opens a second office on Park Avenue South in New York... Inflection Point, a founder-led, senior growth systems partner for startups and growth-stage businesses, launches... PRSA announces the recipients of its inaugural Women of Impact Awards. Honorees honorees were recognized during the PRSA Women of Impact Summit & Awards at the Union League Club of Chicago.
FleishmanHillard is shuttering its 20-member Dublin office as Omnicom Public Relations reorganizes its global operations... Vested acquires Watermark, a D.C.-based public affairs and special situations firm.... Matter earns two Pinnacle Awards 2026 Marketing & Communications honors for its clients.
Quad/Graphics launches Direct, a Quad Agency to help marketers create, execute and measure direct marketing campaigns in one connected offering... InnoVision Marketing Group SVP/senior creative director Giselle Campos and SVP/general manager Alanna Markey are among the first-ever winners of the San Diego Business Journal’s Indispensables Awards, which recognizes professionals who make the greatest impact within their organizations and across the San Diego business community... Park Place Technologies, an IT infrastructure services firm that works with Feintuch Communications, releases the second episode of its “The Savvy CIO” podcast. 
Ripley PR is named a silver winner in the TITAN American Business Awards’ Outstanding PR Campaign category... Excellera, a corporate-advisory firm, came in at number one in deal count, as well as fourth in deal value, in Mergermarket’s list of top EMEA firms... Thunderly is telling the stories of military veterans who transferred the discipline, organization and leadership skills developed in service to their country into successful post-military careers as franchise business owners, as part of its year-long "American Dreamers: The Stories of Franchising" effort.
Legendary Boston PR man George Regan is stepping down from day-to-day management of his namesake firm. The 75-year-old will remain chairman.
