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The International Association of Risk and Crisis Communication, a non-profit organization that brings together risk and crisis communication professionals from around the world, launches. Geneva, Switzerland-based IARCC will provide members with professional development and networking opportunities, as well as resources and support through education, research, and advocacy. It will also offer professional development in risk and crisis communication through the creation of a dedicated academy. The organization is currently running a fundraising program to support humanitarian efforts geared toward those impacted by the war in Ukraine. "On several occasions, I was confronted with risk causers and risk beneficiaries on the one hand, and anti-risk activists or vulnerable people who did not have the time and ability to assess their risk and make decisions from it," said IARCC president Herbert Koch. "I felt that there was a need for a platform to organize a dialogue between these groups to improve understanding of the issues."
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Seven Letter starts up an environmental, social and governance practice. The firm has also expanded its corporate communications offering to support both public and private companies in their efforts to reach existing and prospective investors, sector analysts and the financial media in the form of financial communications and investor relations. As part of the new practice, Seven Letter has added two new partners, Scott Deitz and Meaghan Hohl. They, along with new hires Christian Rodriguez, Macsonny Onyechefule and Jesse Rogers, will be integral to the expansion of the firm's offerings. "Establishing this ESG practice is a natural expansion for our firm," said Seven Letter founding partner and CEO Erik Smith. "Our new colleagues know the importance of this moment in our industry and they bring tremendous experience and talent to our team."
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Marquette University's Diederich College of Communication is partnering with Kansas City, MO-based Trozzolo Communication Group on the launch of the Carl Collective, a student-involved public relations, advertising and communications agency. Based near Marquette's Milwaukee campus, the Carl Collective will partner with clients in the region on a range of services across the marketing communication mix. It will be led by Marquette alumnus Erik Brooks, owner of Brooks Communications, which is being acquired by Trozzolo Communications Group as part of the deal. The agency is named for Carl Schrank, longtime professor and student adviser at Marquette, who passed away in 2019. "This is a big win for the students of today and tomorrow, as they can gain real-world experience they can't get anywhere else," said Diderich College of Communication dean Sarah Feldner.
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Dragon Horse Agency's sister company, Dragon Horse Publishing, has launched a campaign to provide 25 percent of book sales of its Toofer & The Giblet, a children's book written by Paulette LeBlanc and illustrated by Ukrainian Dmitriy Morozov, to care.org in support of Mozorov's family and all Ukrainians. Mozorov is based in Dnipro, Ukraine which has been attacked by Russian forces. Dragon Horse Publishing president Julie Koester, also founder, managing partner and president of Dragon Horse Agency, says she is in contact with Mozorov daily. And the campaign is a way for Dragon Horse to "do our small but hopeful part to help the people of Ukraine."
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.
