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Allison+Partners launches Allison+Sports, a sports marketing specialty which will work with brands’ existing and planned sports sponsorships, athlete and celebrity endorsements and other marketing relationships to deliver integrated marketing strategy and execution, with an emphasis on earned media. The new specialty is also introducing a proprietary, data-driven tool called the Earned Performance Scorecard, which benchmarks how brand are doing with their sports investments; evaluates brands against best-in-class and competitive sets; and builds insights and strategy to inform future campaigns, programs and investments. “Today’s sports landscape is more intertwined with mainstream culture than ever before, providing extensive storytelling opportunities on and off the field,” said Allison+Partners managing director of strategy and sports marketing Shane Winn.
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Stagwell acquires Brand New Galaxy, which provides scaled commerce and marketplace solutions for more than 150 brands and 500e-retailers worldwide. Stagwell says the acquisition will expand the reach of its global e-commerce offerings. BNG has been a partner of Stagwell via its Global Affiliate Program since 2021 and is the first acquisition Stagwell has made of one of its affiliates. It will join the Stagwell Media Network. "Their deep and extensive expertise in all things connected commerce sits in perfect complement to our growing portfolio of omnichannel media agencies,” said Stagwell Media Network global chief executive officer James Townsend.
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UK-based agency The Romans has opened its first overseas office in Brooklyn, NY. Global advertising agency Mother has a minority stake in the business and will be sharing its US Brooklyn home with The Romans. The office, which has already signed on clients within the tech and retail spaces, will be led by newly recruited partner and executive vice president Sarah Jenkins. She joins the agency from experiential marketing agency NVE and was previously senior vice president at BCW. Jenkins will report directly to CEO Joe Mackay-Sinclair, who will divide his time between London and New York. “In collaboration with Joe and the Mother team, we're growing the US offering to deliver bold work powered by a diverse team of culture-obsessed communications experts," said Jenkins.
Gregory FCA is marking its 35th anniversary with a comprehensive rebrand... Madden Media, a Tucson-based agency, teams with Denver-based Karsh Hagan... Jasper, an AI content automation platform, launches Jasper Grid, an interface that allows marketing teams to create and orchestrate content across a range of channels, audiences and regions.
Sommerfield Communications, a corporate, financial, and crisis shop that was acquired by Allison Worldwide in early 2021, re-launches as an independently owned firm... D S Simon Media launches a broadcast media tour designed to enhance Generative Engine Optimization... The Public Relations Society of America’s ICON 2025 Conference brought together close to 2,100 in DC from Oct. 28-30.
CorpBridge Advisors is launched by Bob Christie (Brunswick and Alibaba Group veteran) and Russ Rubino (Nasdaq and Intercontinental Exchange/NYSE alum)... Golin marked its 30th anniversary in Miami with an Oct. 23 gathering that celebrated its new outpost in Coral Gables... The Notability Company debuted at the PRSA annual ICON Conference in Washington.
Padilla launches Padilla GEO 3D, a service that aims to improve generative AI search results for brands and organizations... Bader Rutter, a Milwaukee-based B2B marketing agency, unveils the Chef Advisory Network, an initiative designed to bring the voice of the kitchen into food company boardrooms... Dilenschneider Group founder and principal Robert Dilenschneider’s new book, Respect: How to Change the World One Interaction at a Time, was released on Oct. 28 by Wiley... Blue Highway Advisory and Blue Highway Global, founded by former Mercury Public Affairs managing director Ian McCaleb in 2022, rebrands.
Vested forms a strategic partnership with growth marketing platform Fintel Connect, geared at driving growth for banks and financial brands through affiliate marketing... WPP launches WPP Open Pro, a new edition of its AI marketing platform WPP Open, which will provide a range of integrated, AI-powered delivery models... MikeWorldWide is hosting The Platform Fluency Initiative Webinar on Nov. 3 at 12:30 p.m. designed to help senior communicators navigate the opportunities of AI.
