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| John Buscher |
JGB & Associates announces a strategic partnership with Cornerstone Government Affairs. JGB was launched by former Forbes Tate and Holland & Knight partner John Buscher, who specializes in the areas of surface and air transportation, technology, banking, taxation, tech/IT, labor, appropriations and homeland security, and has an expertise in judiciary issues. He has served as a liaison between clients and Democratic members of Congress, congressional staffers and special interest groups. JGB will work with Cornerstone on a variety of projects and client engagements.
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| Liza Gallardo Walton, Israel Kreps |
Miami Social Marketing merges with Kreps PR & Marketing (a BrandStar company) and rebrands as KrepsSocial. Miami Social president and founder Liza Gallardo Walton will serve as president of KrepsSocial, joined by her staff of five. The merger expands Kreps PR’s offerings throughout South Florida and the Northeast, adding in-house social media to BrandStar’s TV and film production capabilities. “Liza and her team have been our go-to agency to provide social media services for our clients, so it made perfect sense to share our resources to the benefit of both organizations,” said Kreps PR chief executive officer Israel Kreps.
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Mari + Gold, which will work with clients in the hospitality, tourism and lifestyle industries, launches. The new firm will be a sister agency to San Diego-based Raindrop, and its ownership includes Raindrop CEO Jacques Spitzer, COO Adam Wagner and CCO Carrie Jones. Nicole Bushnell, a former Raindrop client, serves as Mari + Gold’s president. It is launching with nearly 20 employees, many of whom are coming from Raindrop. Its client roster includes Jazzercise, Inc., Del Mar Racetrack, T S Restaurants, the San Diego Symphony, Hilton San Diego Bayfront, Brigantine Restaurants and Rubio's.
IPREX names Big Picture PR in San Francisco, Precision Strategies in Washington, D.C., and Tiny Mighty Communications in Nashville as its first Americas Partner Cohort... Highwire launches AcroAnswers, a proprietary AI visibility platform... Big Red Oak and Naer Communications, a Calgary-based firm, form a partnership providing integrated communications and marketing services to clean energy companies and organizations across Canada.
Matter launches its Review Visibility Management service to address a shift in how companies across verticals earn trust online... A Queens school is putting out the message about Sept. 12, 2001 when people came together to help, comfort, rebuild and unite... Directive expands its Directive Communications division, which will bring PR, organic social, influencer marketing and paid social together under one integrated organization.
Praytell expands its Influence Department—which unites media, creators and social under one team... LRJ PR & Communications and Canopy Brand Group form an alliance that the firms say will bridge the operational divide between high-end brand design and strategic public relations... Twin Minds Media, Hispanic market specialist, increases the scope of its services in an effort to help brands build deeper connections with audiences through culture, storytelling, media and experiences. 
The People Platform, part of Stagwell's The Marketing Cloud, rebrands as Numetrix... Zapwater Communications has earned 17 finalist honors across two PR competitions: eight at the 68th Annual Golden Trumpet Awards, presented by the Publicity Club of Chicago, and nine at the 2026 PRSA Chicago Skyline Awards.. The Florida Public Relations Association presented 122 awards to individuals and teams from across the state at its 69th annual Golden Image and 3rd Annual Pinnacle Awards gala.
The Motion Agency acquires Vehr Communications, a Cincinnati-based strategic communications firm, effective Oct. 1... Lyceus Group, which specializes in financial services, is named a finalist for Public Relations Campaign at the 2026 ThinkAdvisor Luminaries Awards... IPSY, a curated beauty membership platform, launches IPSY Marketing Solutions, a full-funnel marketing and sales acceleration engine. 
