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ICR launches ICR Event Planning & Management. The new division builds on the agency’s experience developing and managing the annual ICR Conference, which averages more than 3,000 attendees and 300 presenting companies. It is focused on providing the technology, logistics and management to support virtual or in-person event needs for such events as analyst or investor days, retail investor webinars, shareholder events, annual meetings and programmed conferences. “Our team not only brings the latest techniques in developing multi-platform events, but a deep understanding of how to reach, aggregate, and engage critical stakeholders from our 25 years leading investor relations and corporate communications for public and private companies,” said ICR co-founder and CEO Tom Ryan.
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Krupp Kommunications rebrands as Krupp. In addition to the new name, the rebrand includes a new website and brand identity. Founded in 1996 by CEO Heidi Krupp, the firm has expanded from a one-person shop to a fully remote global agency with full-time staff and partners in such locations as Maui, Los Angeles, Arizona, Chicago, the DC area and the New York tri-state area. In addition to that transition, the agency made investments in technology and data analysis that have led to the establishment of an insights and analytics team to better assess changing market trends. Krupp says that the impact of COVID-19 spurred much of the firm’s transformation. “We invested in establishing an effective remote workspace and found that the flexibility it offered made us more effective and happier across the board,” she said.
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The Diversity Marketing Consortium reaches $1M worth of pro bono communications services that have been provided to women and POC-led startups. Founded in July 2020 in partnership with Harlem Capital Partners, DMC is now made up of eight marketing and communications agencies—Cheer Partners, SourceCode Communications, Superbolt, Peppercomm, Clarity, Racepoint Global, Praytell and Max Borges Agency. To date, the DMC has supported more than 20 clients across such industries as healthcare, insurtech and the future of work. “We have seen tremendous success since founding the DMC, largely in part to our growing cohort of agency partners and the brands that we’ve supported,” Greg Mondshein, co-founder of the Diversity Marketing Consortium and SourceCode managing partner. The DMC is accepting applications for new agencies to join the organization.
Acceleration Community of Companies, a network of independent media, marketing, and communications agencies including DKC, Stripe Theory and MKG, expands ACC Intelligence... Crosby Marketing Communications CEO Raymond Crosby is named to the Anne Arundel County Chamber of Commerce’s 2026 Business Hall of Fame Class... Superson, a Helsinki-based agency with hubs in Amsterdam, Toronto and Singapore, is expanding its footprint in North America with the opening of a Toronto office.
MMGY and Las Vegas-based R&R partners are joining forces under parent company MMGY Global... HarrisQuest, the brand and reputation intelligence platform from The Harris Poll, launches HarrisQuest MCP (Model Context Protocol), which lets users easily connect an AI assistant to external data and tools... Curious Orange, a Dublin-based firm that offers strategy, creative design, digital performance marketing, and AI-enabled workflows, launches Curious Orange Live, a dedicated live experiential marketing agency.
The Messina Group is rebranding as Fortius Global and opening an office in London. Jim Messina, who launched the firm in 2013 after serving as campaign manager for Obama for America, will serve as CEO of Fortius Global and continue to set the vision, strategy, and execution for Fortius and its companies... The New York Chapter of the National Investor Relations Institute names the new members of its NextGen Committee for the 2026-2027 term... Billion Dollar Boy, a social and influencer marketing agency with offices in New York and London, acquires Santa Monica, CA-headquartered Creator Authority.
Slowey McManus Communications is receiving a majority stake investment from Adi Sarosa, founder and managing partner of AA24 Communications... Seven Letter, a Washington, D.C.-based bipartisan strategic communications and public affairs firm, marks its 20th anniversary... Jack Morton launches a new global brand identity.
Peregrine, which specializes in asset and wealth management, adds a Los Angeles office to its locations in New York and London... The Dilenschneider Group, which was founded by Hill & Knowlton CEO Robert Dilenschneider, marks 35 years in business... Meltwater launches Intelligence is Always in Style, a marketing campaign based on a short-film series starring actress Kim Cattrall.
