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Montieth & Company is providing pro-bono PR to support St. Louis' Afghan Resettlement Initiative. It worked with the media to help tell the story of people like Shazia Jamili, who shared with BBC Radio how she barely made it out of Afghanistan, and Inamullah Niazai, who spoke with the Associated Press in May. The initiative is led by Jerry Schlichter, founder of the St. Louis-based non-profit global startup competition Arch Grants in collaboration with the International Institute of St. Louis, the region's leading resettlement organization. "This is an important call to action and we are honored to contribute to a cause that has a tangible impact on people's lives," said M&Co CEO Montieth Illingworth.
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Wondersauce and Praytell, which are both part of the Project Worldwide network, launched a marketing collective designed to help brands enter the Web3 space. Wondersauce and Praytell W3 will be led by Wondersauce CEO and co-founder John Sampogna and Praytell head of innovation Nate Jaffee. The collective will work with clients to shorten the Web3 learning curve, identify brand-centric opportunities and execute Web3 concepts. Its services include web and NFT design, frontend and backend development, crisis management and message development. "Our focus is on building bridges between innovation happening natively in Web3 and mainstream adoption," said Jaffee.
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Dragon Horse Agency of Naples, FL, opens a Los Angeles area office in Santa Monica's 100 Wilshire Building. The location provides access to LA's creative, marketing, and media-related companies, as well as to "Silicon Beach" with Microsoft, Meta, Google, Activision, E.A. and SNAP. Dragon Horse director of business development Robert Kenney will lead the Los Angeles/West Coast office. "L.A.'s diversity of culture and industry, talent-rich environment, and top universities will allow Dragon Horse to expand and enhance our platform," said Dragon Horse co-founder Patrick Blake Renda.
ICR releases a report that says the SPAC IPO market has been trending upward—and is likely to stay on that track... Washington Women in PR is sponsoring an April 15 event that looks at how women can change the dynamics that often keep them in lower-visibility positions through strategic self-advocacy and organizational awareness... Life Science Cares Boston, an organization supported by LaVoieHeathScience, will convene leaders, employees and partners from across the life sciences industry for its annual Impact Breakfast on April 13 at the Omni Boston Hotel at the Seaport.
Bell Yard Communications and Kysen PR, London-based firms that focus on legal market and litigation PR, are merging. The combined firm will operate as Bell Yard Kysen Communications... FINN Partners launches Travel with Tastemakers, a global report that looks at more than 25 destinations through the eyes of the creatives who shape them... Baker Public Relations, a woman-owned agency based in Albany with offices in Pittsburgh, PA and St. Petersburg, FL, rebrands as The Baker Agency. 
ChangeMakers, an independent shop with 400 professionals across Canada and the U.S., is merging with The Creative Dept., which advises innovative and culture-shaping companies on brand strategy and creative direction... Full Court Press Communications, a Bay Area-based strategic communications firm, celebrates its 25th anniversary... R&J Strategic Communications marks its 40th anniversary by launching its Moments That Made a Difference campaign.
PAN consolidates its AI visibility research and best practices into the AI Credibility Hub... The Door, the integrated PR and marketing subsidiary of Dolphin, opens an office in Miami... Collins + Co., of Baltimore expands its operations with an office in Denver, led by chief of creative Carli Cohen and VP of marketing Melissa Novitski... The Global Risk Advisory Council is hosting an April 14 webinar that will look at how executives and organizations in the philanthropy sector can navigate this time of unprecedented risk. 
