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BECK Media & Marketing, which focuses on entertainment and tech clients, acquires San Francisco-based media-technology agency Big Noise PR and Beaucoup Media, which represents music artists, songwriters, labels and publishing houses as well as other entertainment clients. The combined companies will operate under the BECK Media banner, effective immediately. Big Noise founder Bronagh Hanley will join BECK in an advisory role in addition to pursuing other ventures. Beaucoup founder Amber Williams-Wright, who remains based in Nashville, has joined BECK Media as a vice president, working closely with BECK Media’s Atlanta office and managing special projects for the agency. BECK Media & Marketing CEO and founder Todd Beck said the “dual acquisition announcement is an important milestone in the ongoing transformation of BECK Media.”
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Gravity Global, a B2B and complex markets consultancy, picks up Mojo Media Labs, a specialist in account-based marketing. The acquisition is Gravity’s third in the past three months. With the completion of the transaction, Mojo CEO and president Nikole Rose will lead the acquired business moving forward, formalizing an arrangement already in place with Mojo CEO Mike Rose, who now serves in a non-executive/advisory capacity. In March, Gravity acquired the B2B practice of 9thWonder and content marketing agency Morsekode. “Mojo’s expertise makes us a major player in ABM,” said Jose Lozano, U.S. CEO of Gravity Global. “We now provide all three critical ABM components of strategy, content, and marketing automation.”
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PRophet, an AI-driven PR pitch platform and The Harris Poll, both part of Stagwell, are partnering on an initiative that will give Harris clients access to PRophet’s platform. The joint effort enables Harris Poll clients to test the “mediability” of their research before conducting survey fieldwork. After completing their poll, they can then use PRophet’s technology to test its news angle and identify the journalists most likely to cover their story and predict how positively they’d write about it. “Journalist interest will always be an essential part of every thought leadership project, as it bridges the critical gap between content owner and visibility among critical stakeholders, including the public,” said . Our partnership with PRophet will lead to even more compelling surveys for our clients while helping them perfect their media outreach,” said Erica Parker, managing director of the Media Communications Research Practice at The Harris Poll.
Havas acquires MUT, a Barcelona-based firm focused on experiential marketing and sustainable events... IPREX lauches its AI Task Force...D S Simon Media, one of the first companies to produce a satellite media tour, celebrates its 40th anniversary... Washington Women in Public Relations is sponsoring an event that shows communications pros who work with associations how they can get their messages across clearly, credibly and courageously. “How Associations Lead with Strategic Storytelling,” at 6 p.m. on July 16.
TEAM LEWIS starts up its AI Practice... Thunderly launches a year-long storytelling campaign focused on how franchising can provide a pathway to business ownership... JIN, a European communications consulting group, introduces "AI Campaigning", a corporate offering designed to model and anticipate stakeholder behavior.
Karsh Hagan and Madden Media join forces as KHM... Endeavor Communications opens an office in the Harbor Point neighborhood of Stamford, CT... Big Red Oak, a Toronto-based communications firm, and D.C. area-based PA firm New Hill Consulting have launched a joint service exclusively for companies in the nuclear energy sector... The Pollack Group has partnered with Brandi AI, a platform for enterprise brand intelligence, AI visibility and Generative Engine Optimization.
Real Chemistry acquires Spurwing Communications, which advises pharmaceutical and healthcare organizations—as well as clients across a broader range of industries—throughout APAC... 5W AI Communications (5WPR) is moving its headquarters from New York to Florida (Miami, Tampa)... Valence Communications, which will focus on biopharmaceutical companies, launches under Matt Middleman, who was founder and CEO at LifeSci Communications.
Moburst, which specializes in digital marketing and AI-powered solutions, acquires Amazon marketing agency Hyperzon... The Public Relations Global Network launches its Health Practice Group, which brings together more than 20 independent agencies across four continents to support health care, life sciences and pharma organizations... ICR’s newly released Q2 2026 SPAC Market Update & Outlook shows a healthy environment for IPOs... Red Banyan, a senior-level crisis management, litigation PR, and reputation management firm, makes its first appearance in the Chambers and Partners listings.
