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Allison+Partners enters a three-year global partnership with Special Olympics International designed to support both organizations’ global inclusion objectives and increase brand awareness for its programming in sports, education, health and athlete leadership. The partnership will provide Special Olympics with access to Allison+Partners’ offices in each of its 34 markets worldwide for localized PR support around major events and seasonal milestones, including the Special Olympics Unified Cup from July 31 – August 6 and the Special Olympics World Games in Berlin in 2023. The two organizations are also launching a program that will match Allison+Partners staff to their local Special Olympics Program. “This first-of-its-kind Global Volunteer Engagement Program will give all Allison+Partners employees the opportunity to see inclusion on and off the playing field and be part of something bigger than themselves,” said Jason Teitler, SVP of global communications and brand lead, Special Olympics.
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InnoVision Marketing Group launches InnoVision Español, which will serve businesses and brands wanting to reach the Hispanic community and Hispanic-oriented clients and companies. InnoVision has been executing Hispanic campaigns for clients such as Palomar Health, Penske Automotive, Valley View Casino and Fresh Start Surgical Gifts for several years. InnoVision Español will be led by SVP & senior creative director Giselle Campos, and SVP & executive art director Jose Carrillo. “
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The Plank Center for Leadership in Public Relations will present its Betsy Plank Award to APCO Worldwide senior advisor Charlene Wheeless at the center’s 12th annual Milestones in Mentoring Gala on Nov. 3 at the Union League Club of Chicago. Wheeless is also principal and chief executive officer of Charlene Wheeless, LLC. Other honorees will include Karp Randel co-founder Jane Randel (Legacy Mentor); Google VP, global communications and public affairs Corey duBrowa (Corporate Mentor); Flowers Communication Group chairman and CEO Michelle Flowers Welch (Agency Mentor); California State University, Fullerton College of Communications dean Bey-Ling Sha (Educator Mentor); and PAN Communications VP, general manager and head of DEI Brandon Thomas (Emerging Leader Award). Sponsorship opportunities for the event are available.
FleishmanHillard is shuttering its 20-member Dublin office as Omnicom Public Relations reorganizes its global operations... Vested acquires Watermark, a D.C.-based public affairs and special situations firm.... Matter earns two Pinnacle Awards 2026 Marketing & Communications honors for its clients.
Quad/Graphics launches Direct, a Quad Agency to help marketers create, execute and measure direct marketing campaigns in one connected offering... InnoVision Marketing Group SVP/senior creative director Giselle Campos and SVP/general manager Alanna Markey are among the first-ever winners of the San Diego Business Journal’s Indispensables Awards, which recognizes professionals who make the greatest impact within their organizations and across the San Diego business community... Park Place Technologies, an IT infrastructure services firm that works with Feintuch Communications, releases the second episode of its “The Savvy CIO” podcast. 
Ripley PR is named a silver winner in the TITAN American Business Awards’ Outstanding PR Campaign category... Excellera, a corporate-advisory firm, came in at number one in deal count, as well as fourth in deal value, in Mergermarket’s list of top EMEA firms... Thunderly is telling the stories of military veterans who transferred the discipline, organization and leadership skills developed in service to their country into successful post-military careers as franchise business owners, as part of its year-long "American Dreamers: The Stories of Franchising" effort.
Legendary Boston PR man George Regan is stepping down from day-to-day management of his namesake firm. The 75-year-old will remain chairman.
CGLife, a pharma agency focused on clients who are bringing therapies for rare, specialty and hard-to-treat diseases to market, combines with AI-native agency The Considered+AI... PRSA-NY announces the shortlist for the 2026 Big Apple Awards... The Agency East Public Relations, a Fort Lauderdale–based shop that works exclusively with women business owners in the early growth stage, is expanding its practice to help women business owners get found and cited by AI answer engines like ChatGPT, Google AI Mode, Perplexity, and Claude.
