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Marathon Strategies has released Meet the Freshmen, a guide to the new members of Congress. It provides access to the background of incoming House members, as well as listing their positions on such issues as the economy, trade, crime, energy and climate. It features an interactive map, whereby zooming in on individual congressional districts users can learn about every new member. They can also sign up on the site to receive updates as additional races are called.
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Yes& merges with Lipman Hearne, a Chicago-based firm with expertise in higher education and philanthropy marketing. The newly merged unit will be known as Yes& Lipman Hearne and will include staff members from both organizations. Alexia Koelling, executive VP of consulting and account management at Lipman Hearne, and Kirsten Federke, senior VP of enrollment marketing, will lead the new unit. “This new partnership enables Lipman Hearne’s clients to take advantage of Yes&’s full end-to-end marketing services, complementing Lipman Hearne’s strengths in strategy, research and creative design, with a focus on the evolving higher education marketplace,” said Yes& president and CEO Robert W. Sprague.
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The Diversity Marketing Consortium brings on talent acquisition platform Workable. The platform is DMC’s first-ever software partner and service offering outside of its suite of marketing services. All of DMC’s present and former clients will now have access to the full spectrum of the Workable platform for six months at no cost. Workable helps users manage hiring through one centralized workspace, attract more candidates with advanced job board integrations, provide candidates with a seamless interview experience and automate basics tasks. “We’ve been a Workable customer for years and to be able to offer their platform to DMC clients at no cost is sure to have a significant impact on their ability to hire the talent they need to grow and scale,” said Becky Honeyman, managing partner at SourceCode Communications and co-founder of the Diversity Marketing Consortium.
Prosek Partners opens in San Francisco under the leadership of partner Nadia Damouni... Caliber Corporate Advisers, which works with clients in the fintech and financial services sectors, introduces the Caliber Authority Index (Caliber AI), a proprietary measurement platform... Herbie Thiele Consulting, a public affairs firm blending lobbying and communications, is launched by the longtime Sachs Media partner.
Bospar expands its Audit*E tool for small- and medium-sized businesses, which provides comprehensive visibility scoring, competitive analysis and platform-specific improvement recommendations, giving users actionable intelligence to help with brand positioning.... 5W is increasing its presence in Tampa and the Florida market....PR Consultants Group, a nationwide network of senior-level public relations, strategic communications and marketing specialists in more than 50 U.S. markets, has brought on 13 independently owned public relations firms across 13 markets and 12 states so far in 2026.
Real Chemistry launches MaestroHCP, which is designed to help pharmaceutical marketers plan, activate and measure HCP engagement with more speed, precision and control... Laughlin Constable Public Relations receives a Skyline Award from PRSA... 1Milk2Sugars, which has offices in New York, Toronto and Montréal, is expanding its influencer marketing offering with the establishment of a dedicated U.S.-based influencer team.
10Fold launches MetricsMatter 5.0, a proprietary communications intelligence platform that brings together earned media, social, digital, competitive performance, website activity and visibility across five leading LLMs... Stagwell increases its investment in Real Clear Holdings, publisher of political intelligence platform Real Clear Politics and creator of the RCP Poll Average... Aim & Grace, which works with tourism, hospitality and lifestyle brands, is launched by Amy Skelding and Grace Parker, who previously led Finn Partners' UK travel practice.
Weber Shandwick U.S. president Michael Wehman joins The LAGRANT Foundation board of directors... Financial Profiles, a strategic communications firm that provides companies with IR, PR. transactions and crisis communications, introduces ValueView360... Babbit Bodner, an Atlanta-based agency, is expanding to New York City.
