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Lambert Global acquires Roy Public Affairs Management, a communications and policy advocacy firm serving clients throughout Michigan. With the acquisition, Lambert’s new public affairs offering will include communications, advocacy, economic development, community engagement, government relations and lobbying. Roy Public Affairs will immediately start integrating into Lambert operations, starting with go-to-market planning and transitioning a client roster that includes the Autism Alliance of Michigan, Downtown Detroit Partnership, Kids Kicking Cancer, TEMO Inc. and other local and regional companies and non-profits. Roy Public Affairs founder and principal Melissa Roy joins Lambert as Detroit managing partner and will lead the firm’s public affairs practice. "Our organizations have closely aligned values and approaches to measurable outcomes and impact,” said Lambert CEO Michelle Olson.
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MacMillan Communications, which works with finance industry clients, launches its new brand: Craft & Capital. Craft & Capital will continue to be headquartered in New York and will also have team members working in-market in Los Angeles, Boston and other parts of the country. The rebrand comes along with a new website (www.craftandcapital.com), which features a refreshed look, new color scheme, and more detailed information for clients and potential clients. “Under our new name, we look forward to remaining a crucial conduit connecting the thoughts of industry-leading clients with industry-moving journalists,” said Craft & Capital vice president Aaron Siegel.
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Truescope, an Australian media intelligence company, acquires Omaha-based Universal Information Systems. The merger of the UIS brand and business to Truescope will take place take place over the next few months and migration of UIS clients to Truescape is underway. UIS chief executive officer Todd Murphy will take over as Truescope president, North America. Truescope founder and CEO John Croll said the acquisition was a significant move on the company’s part to accelerate its growth in the US media intelligence market. “Todd’s leadership, the Universal team’s decades-long local expertise and loyal client base, coupled with Truescope’s technology, will enable us to deliver a powerful an truly unparalleled service,” said Croll.
Supreme Group launches Supreme Intelligence FDE+ (Forward Deployed Expert), a service model that embeds AI-native domain experts directly inside client organizations to architect and build custom AI solutions... LaVoie Strategic Communications Group announced that the federal trademark registrations for its LHS Immersion and LHS Fifteen-Slide Presentation have been renewed... Sprout Social introduces an AI-powered social intelligence platform designed to help organizations operationalize real-time, unfiltered market conversations at scale.
Ever Wondered, a London-based advisory firm focused on helping companies deliver clear, consistent messages across every channel in AI search, launches... The Museum of Public Relations launches platform that allows users to connect with an AI persona of Edward Bernays, based entirely on his own writings... PRGN releases a study in which 89 percent of business leaders surveyed said hey find brand influence as “extremely” or “very” important.
BGR Analytics rates Texas as the best state for AI investors to place their money, according to its newly launched BGR Best States for AI Investment Index... Pierpont Communications, a PR and integrated digital marketing agency headquartered in Houston, expands into South Florida... The Pollack Group names Project Petals as the recipient of its 2026 Big Red Grant.
LaVoie Strategic Communications Group launches an integrated market platform and redesigned website meant to reflect the agency’s evolving role advising healthcare, life sciences and government organizations... Highwire publishes “Passing the Torch: A Framework for CEO Transition Communication for Professional Services Businesses"... Auris, a communications lab backed by a strategic investment from Helios & Partners, launches.
MikeWorldWide acquires HudsonLake, a strategic communications firm specializing in organizational change, employee experience and workforce communications.
