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Antenna Group opens a London office, which will provide strategic counsel for global clients investing in the UK and European markets, as well as supporting established UK and European-based organizations. Market sectors that Antenna’s UK operation will focus on include climate tech, mobility and transportation, health and the built environment and real estate. The office will be led by Reed Haeckel, senior director of growth, Europe, and Emily Taylor, senior director of strategy and research, who will operate alongside a wider network of public relations, public affairs, marketing and creative consultants with plans to hire and expand operations in the UK, and across Europe, throughout 2023 and 2024. “Our expanded footprint enables Antenna to continue to partner with Europe and UK-based companies who share our commitment to innovation and technology in the name of climate, sustainability and equity,” said Antenna CEO Keith Zakheim.
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The Worldcom Public Relations Group adds Paues Åberg Communications of Stockholm, Sweden and LRM Comunicaciones, Santiago, Chile as members. Paues Åberg, founded in 2013, focuses on public affairs, corporate communication, and financial communication. The agency has worked with nearly 300 clients. LRM Comunicaciones provides clients with strategic communications and marketing, with a particular expertise in press management. They also advise companies on corporate communications via digital marketing as well as the writing and designing of blogs, newsletters, online magazines and web pages. “They are highly respected in their local markets, and have deep experience in public relations and communications. We are excited to welcome them to the partnership and look forward to collaborating with and learning from them,” said Worldcom managing director Todd Lynch.
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History Factory, a Chantilly, VA agency that leverages research, archives management and technology to help companies translate their history and heritage into better performance and results, launches a new brand and website. The launch follows History Factory’s introduction of a new logo in December 2022. The agency says the new website is designed to streamline the visitor experience and highlight the ways that organizations might use their history and heritage to generate results based on their lived experiences. History Factory has worked with clients including the NFL, Verizon, Southwest Airlines and S&P Global.
Brunner, a Pittsburgh-based integrated marketing agency, acquires AdSkate, an AI-powered creative analytics and marketing intelligence platform that helps brands and agencies optimize advertising performance... Augustine Agency launches Flavor Theory, a foodservice marketing practice aimed at helping restaurants, food manufacturers, distributors and institutional dining organizations grow their brands and businesses... The Acceleration Community of Companies releases a report finding that almost half (49 percent) of Gen Z sports fans say they have become interested in a new sport or athlete because of fan-created content or something entirely outside the sport. 
VPE Communications, which helps organizations authentically connect with diverse audiences, celebrates 38 years in business and announces a new ownership structure... Praytell expands into the Asian market with the opening of a new office in Singapore... The International Public Relations Network unveils a new visual identity and redesigned website. 
SourceCode Communications launches SourceCode Germany, establishing the agency's first office in continental Europe... Clario Group acquires Ted Miller Group, a Miami-founded agency focused on clients in the technology, travel & leisure and financial services sectors... Global Situation Room’s Global Risk Advisory Council is hosting a July 23 webinar that will go over the results of its new Reputation Risk Index.
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.
