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Stagwell acquires Tinsel Experiential Design, a marketing and design studio focused on immersive customer experiences and experiential engagement. The studio will be part of Stagwell's Constellation Network of agencies. Tinsel will retain its brand, and its founders – Adette C. Contreras, Liz Castelli, and Erica Taylor Haskins – will remain in leadership roles. The terms of the deal were not disclosed. Started up in 2011, Tinsel has worked with such clients as Sony Music Entertainment, GitHub, Pfizer and Uber. Its offerings include environmental design, 3D renderings, and conference and corporate events experience. The firm also has expertise in the B2B technology space. "One of the main reasons we looked at Tinsel to begin with was the culture of humanity, collaboration, and creativity that shapes and guides the organization on a daily basis, making space for big ideas that have earned the agency a reputation for cutting-edge, avant garde design and creative concepts," said Constellation Network chair Justin Lewis.
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Goldman Communications Group president Sherry Goldman launches “Let’s Talk PR & More!”, a weekly radio show. Each half-hour show features a conversation with an industry leader about a PR-centric topic. Topics addressed in the conversations include PR best practices, recent industry trends, case studies, the media, marketing, strategy, career development and profiles of PR pros. Let’s Talk PR & More! airs every Monday at 5pm EDT on WRHU-FM (in the greater New York City area) and is available nationally on the station’s livestream online and on most streaming devices. It is also available as a podcast on such platforms as Apple podcasts, Spotify, iHeart, and Amazon, as well as on Goldman Communications Group’s website). “I want this show to be a forum for what is important and relevant to people in the PR industry and beyond,” said Goldman.
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Real Chemistry forms a strategic partnership with Writer, a generative AI platform for enterprises. Through this partnership, all Real Chemistry team members will have access to Writer. The companies will also work together to build proprietary and custom-trained generative AI functionality specific to the needs and complexities of the regulated healthcare environment. “Extending our AI investment with Writer will improve the quality of our work and open new ways to reach patients and healthcare providers with accessible, personalized content at scale, benefitting our healthcare clients and the industry as a whole,” said Real Chemistry chief technology officer Simeon Simeonov. Real Chemistry’s AI products and services portfolio also includes its proprietary Insights System with ChatGPT, advanced prompt engineering, data integration and automation capabilities.
The Messina Group is rebranding as Fortius Global and opening an office in London. Jim Messina, who launched the firm in 2013 after serving as campaign manager for Obama for America, will serve as CEO of Fortius Global and continue to set the vision, strategy, and execution for Fortius and its companies... The New York Chapter of the National Investor Relations Institute names the new members of its NextGen Committee for the 2026-2027 term... Billion Dollar Boy, a social and influencer marketing agency with offices in New York and London, acquires Santa Monica, CA-headquartered Creator Authority.
Slowey McManus Communications is receiving a majority stake investment from Adi Sarosa, founder and managing partner of AA24 Communications... Seven Letter, a Washington, D.C.-based bipartisan strategic communications and public affairs firm, marks its 20th anniversary... Jack Morton launches a new global brand identity.
Peregrine, which specializes in asset and wealth management, adds a Los Angeles office to its locations in New York and London... The Dilenschneider Group, which was founded by Hill & Knowlton CEO Robert Dilenschneider, marks 35 years in business... Meltwater launches Intelligence is Always in Style, a marketing campaign based on a short-film series starring actress Kim Cattrall.
53Six, a Dublin- and London-based sports marketing agency, is acquired by Irish experience and entertainment group FUEL... Blue Highway Advisory releases a report that looks at how the shift from CEO to AI has changed the way in which consumers access information, and offers advice on how to handle the new landscape... Get Engaged, whose services include campaign ideation, social media management, influencer marketing, celebrity partnerships, content production and paid media, joins SAMY, a social-first agency headquartered in Madrid. 
The Hoffman Agency, a Silicon Valley-based firm with offices in Europe, Asia and the U.S., teams up with United Partners Network, a global community of independent communications agencies... ChangeMakers acquires R&G Strategic, a Halifax, Nova Scotia-based firm with a practice that spans ESG and sustainability strategy and reporting; stakeholder engagement; climate and GHG consulting; sustainability campaigns; branding; communications; and marketing... AltaVista Strategic Partners, a Baltimore-based firm, opens an second office in Tampa, effective Oct. 15.
