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Qorvis launches and registers its Qorvis GeoPols Dubai Multi Commodities Centre, the firm’s physical presence in the United Arab Emirates. Following the management buyout and relaunch earlier this year, the establishment of the DMCC hub complements Qorvis’ Washington, D.C. headquarters and presence in Geneva, Brussels and Riyadh. Its capabilities include capital and financial transaction compliance and transparency solutions, and branded news and premium content, as well as global advocacy, strategic communications, creative and digital services. The new unit will be led by managing partner for the EMEA region Grace Fenstermaker and chief financial officer Özkan Yilmaz. “The strategic expansion positions Qorvis as the premier partner for clients seeking comprehensive solutions at the nexus of capital and influence,” says Qorvis chief excutive Matt J. Lauer. The agency has also appointed Jesse Schatz as director in Riyadh.
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Jackson Spalding unveils a new brand identity, which includes a reimagined logo and color palette, as well as the relaunch of the agency’s website. The agency says that the revamped JacksonSpalding.com was developed with a focus on immediately showcasing the power of the agency’s clients, work and team. The new logo, which was created by Jackson Spalding designer and Steely Works founder Brian Steely, is intended to represent collaboration, performance and relationship. “Our purpose statement is to cultivate meaningful relationships rooted in mutual respect – within our agency, with our clients and in our communities,” said agency co-founder Glen Jackson. Founded in 1995, Jackson Spalding, which works with such clients as The Coca-Cola Company, Delta Air Lines, Google and, L.L. Bean, has offices in Atlanta, Dallas, Los Angeles and Athens, GA, in addition to team members located throughout the country.
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The Museum of Public Relations elects Renée Edelman, Mara Hedgecoth and Stacey Jones to its board of directors. Edelman, senior VP, archivist & special projects, worked on the Edelman Museum that opened in the firm's new Chicago co-headquarters in fall 2022 to celebrate Edelman's 70th anniversary. She previously served for 25 years as senior media strategist for Edelman's global technology practice. Hedgecoth is APCO Worldwide chief communication and marketing officer, Hedgecoth leading the firm’s global marketing effort as well as directing brand and global business initiatives on behalf of the agency. Stacey Jones, who most recently led corporate communications at Accenture, is Immediate past president and member of the executive committee of the Institute for Public Relations.
Edelman launches Edelman Intelligence, bringing together the firm’s proprietary AI solutions, data science, research, analytics and predictive intelligence capabilities into a unified organization... Havas Paris is acquiring Format, an agency specializing in next‑generation corporate influence communications... Trevelino/Keller launches Exec-AI, a solution aimed at demonstrating the power of executive visibility across generative AI platforms as well as measuring an executive's contributing visibility lift on the companies they lead.
Moburst, which develops digital marketing and AI-powered solutions for its clients, receives an $11.8M investment from private investment firm Chrysalis Holdings, LLC... BoardroomPR launches its Answer Engine Optimization service which is designed to help businesses strengthen visibility and authority... Matter ups its focus on strategic video production services.
FleishmanHillard has launched an “America 250” unit to help clients capitalize on the events tied to the celebration of the semiquincentennial of the US.
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 they find brand influence as “extremely” or “very” important.
