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PR Newswire forms a strategic partnership with AKA Partners that will provide AKA clients with exclusive value-added access to PR Newswire’s full suite of public relations and content distribution networks. The partnership will also give PR Newswire clients exclusive access to AKA’s Chicago-headquartered team of creative strategists, content producers, visual content editors, designers and media experts. “With their 25-year track record delivering breakthrough earned, paid and owned content for the world’s leading brands, we believe AKA enhances our services and offers further value for more brands to share their stories across all media,” said Nicole Guillot, President of PR Newswire.
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Reputation Doctor launches Executive Reputation Advisory, a new worldwide service offering targeting C-suite executives and independent directors of corporate boards. It provides individual consulting and counseling sessions specifically for those executives. According to Reputation Doctor president and CEO Mike Paul, “in the past, these professional services were only offered in yearly campaigns and usually focused on the entire business enterprise.” The new service is a response to the pressure and increasing fiduciary responsibility on C-suite executives and independent directors on corporate boards.
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APO Group, a Pan-African communications consultancy and press release distribution service, introduces its Communications Curriculum, a program designed to help comms professionals across Africa develop their skills in all aspects of public relations, media relations and content strategy. The pro-bono initiative has been running since May as part of APO Group’s long-standing partnerships with Rugby Africa, the governing body of African rugby, and the Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar (SECAM), the institution that coordinates the Roman Catholic Church’s pastoral work in Africa. The curriculum will run for a period of 18 months and involves more than 130 trainees from 30 countries, who will receive more than 60 hours of online training. It also features appearances from guest speakers from such organizations as CNN, the BBC, Al Jazeera and Euronews.
Praytell expands its Influence Department—which unites media, creators and social under one team... LRJ PR & Communications and Canopy Brand Group form an alliance that the firms say will bridge the operational divide between high-end brand design and strategic public relations... Twin Minds Media, Hispanic market specialist, increases the scope of its services in an effort to help brands build deeper connections with audiences through culture, storytelling, media and experiences. 
The People Platform, part of Stagwell's The Marketing Cloud, rebrands as Numetrix... Zapwater Communications has earned 17 finalist honors across two PR competitions: eight at the 68th Annual Golden Trumpet Awards, presented by the Publicity Club of Chicago, and nine at the 2026 PRSA Chicago Skyline Awards.. The Florida Public Relations Association presented 122 awards to individuals and teams from across the state at its 69th annual Golden Image and 3rd Annual Pinnacle Awards gala.
The Motion Agency acquires Vehr Communications, a Cincinnati-based strategic communications firm, effective Oct. 1... Lyceus Group, which specializes in financial services, is named a finalist for Public Relations Campaign at the 2026 ThinkAdvisor Luminaries Awards... IPSY, a curated beauty membership platform, launches IPSY Marketing Solutions, a full-funnel marketing and sales acceleration engine. 
Fire on the Hill, which has offices in London, Manchester, New York and Paris, is providing pro bono communications support to the Intergenerational Foundation, the UK's leading authority on intergenerational fairness... The PRSA-NY Big Apple Awards Gala on Sept. 17 will have Gio Benitez, co-anchor of the weekend edition of “Good Morning America” and ABC News transportation correspondent, serving as emcee... CasePR, a boutique litigation communications firm, launches in Portland, OR.
inFocus, which works with entertainment, media and innovation brands in the US Hispanic market and Latin America, expands into Mexico... Modern Currency Public Relations, which will celebrate its 10th anniversary in 2027, launches an AI visibility & generative engine optimization practice... Adfactors PR, India’s largest reputation and critical issues advisory, acquires Australian communication consultancy SenateSHJ.
