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Milldam Public Relations launches its Data Center Community Relations Service, which will exclusively serve the digital infrastructure sector. The new practice offers services that include establishing partnerships with third-party organizations, communicating the benefits of data centers in the community, developing and providing key talking points and implementing grassroots campaigns and community outreach. The agency says the service is being launched in response to the recent widespread backlash to data center development and the lack of tools to combat this within the data center industry. The new service offering will be overseen by agency partner Adam Waitkunas, utilizing his nearly twenty years of data center industry experience and his background in politics and public affairs. "It's imperative that developers and operators implement community relations to help ensure a seamless development process," said Waitkunas.
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Dukas Linden Public Relations is playing a central role in the SEC’s long-awaited approval for spot Bitcoin ETFs. DLPR represented two firms that were greenlighted to begin trading in Bitcoin ETFs as well as two other clients that have fund applications pending with the SEC. One of its clients was live on the set when the SEC apparently tweeted out that it had approved trading. However, its handle had been hacked and it wasn’t quite ready to give the go-ahead. The SEC subsequently approved the ETFs the next day (Jan. 10), and according to the Wall Street Journal, “more than $4.6 billion of shares across 10 spot bitcoin ETFs changed hands Thursday (based on Dow Jones Market Data).” “The approvals usher in a pivotal moment in the cryptocurrency landscape, opening avenues for wide-based adoption and investment,” said DLPR CEO Richard Dukas. “The media and investors are closely watching developments in the space, which will likely pave the way for a new era in the rapidly-evolving digital assets space.”
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Sharon Merrill Advisors, a strategic communications and investor relations firm, launches Investor Day Concierge, a service offering that gives investor relations officers and other C-suite execs planning investor day events access to expertise and support in strategic planning, perception audits, event management, messaging & presentation development, and speaker training. “We have four decades of experience in implementing successful investor days,” said Sharon Merrill Advisors CEO Maureen Wolff. “We offer Investor Day Concierge as a one-stop solution so that IROs and the C-suite can take the guesswork out of their preparation of these important events.
Golin launches Lighthouse 360, a service helping companies handle the human side of AI adoption... PR Boutiques International adds five new members... 24 Seven, a marketing, creative and digital talent solutions firm, acquires New York-based marketing consulting firm Markacy.
The Public Relations Global Network adds Rooster, a London-based agency, as its newest member for the United Kingdom... Spectrum Science launches Mo (short for Momentum), an AI-powered platform... Kinetic Marketing Communications, a women-owned marketing communications agency and on-demand marketing talent firm, launches its Strategic Marketing AI Framework.
Ruder Finn launches rf.StoryLab, a creative incubator that merges generative AI tools with human-powered creative vision... Do It On, a Lisbon-based marketing and communication agency, joins INT. Agencies, an international collective of independent full-service agencies with a presence across five continents... The Public Relations Society of America releases “AI Prompting 101: A ‘Start Here’ Guide for Professional Communicators,” a resource offering practical, structured guidance to help communications pros integrate generative AI tools into their daily work.
PKPR, a New York-based boutique shop, launches a book publicity division focused on nonfiction authors... Palantir Technologies and Stagwell form a partnership to create an AI-driven platform for marketers... The Conference Board is presenting a Nov. 18-19 event at the Brooklyn Marriott that will look at the priorities, challenges and opportunities facing AI decision-makers today.
Gregory FCA is marking its 35th anniversary with a comprehensive rebrand... Madden Media, a Tucson-based agency, teams with Denver-based Karsh Hagan... Jasper, an AI content automation platform, launches Jasper Grid, an interface that allows marketing teams to create and orchestrate content across a range of channels, audiences and regions.
