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Prosek Partners opens its new flagship office in New York. Located in the NoMad neighborhood at 28 East 28th Street and Madison Avenue, the 34,000 square foot office, which was designed by Andre Kikoski Architecture, spans the building’s 15th floor. In addition to New York, Prosek has recently opened a new office in London, and has locations in Washington, D.C.; Boston; Los Angeles; Palm Beach; Fairfield, CT; and Cape Town, South Africa. “It was a very tough decision in the middle of the pandemic to lease a bigger space for ten years in Manhattan,” said Jennifer Prosek, Founder and Managing Partner. “But we made a bet on New York City, and a bet on our culture, and decided to move to a space that would naturally draw people back into the office, instead of forcing them. I promised I would build something 'better than home.'”
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Golin forms a strategic partnership with Cyabra, a counter-disinformation platform. One of the key offerings of the partnership is the ability to identify social media bots disseminating false narratives and damaging a brand's reputation. Cyabra's AI platform and real-time alerting system detects and reports suspicious profiles and coordinated malicious activity, helping Golin's clients to identify potential risks to their reputation and develop effective crisis communication strategies. "Disinformation campaigns can quickly damage brands, causing harm to their reputation. Cyabra's AI-powered platform helps us stay ahead of these threats, giving clients the insights they need to act swiftly and decisively,” said Golin global president, data & analytics Jonny Bentwood.
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Liquid Agency, a brand consulting and activation company headquartered in San Jose, CA, acquires Dallas-based employment branding agency MindHandle. MindHandle CEO Eric Harris will join Liquid Agency as practice lead for employee experience. The move builds on Liquid Agency's recent momentum in optimizing and aligning employee, customer and brand experience among their service offerings. Liquid’s current and former clients include Walmart, Nasdaq, Google, UGG, Nike, Nordstrom, Microsoft, GE, Silicon Valley Bank, John Deere and Ernest Packaging Solutions. “Liquid Agency’s employee experience and culture practice is currently our area of the greatest growth and demand,” said CEO Scott Gardner. “Joining forces with MindHandle, a pure-play employee experience agency, allows us to add scale and fresh ideas for the future.”
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.
Karsh Hagan and Madden Media join forces as KHM... Endeavor Communications opens an office in the Harbor Point neighborhood of Stamford, CT... Big Red Oak, a Toronto-based communications firm, and D.C. area-based PA firm New Hill Consulting have launched a joint service exclusively for companies in the nuclear energy sector... The Pollack Group has partnered with Brandi AI, a platform for enterprise brand intelligence, AI visibility and Generative Engine Optimization.
Real Chemistry acquires Spurwing Communications, which advises pharmaceutical and healthcare organizations—as well as clients across a broader range of industries—throughout APAC... 5W AI Communications (5WPR) is moving its headquarters from New York to Florida (Miami, Tampa)... Valence Communications, which will focus on biopharmaceutical companies, launches under Matt Middleman, who was founder and CEO at LifeSci Communications.
Moburst, which specializes in digital marketing and AI-powered solutions, acquires Amazon marketing agency Hyperzon... The Public Relations Global Network launches its Health Practice Group, which brings together more than 20 independent agencies across four continents to support health care, life sciences and pharma organizations... ICR’s newly released Q2 2026 SPAC Market Update & Outlook shows a healthy environment for IPOs... Red Banyan, a senior-level crisis management, litigation PR, and reputation management firm, makes its first appearance in the Chambers and Partners listings.
Deerfield Group, a marketing, communications and media firm focused on the healthcare and life sciences sectors, receives a strategic majority investment from Martis Capital, a private equity firm... Bospar and market research firm Propeller Insights release the results of a study that shows public understanding of AI and the role it plays in brand discoverability is lagging behind the progress of the technology itself... Highwire launches AcroIntelligence, a proprietary Large Media Model designed to help companies identify emerging narratives, understand competitive shifts, and make faster, more informed decisions.
