 |
| Sam Myers, Jr. |
Place Public Affairs is launched by Sam Myers, Jr., who was most recently managing director at Rational 360. Myers has also served as a presidential advance associate for the Biden White House as well as in the Obama and Clinton administrations. On the agency side, he has served as president of BCW Global’s Direct Impact unit and vice president, partnerships and development at Huge. Place Public Affairs’ offerings include message development, media landscape assessment, grassroots and grasstops advocacy, third-party advocate engagement, event production and digital public affairs. Myers says that the goal of the new agency is to “align public policies and public sentiment closer to our clients’ business interests.”
 |
ARInsights, which provides an SaaS platform for managing analyst relations and B2B influencer relations programs, acquires The Wind Communications Agency, an analyst relations services firm and consultancy. Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. With the acquisition, ARInsights expands its ServicePlus AR operational services to address companies’ full spectrum of AR needs. The new services include AR strategy; program execution; AR operations and peer reviews management. All Wind Communications staff will become ARInsights team members under the continued leadership of Patricia and Greg Wind. In addition, to support client needs, ARInsights will continue to work with other partners and agencies in the AR ecosystem. “Wind Communications has been a longtime and valued partner of ours, with a well-deserved reputation for excellence in AR strategy and execution,” said ARInsights CEO Andy Zimmerman. “Bringing their founders Patty and Greg Wind, along with their talented team, to ARInsights is a natural and exciting fit for our business and an important part of ARInsights’ evolution.”
 |
CTP, a Boston-based creative communications agency, opens an office in North Carolina. The expansion is planned to fuel growth in industries where CTP has developed significant branding, advertising and communications expertise, including education, travel & tourism, technology and financial services. The agency has already worked with North Carolina-based clients including Apiture, Red Hat, Pinehurst Resort, Wrightsville Beach and Cameron Art Museum. The office will be led by CTP executive creative director Grant Pace. “The energy and innovation driving the state’s growth perfectly align with CTP’s core strengths,” said Pace.
KNB Communications acquires Roketto, a digital agency specializing in generative engine optimization, web design and development, digital advertising and inbound marketing strategy. The combined agency rebrands as Sōvyn... Krupp Agency, an independent New York shop, celebrates its 30th anniversary.... The Worldcom Public Relations Group adds CARRALSIERRA in Mexico City and We Are DNA in Bristol, UK.
The Motion Agency, a woman-owned marketing-services agency, acquires Chicago-based ad agency LKH&S, which has clients such as Hyundai, EmployCo, EvAI and Toggler... Method Communications, which has offices in New York, London and San Francisco, opens in Boston... IPREX adds Coral Communications (South Africa), PR Consultancy (Montenegro) SE2 (Denver) and Trium (Albania).
Kloss Creatives, which works with consumer packaged goods and wellness brands, rebrands to KALET... Everything Branding, which operates from offices in San Diego and Michigan, acquires Darlington Marketing Co... Onfolio Holdings launches SharePulse, an investor relations analytics and engagement platform, and Parlance, a managed communications service.
Fire on the Hill, and Fourth Day, along with its sister company Quatrième Jour, are merging... 5W publishes a study that says many long-time media heavy hitters are coming up short in terms of their AI influence... EducationDynamics, a higher education marketing and enrollment management company, acquires Net Natives... Mark Allen & Co. is launching an expanded thought leadership model with multiple activations at Cannes Lions 2026. 
4media group acquires The CauseWay Agency, a purpose-driven communications agency specializing in public service announcements... Featured, an AI co-pilot for PR, launches a platform that will allow PR professionals and subject-matter experts to find media opportunities, submit pitches, and land featured placements... IPREX, a global network of independent communications and marketing agencies, brings on Heidi Otway of SalterMitchell PR in Florida as global president.
