Al Smith

Stanton Communications is selected to provide media relations support for the Alfred E. Smith Memorial Foundation and its signature fundraising dinner featuring the presidential nominees of the two major political parties, both of whom have been invited to the October 17 event, which will be hosted by Archbishop of New York Timothy Cardinal Dolan. The foundation, which has been in existence since 1946, has raised tens of millions of dollars for New York’s most vulnerable women and children. Speakers at its annual dinner have included Winston Churchill, John McCain, Stephen Colbert and Peggy Noonan, as well as Presidents Dwight Eisenhower, John F. Kennedy, Ronald Reagan and Barack Obama. Last year’s speaker was Henry Kissinger in his final public appearance. “Media interest in the dinner always is intense given the stature of the speakers,” said Stanton Communications CEO Peter Stanton. “Its appeal is increased by the fact that the Smith Dinner is usually conducted in a genial tone after a season of intense political discourse.”

Craft

FINN Partners is named AOR for supply chain resilience company Craft. Craft will work directly with FINN’s global supply chain practice, a specialized team within its technology practice. FINN will provide an integrated communications strategy aimed at growing awareness and understanding of Craft’s brand and offerings. It will target decision makers and purchase influencers across the supply chain, procurement, finance, regulatory compliance and ESG business functions at large organizations and agencies across the US federal government. Craft’s user-friendly platform offers clients 360-degree visibility to explore and evaluate supplier networks, AI-driven insights to detect and mitigate disruptions, and collaborative tools to enhance supply chain strategies. “We are an ideal solution for what the market is demanding, but we need greater awareness quickly,” said Craft CMO Mimi Spier. "We have no doubt that FINN is the best team to help us achieve that. In fact, we’re astonished at the level of thinking and domain expertise an agency could bring in this space.”

ROth

IBN (“InvestorBrandNetwork”), a corporate communications firm and content distributor, is collaborating with ROTH Capital Partners on the 11th Annual Solar and Storage Symposium. The event will be held in conjunction with RE+ 2024, which covers issues of imporance to the clean energy industry, on September 10-11 at Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, CA. IBN will work to heighten the visibility of the conference via a variety of digital channels. InvestorWire, which is powered by IBN, will be a key driver of syndicating content across thousands of news outlets. “ROTH is perfectly positioned to draw on their extensive industry network to encourage deal discovery even in this challenging macroeconomic environment,” said IBN director of global operations Randy Clark.