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Real Chemistry forms a partnership with Corval, a cloud-based strategic planning platform for biopharma companies, their partners and investors. The collaboration will combine the Corval platform's ability to create and manage flexible, end-to-end multi-year commercialization roadmaps, budgets and resource plans with Real Chemistry’s expertise, integrated services and data insights. The result promises to provide clients with a significant competitive advantage, enabling them to respond more dynamically to changes in their data, the market and their strategy. This proprietary platform, an added offering to Real Chemistry's suite of solutions for the biopharma sector, aims to streamline the commercialization planning process and integrate the support needed. “The Corval platform gives us a critical tool to further enhance the efficiency of commercial planning and provide the deep strategic insights that are crucial for navigating the complex biotech landscape,” said Real Chemistry integrated commercial solutions officer Ericka McKenna.
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Avoq makes a strategic investment in Sundogs, a creative performance company focused on helping companies develop AI-first, Cloud-first strategies. The firms will jointly launch a series of offerings that combine their respective strengths in advocacy, data and pioneering creative guidance. The partnership will include designing strategic workshops for chief communications officers and their teams at major brands, NGOs and advocacy organizations to navigate the evolving AI landscape, as well as developing AI and data-driven solutions to strengthen the effectiveness of advocacy and strategic communications. Avoq will also leverage Sundogs' expertise to cement its position as an industry-wide leader in the use of AI. “By combining our comprehensive market research, advertising performance data and expert insights with Sundogs’ innovative AI platform, we are uniquely positioned to help our clients achieve results, build trust and enhance their reputations,” said Avoq CEO Nicole Cornish.
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BPM-PR Firm launches an arts & culture division. The division offers specialized services including media relations and media coverage, show media previews, on-tour media support, event management, awards submissions, digital PR, celebrity obtainment, and sponsorship and partnership acquisition. It builds on the agency’s extensive experience with arts and culture clients, employing strategic media placements, influencer partnerships, and high-level press engagements to elevate their profiles and help them achieve significant visibility in the arts and culture sector. “With the launch of this dedicated division, we're ready to take our expertise to the next level, ensuring that the creative voices we represent reach the widest possible audiences," said BPM-PR Firm CEO and founder Monique Tatum.
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Reputation Ink, a marketing and PR agency focused on B2B professional services firms, publishes a guide to navigating law firm awards, rankings and lists. The agency’s free “Guide to Law Firm Awards, Rankings and Lists” equips law firms with tools and tips intended to help them elevate their profile in a competitive landscape. The guide breaks down rankings and award programs, explaining what they are, why they’re important, how to submit nominations and how to promote wins. The programs covered include Chambers and Partners, Benchmark Litigation, Law360, The Legal 500, Super Lawyers, Best Lawyers, Lawdragon and Martindale-Hubbell. “Our decades of experience submitting nominations for every legitimate program in the legal industry — and spotting the scams — give us unique insights into the nuances and pitfalls of the process,” said Reputation Ink principal and president Michelle Calcote King.
Champion, which specializes in restaurant, franchise and consumer brands, opens a Miami office, adding to its operations in Dallas and Los Angeles... Violet PR, a Montclair, NJ-based firm that focuses on economic development, commercial real estate and place branding, opens a second office on Park Avenue South in New York... Inflection Point, a founder-led, senior growth systems partner for startups and growth-stage businesses, launches... PRSA announces the recipients of its inaugural Women of Impact Awards. Honorees honorees were recognized during the PRSA Women of Impact Summit & Awards at the Union League Club of Chicago.
FleishmanHillard is shuttering its 20-member Dublin office as Omnicom Public Relations reorganizes its global operations... Vested acquires Watermark, a D.C.-based public affairs and special situations firm.... Matter earns two Pinnacle Awards 2026 Marketing & Communications honors for its clients.
Quad/Graphics launches Direct, a Quad Agency to help marketers create, execute and measure direct marketing campaigns in one connected offering... InnoVision Marketing Group SVP/senior creative director Giselle Campos and SVP/general manager Alanna Markey are among the first-ever winners of the San Diego Business Journal’s Indispensables Awards, which recognizes professionals who make the greatest impact within their organizations and across the San Diego business community... Park Place Technologies, an IT infrastructure services firm that works with Feintuch Communications, releases the second episode of its “The Savvy CIO” podcast. 
Ripley PR is named a silver winner in the TITAN American Business Awards’ Outstanding PR Campaign category... Excellera, a corporate-advisory firm, came in at number one in deal count, as well as fourth in deal value, in Mergermarket’s list of top EMEA firms... Thunderly is telling the stories of military veterans who transferred the discipline, organization and leadership skills developed in service to their country into successful post-military careers as franchise business owners, as part of its year-long "American Dreamers: The Stories of Franchising" effort.
Legendary Boston PR man George Regan is stepping down from day-to-day management of his namesake firm. The 75-year-old will remain chairman.
