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Orchestra acquires Small Girls PR, a consumer PR agency that specializes in earned media, influencer marketing and experiential activations. Small Girls PR will have access to Orchestra’s operations, resources and team of strategic storytellers. Founded in 2010, Small Girls has 75 employees working from offices in New York City and Los Angeles. Its clients include Taskrabbit, GE, Jack in the Box, Nutrafol and Snapchat. “This acquisition not only expands our consumer offering but also introduces a scalable, high-quality creative process to our organization that will benefit all Orchestra client,” said Orchestra CEO Jonathan Rosen. Orchestra’s portfolio of agencies also includes currently includes BerlinRosen, Brightmode, Civitas Public Affairs Group, Glen Echo, Derris, Inkhouse, M18, Message Lab and Onward.
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C&M International is rebranding to Crowell Global Advisors, a move intended to reflect its growth and continued commitment to helping clients navigate the geopolitical landscape and develop effective business and advocacy strategies. CGA’s expanded team of former C-suite executives, senior government officials and industry veterans will continue to provide strategic counsel and international trade consulting to clients across such industries as healthcare, digital technology and manufacturing. “We have evolved our business and team to align with the unique demands of this rapidly changing global policy environment, and our new brand identity reflects our focus on delivering results for clients that improve lives, strengthen economies, and foster a sustainable future,” said CGA president and CEO Geralyn Ritter.
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Blue Communications, a London-based PR & communications and digital marketing agency focused on the marine and renewable energy markets, acquires 100% of Saltwater Stone, an agency that targets the marine leisure, white boat and super yacht market, a sector recently valued at over $43 billion globally. Under its new ownership the agency, which was founded more than 30 years ago, will be renamed Saltwater and its employees will work under the Saltwater brand, with additional integrated services delivered through BLUE. “We’re really excited to work with the Saltwater team to help supercharge and invest in its growth with our additional services and resources,” said BLUE managing director Alisdair Pettigrew.
Stagwell launches NewVoices.ai, an independent AI-powered sales agent that can book appointments, drive conversions, resolve questions and handle customer concerns... Cision acquires search intelligence platform Trajaan... The McRae Agency, a Scottsdale, AZ-firm t, celebrates its 30th anniversary.
energi PR, an independent shop based in Montréal and Toronto, marks its 35th anniversary. It is the Canadian affiliate of DC-headquartered GHMC (Global Health Marketing & Communications)... Barabino & Partners and Community, which are part of Italy’s Excellera Advisory Group, snag top positions in the MergerLinks rankings in the PR Consultants in EMEA category... Honeyjar, an “AI co-pilot” that will leverage brand context, goals and campaign history into a collaborative workspace providing communications & PR pros with assistance across the end-to-end execution of communications, announces a $2M pre-seed fundraise and the launch of its Early Access waitlist.
The Communications Group, a Little Rock-based shop releases its first Public Affairs Marketing Trends Report... The Worldcom Public Relations Group votes Paris-based firm SEITOSEI•ACTIFIN into its global partnership... PRNEWS, a European PR-tech firm, relocates its U.S. headquarters to downtown Miami.
af&co., a San Francisco-based hospitality marketing and PR agency founded by Andrew Freeman, is marking its 20th anniversary... Notified launches Syndicated Articles... Crosby Marketing Communications selects four students from Anne Arundel Community College for its marketing scholars program.
KCSA Strategic Communications launches the KCSA AI Lab, which will develop proprietary AI systems to expand what strategic communications can achieve for PR and IR clients... Clipbook, a vertical AI platform for strategic communications and public affairs, closes a $3.3 million seed round co-led by Mark Cuban, Commonweal Ventures and Carpenter Capital... VizSense, a Boston-based AI influencer marketing agency, teams up with holographic storytelling company Geminai, to launch what they say is the next frontier in brand experiences: interactive holograms powered by AI.
