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AC&M Group, a minority-owned marketing agency based in Charlotte, NC, opens an office in Monterrey, Mexico. The new office is AC&M Group’s second international location, following the addition of a digital team in La Plata, Argentina, in 2023. The agency says the expansion into Monterrey will help it provide clients with comprehensive marketing services that resonate with diverse audiences. “Monterrey’s dynamic business landscape and exceptional talent make it an ideal location for us to better serve our clients and drive innovative marketing solutions,” said AC&M Group co-founder and CEO Jaime Cardenas. AS&C has worked with such clients as National Gypsum, Sherwin-Williams and Rayados de Monterrey,
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Superior Public Relations, a Chicago shop, Boston's -based Next Step Communications form a partnership and rebrand as 983 Group (a nod to the 983 miles separating Chicago and Boston). The new entity will focus on delivering strategic B2B communications and digital marketing to clients in the technology and health sectors. It will work to connect its storytelling skills with such marketing initiatives as lead generation and customer conversion. Superior founder and CEO Aimée Eichelberger will serve as principal and CEO of 983 Group, while Next Step founder Nigel Smith will be principal and president. “We see earned media as the foundation, and extending its value through targeted digital campaigns ensures it drives lead generation and supports the entire customer journey,” said Smith.
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Supreme Group, with the backing of private equity firm Trinity Hunt Partners, acquires Curator24, a marketing and advertising agency that works with healthcare companies. Curator24 will maintain its established brand and operate as a standalone entity within Supreme Group. Its leadership, including founder and president Shannon Carlson, will continue to run the agency. Curator24 is the sixth agency to join Supreme Group, which was formed following Trinity Hunt's majority investment in the digital agency Supreme Optimization in March 2023. “Partnering with Supreme Group unlocks enhanced resources, new areas of expertise, and exceptional growth opportunities for both our clients and team,” said Carlson.
Page launches the Polansky Future Leaders Fund, which was established through a gift from 2025 Page Hall of Fame inductee and former Weber Shandwick Global CEO Andy Polansky... Ruder Finn reintroduces its website, ruderfinn.com, which will now feature a large language model (LLM) as its primary user interface... Higher Plane Media is launched by former Sloane & Company CEO Darren Brandt.
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.
