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| (L-R) Eddie Miller, Colleen Padnos |
Ruder Finn has acquired Big Sky Communications, customer marketing shop in San Jose.
Big Sky’s more than 40 staffers design programs for clients such as JP Morgan Payments, Snowflake, F5 and Neo4J to attract new customers and build loyalty.
Co-managing directors Eddie Miller and Colleen Padnos will report to Ruder Finn CEO Kathy Bloomgarden.
The deal enhances RF’s ability “to craft authentic stories that resonate with customers,” said Bloomgarden. She called customer storytelling “one of the most powerful ways to build trust and create a framework for brand loyalty.”
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| Tim Hurley |
Separately, RF has hired Tim Hurley as global managing director of its Austin-based Touchdown, B2B technology unit. He was executive VP and B2B tech lead at Matter, partner at Porter Novelli and account director at Copithorne & Bellows.
Hurley’s “extensive background in enterprise technology will allow us to deepen our expertise and reinforce our skills in supporting client marketing programs,” said Bloomgarden.
RF acquired Touchdown in 2022. Cirrus Logic, Context Labs, StorMagic and Progress are among its clients.
Publicis Groupe enters into a definitive agreement to acquire global sports and culture-first agency 160over90.
Public Policy Holding Company has acquired London’s Westminster Policy Partners Limited to expand its economic-led analysis and research-based advocacy communications capability.
Motion, a Chicago-based brand growth agency, acquires video-forward marketing and communications firm AKA Media Partners, which has been in business since 1998.
Declan Kelly's Consello has acquired Morpheus Risk, a UK-based risk and threat assessment firm.
Ruder Finn has acquired Missouri Creative, a 30-member visual storytelling, design and experience-led brand activation firm based in London.
