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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.
Burson has acquired Limbik, the cognitive-AI company that helped it develop its Decipher predictive intelligence platform, which forecasts how content will resonate in more than 60 global markets.
FGS Global has acquired Rich Feuer Anderson, a DC-based government relations shop focused on the financial services and energy sectors.
Public Policy Holding Company has acquired Florida’s The Advocacy Partners for $20.4M to bolster its coast-to-coast government relations capabilities.
Columbus-based Geben Communications has acquired New York’s LBR/PR, which handles professional services, consumer products, luxury and health/wellness clients.
FINN Partners has acquired Honner, a 25-member Sydney shop that serves the financial communications and corporate sectors. The move bolsters FINN’s APAC team to about 250 members.
