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Klima PR, a boutique communications agency working with high-end luxury travel and lifestyle clients, is launched by former Alice Marshall Public Relations VP Sybil Pool. The new firm’s offerings will include crafting brand narratives, strategic communication campaigns and innovative storytelling. Pool has worked with brands including andBeyond, Belmond, Nayara Resorts, The Doyle Collection, Cheval Blanc, and UXUA Casa Hotel & Spa. "The media world is changing rapidly, and PR alongside it. Crafting strategy with a fresh perspective and reaching consumers through multiple avenues is imperative to making an impact in 2025," said Pool.
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The LAGRANT Foundation, which provides scholarships aimed at increasing the number of ethnic minorities in communications, appoints board member & Ralph Lauren chief global impact & communications officer Katie Ioanilli as chair for its 2025 Biennial Alumni Engagement Survey. Ralph Lauren senior associate, global citizenship & sustainability communications Calista Huynh, a TLF alumna, will serve as co-chair. The survey, the eleventh TLF will have conducted since first implementing it in 2005, measures the success of the foundation’s mission and how it is working for alumni. This year’s edition will be administered from April to July and a report with key findings will be released later this year. As chair of the survey, Ioanilli will support TLF in determining key survey objectives, as well as outreach efforts to the organization’s nearly 900 alumni.
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5WPR expands its health & wellness division with an enhanced suite of digital marketing services. The additions include specialized services in SEO, paid media, influencer marketing, content strategy, e-commerce optimization and social media management. "Consumers are turning to online platforms for product discovery, education, and purchasing decisions. Our enhanced digital marketing services ensure that brands not only remain competitive but also thrive in this fast-paced environment," said 5WPR EVP and group director, digital Paul Miser.
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.
