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Equiniti (EQ), a shareholder services company, completes its acquisition of Notified, which provides a suite of public relations and investor relations solutions that includes GlobeNewswire. The acquisition will leverage Notified’s broad geographic footprint to let EQ expand its global reach and better serve clients in key international markets. The combined business supports 12,000 clients across 90 countries. By joining forces, the companies say they will significantly strengthen the end-to-end support available to IR teams—combining EQ’s governance and ownership intelligence capabilities with Notified’s tools for media engagement, real-time analytics, earnings events, IR websites, regulatory filings and GlobeNewswire distribution. “This acquisition immediately provides our clients with powerful new tools to strengthen stakeholder relationships and drive business value,” said EQ Shareholder Services CEO Dan Kramer.
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The Sandpiper Group releases the results of a global survey finding that while more than three quarters of respondents call the current global trade situation one of their top concerns, only 22 percent feel adequately prepared to handle it. Out of the 3,050 business leaders in 17 sectors and 27 countries who were surveyed, 70 percent say that the conflict will tarnish the standing of the US in the world. In addition, more than half (56 percent) of them think the US economy will be heavily impacted by the situation, with China being predicted to take a big hit by 49 percent, and the EU following at 41 percent. The problem is not expected to go away any time soon, either, with 56 percent of those surveyed saying they think the risks to international business will increase over the next three years. “This is a huge challenge for leaders, and especially corporate affairs teams, to step up and protect their firms,” said Sandpiper Government & Public Affairs managing director Simon Buckby.
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MikeWorldWide and Three Rings are selected as top firms by the Grand Stevie Awards, which will presented at the American Business Awards banquet on June 10 in New York City. New York-based MikeWorldWide, which as MWW won Grand Stevies in the ABAs from 2013-2016, is recognized as Most Honored Public Relations Agency of the Year, based on its work for such clients as Nikon, Red Lobster, and the 150th Kentucky Derby. Three Rings wins its first Grand Stevie as Most Honored Marketing Agency of the Year based on work done for clients including BillingPlatform, Boost Payment Solutions, Constructor, CYPHER Learning, Q4 Inc. and TrueCommerce.
Brunner, a Pittsburgh-based integrated marketing agency, acquires AdSkate, an AI-powered creative analytics and marketing intelligence platform that helps brands and agencies optimize advertising performance... Augustine Agency launches Flavor Theory, a foodservice marketing practice aimed at helping restaurants, food manufacturers, distributors and institutional dining organizations grow their brands and businesses... The Acceleration Community of Companies releases a report finding that almost half (49 percent) of Gen Z sports fans say they have become interested in a new sport or athlete because of fan-created content or something entirely outside the sport. 
VPE Communications, which helps organizations authentically connect with diverse audiences, celebrates 38 years in business and announces a new ownership structure... Praytell expands into the Asian market with the opening of a new office in Singapore... The International Public Relations Network unveils a new visual identity and redesigned website. 
SourceCode Communications launches SourceCode Germany, establishing the agency's first office in continental Europe... Clario Group acquires Ted Miller Group, a Miami-founded agency focused on clients in the technology, travel & leisure and financial services sectors... Global Situation Room’s Global Risk Advisory Council is hosting a July 23 webinar that will go over the results of its new Reputation Risk Index.
Havas acquires MUT, a Barcelona-based firm focused on experiential marketing and sustainable events... IPREX lauches its AI Task Force...D S Simon Media, one of the first companies to produce a satellite media tour, celebrates its 40th anniversary... Washington Women in Public Relations is sponsoring an event that shows communications pros who work with associations how they can get their messages across clearly, credibly and courageously. “How Associations Lead with Strategic Storytelling,” at 6 p.m. on July 16.
TEAM LEWIS starts up its AI Practice... Thunderly launches a year-long storytelling campaign focused on how franchising can provide a pathway to business ownership... JIN, a European communications consulting group, introduces "AI Campaigning", a corporate offering designed to model and anticipate stakeholder behavior.
