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Enero Group, which includes Hotwire, Orchard and BMF, sells its 51 percent stake in AdTech business OBMedia and its subsidiaries to the existing 49 percent minority stockholders. The sale was completed for what Enero calls “a nominal amount,” and the company says that its FY25 financial report will record a non-cash loss of A$14 million to A$16 million ($9.2 million to $10.5 millon) as a result of the transaction. Earlier this year, OBMedia cut staff and pulled out $7 million in costs, after being impacted by a Google adtech change. “With a more defined portfolio, and an exclusive focus on building each of our agencies, we’re now committed to building the next chapter of growth,” said newly appointed CEO Ian Ball. Ball came to the agency in February as group COO.
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Southwest Strategies Group acquires Kiterocket, which works with clients in the emerging technology, semiconductor, renewable energy and sustainability sectors. Following the acquisition, Southwest will add a technology unit (led by Kiterocket founder Martijn Pierk) and a sustainable living division (led by Kiterocket co-founder Amanda Foley). The new lines of business will join its existing roster of focus areas, which include energy, transportation, water and land use. With offices in Phoenix and Seattle, Kiterocket extends Southwest Strategies Group’s reach throughout the western United States. The combined agency will have more than 120 employees spread across six offices in three states. “Kiterocket’s client-centric philosophy and commitment to investing in their team align with our core values,” said Southwest Strategies Group CEO Chris Wahl.
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Brodeur Partners launches Brodeur Relevance AI, a suite of services designed to help organizations strengthen their visibility and relevance in AI-powered search and discovery environments. The platform, which will ultimately incorporate technology to let clients monitor their brand’s relevance in real time across a variety of metrics, is currently offering four core AI visibility services. Its Brodeur Relevance AI Visibility Audit measures a brand’s likelihood to be mentioned in AI-generated answers for relevant topics, tracks average ranking position, and identifies the number and quality of sources cited by each LLM. The platform also offers platform optimization, strategic content strategy and ongoing monitoring and improvement. “With Brodeur Relevance AI, we’re helping our clients ensure their messages are not just present, but also persuasive and relevant in the conversations that matter most, including those individuals have with AI models,” said Brodeur Partners CEO Andrea Coville.
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.
