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Modern Currency Public Relations, a Los Angeles-based PR and digital marketing agency that works with clients in the luxury travel, tourism, hospitality, aviation and destination marketing sectors, launches offices in San Diego and Denver, with plans underway to open a New York location in early 2026. The agency is also growing its in-house Digital Studio to meet the rising demand for content-driven, digital-native campaigns. The Digital Studio’s specialized team offers digital marketing services including social media strategy, content creation, influencer partnerships, paid digital campaigns, and short-form video production. “With domestic travel soaring and demand for curated, strategic storytelling at an all‑time high, these new hubs bring us closer to where it matters,” said Modern Currency CEO and founder Meghan Patke.
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The Worldcom Public Relations Group votes UK-based Prohibition PR LTD into its global partnership. Established in 2012, Prohibition, based in Leeds, has a team of 30 staffers who provide integrated PR for top UK brands in such sectors as food and drink, higher education, property and lifestyle, as well as in B2B markets. “Prohibition brings a progressive mindset to our partnership, not only in the delivery of best-in-class public relations services but in harnessing the latest technologies that support effective communications,” said Caroline Prince, managing director at Paris-based Yucatan and Worldcom’s EMEA region chair.
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Sharon Merrill Advisors, an investor relations strategic advisory firm, launches an offering that is designed to support public companies during an IR officer transition. Interim IR+ provides hands-on execution and high-level counsel to enhance investor confidence, support management, and protect valuation. Its services include quarterly earnings support, investor engagement. market and peer intelligence and strategic IR counsel. “Our Interim IR+ service provides immediate, senior-level expertise so companies can maintain market credibility, keep investors engaged, and communicate with confidence—no matter the circumstance,” said Sharon Merrill Advisors CEO Maureen Wolff.
Wawner Strategies, which was founded by former APCO director/VP Kat Wawner in 2022, relaunches as The Category... Metro Transportation Management & Design, a Washington, DC-based transportation planning and operations management services firm, and Relentless Awareness, a communications and creative strategy firm, form a strategic alliance... Luna PR, a Dubai-based communications and marketing agency that specializes in emerging and disruptive technologies, expands its U.S. footprint.
Matter relaunches its local marketing services, which will focus on providing approachable, agency-caliber marketing programs to help smaller-scale businesses grow in the age of AI... Publicis Sports, the sport and culture marketing arm of Publicis Group, is collaborating with Travis Kelce of the Kansas City Chiefs and 3 Arts Sports on the launch of TEKTA, a Name, Image and Likeness consulting and activation offering... The 23rd Annual International Business Awards announces its Gold, Silver and Bronze Stevie Award winners for 2026.
The Pollack Group launches its Brand Visibility Index, a research series that examines how brands are represented, ranked and cited by generative AI platforms... PARC Solutions, a New York- and London-based advisory firm, forms a strategic collaboration with Guillot Consulting, a provider of lobbying, government relations, political advocacy, and business development services... SalterMitchell PR, a Tallahassee, FL-based firm, wins two 2026 Florida Public Relations Association Golden Image Awards.
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.
