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FleishmanHillard is named official strategic communications consultancy for the Bay Area Host Committee, a nonprofit that works with local teams, civic leaders and businesses to bring world-class sporting events to the San Francisco Bay Area, which will be hosting both the Super Bowl and World Cup in 2026. FleishmanHillard will serve as the communications division of BAHC, overseeing all facets of communications including strategy, sponsorship communications, executive communications, media relations, and issues management. As part of the collaboration, FH chief business development & brand officer Mitch Germann will serve as head of communications for BAHC and FH president & CEO J.J. Carter will join the BAHC advisory board. “For a moment that big, we need a global communications firm with experience navigating the biggest moments on the biggest stages. FleishmanHillard’s unparalleled experience and proven leadership make them the perfect partner for this historic journey,” said BAHC president & CEO Zaileen Janmohamed.
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Kite Hill is named official PR partner for the Artist and the Machine summit, which till take place Nov. 19 in Los Angeles. The agency will provide comprehensive event promotion, media outreach and onsite press management for the event. Artist and the Machine brings together a diverse group of industry executives, artists and innovators to explore how AI is redefining the creative process and human imagination. It will feature immersive experiences, live showcases, and interactive installations that highlight how AI is transforming the creative landscape. “We’re cultivating a creative-first, cross-disciplinary dialogue about AI that moves beyond fear and efficiency toward human connection and imagination,” said Artist and the Machine founder Dani Van de Sande.
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Alliance Connection, a Detroit-based agency that specializes in all-inclusive resorts, travel and hospitality, is named PR agency of record for Elite Island Resorts, a collection of all-inclusive resorts in Antigua, Barbados and Panama. The agency will amplify Elite Island Resorts' storytelling through a multichannel approach that blends next-generation PR, strategic brand partnerships, and influencer activations across earned, owned and social platforms. Elite Island Resorts properties combine local culture with immersive experiences, placing an emphasis on community support. “Alliance Connection's transformative approach to storytelling and PR gives us a powerful platform to meet the modern traveler where they are, through meaningful, experience-driven narratives that resonate," said Elite Island Resort chief commercial officer Kari Tarnowski.
Hopscotch lands European space transportation company ArianeGroup and its subsidiaries, Arianespace and MaiaSpace, to strengthen the visibility of their brands and leadership teams across the media, corporate social channels and stakeholder communities in France and Germany... Redpoint signs on as agency of record for Visit Bath County, destination marketing organization for the Virginia county... Impact PR & Communications is selected to lead strategic public relations for Guardian Revival, which works to improve the mental health and well-being of military personnel, veterans and first responders and their families, at no cost to them.
Walt & Company picks up Sabre, an AI-native technology company backed by one of the world's largest travel data clouds... Trevelino/Keller adds Kawneer, an American manufacturer of aluminum systems for commercial construction use... The Door, a part of Dolphin, is named agency of record for Palm Tree Crew, a multi-vertical lifestyle brand.
PAN adds invoice lifecycle management platform Basware to its client roster and PANBlast, the agency’s division dedicated to emerging B2B SaaS and AI brands, picks up ChurnZero... KTA Media Group lands Forest Forward, a South Dallas nonprofit community revitalization organization... prsuade of Brooklyn picks up AOR duties for for açaí bowl and smoothie brand SoBoL.
Rubenstein Public Relations lands Wellgistics Health, a Tampa, FL based health IT company... CIIC PR is named agency of record for Drey Hotel and Terraces at The Drey, a travel and lifestyle destination located within mixed-use development The Village Dallas... quench, which focuses on the food and beverage sectors, gets AOR duties for Chicago's Home Run Inn Pizza, a nearly-80-year-old brand. 
IMAGINE PR is appointed North American PR representative for Thailand's Chiva-Som, a wellness brand... Gilly Group, which works with clients in the golf industry, is named AOR for architecture firm Staples Golf Design... Merlot Marketing lands BlackPine Communities to support the launch of Nānā Kai, a master-planned residential community on the South Kohala Coast of Hawaiʻi's Big Island. 
