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The New York Chapter of the Public Relations Society of America names Attention Comms CEO Paul Cohen as 2026 president of its board of directors. Cohen succeeds Ken Kerrigan, who has held executive posts at Bliss Group, Infinite and Weber Shandwick. Kerrigan will now serve as immediate past president. Bill Smith, SVP at Highwire PR, will serve as president-elect. The 2026 Board will guide the chapter’s mission to educate, mentor, and inspire public relations and communications professionals while strengthening PRSA-NY’s role as a trusted resource. As president, Cohen’s priorities include delivering more frequent, high-value programming on a consistent cadence, expanding mentorship opportunities, strengthening member engagement, and positioning PRSA-NY as a forward-looking, stabilizing force for communicators navigating uncertainty. Consult O'Dwyer's online directory for a list of PR firms in the New York area.
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Startr Co., a strategic communications agency based in Los Angeles and New York, with a focus on scaling next-generation brands, marks its 10th anniversary with the launch of a renewed brand identity and redesigned website. The agency says its new visual identity mirrors its evolution and growing role as a strategic advisor. The redesigned website is aimed at offering a sharper lens into StartrCo.’s capabilities, portfolio, and approach to building communications programs. StartrCo.’s PR services include media relations, influencer marketing PR, affiliate marketing PR, crisis communications, and reputation management. “This milestone reflects the trust our clients place in us, the talent of our team, and the ideas that have shaped our work over the past decade,” Startr Co. CEO Monica Guzman Escobar.
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Michael Best Strategies, an affiliated consulting firm of national law firm Michael Best, is introducing a corporate advisory service. The new service, a joint venture between the two firms, is designed for business leaders seeking strategic counsel. They are also collaborating on a single source data center advisory service, which brings together their legal, regulatory, government relations and strategic communications expertise to help major utilities, construction suppliers and contractors, data center operators, and coalitions navigate power and utility issues, land use and permitting, and public affairs. Michael Best Strategies has also added Bill McCoshen, a firm partner since 2021, to its board of advisors, and brought on Nathan Craft, who previously managed global public affairs initiatives at SC Johnson, as principal and director of strategic communications.
Supreme Group launches Supreme Intelligence FDE+ (Forward Deployed Expert), a service model that embeds AI-native domain experts directly inside client organizations to architect and build custom AI solutions... LaVoie Strategic Communications Group announced that the federal trademark registrations for its LHS Immersion and LHS Fifteen-Slide Presentation have been renewed... Sprout Social introduces an AI-powered social intelligence platform designed to help organizations operationalize real-time, unfiltered market conversations at scale.
Ever Wondered, a London-based advisory firm focused on helping companies deliver clear, consistent messages across every channel in AI search, launches... The Museum of Public Relations launches platform that allows users to connect with an AI persona of Edward Bernays, based entirely on his own writings... PRGN releases a study in which 89 percent of business leaders surveyed said hey find brand influence as “extremely” or “very” important.
BGR Analytics rates Texas as the best state for AI investors to place their money, according to its newly launched BGR Best States for AI Investment Index... Pierpont Communications, a PR and integrated digital marketing agency headquartered in Houston, expands into South Florida... The Pollack Group names Project Petals as the recipient of its 2026 Big Red Grant.
LaVoie Strategic Communications Group launches an integrated market platform and redesigned website meant to reflect the agency’s evolving role advising healthcare, life sciences and government organizations... Highwire publishes “Passing the Torch: A Framework for CEO Transition Communication for Professional Services Businesses"... Auris, a communications lab backed by a strategic investment from Helios & Partners, launches.
MikeWorldWide acquires HudsonLake, a strategic communications firm specializing in organizational change, employee experience and workforce communications.
