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DGA Group is holding a virtual executive briefing on the evolving conflict in the Gulf and the implications it has for global business. The briefing, on Wednesday, April 1, at 9:30 a.m. EST, will focus on what comes next: how the crisis could evolve, the implications for multinational business, and the impact the conflict is having across different regions. The discussion will feature DGA Group CEO Prem Kumar in conversation with senior policymakers and business leaders from the firm with deep experience across the Middle East, global trade and major power dynamics, The participants include senior counselors Philip Gordon and Myron Brilliant, as well as partners Sarah Al-Shawwaf, Grégoire Poisson and Joerg Wuttke.
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Kana, an AI-native marketing platform, forms a strategic partnership with martech and data consultancy Transparent Partners. The partnership is intended to help enterprises adopt agentic marketing at production scale. It combines Transparent Partners’ approach to data strategy, technology architecture and operational readiness with Kana’s unified agentic platform. The companies say the result will provide a complete path from data strategy to agentic execution, with Transparent Partners ensuring that clients have the data maturity, clean architecture and organizational alignment required for AI to succeed, and Kana providing the enterprise-grade platform needed to transform insights into recommendations. “The biggest barrier to AI adoption for marketers isn’t the technology itself—sometimes it’s the belief that the disparate data sets and systems are configured well enough that they can wield the results they’re looking for from AI,” said Kana co-founder and CEO Tom Chavez. “We’re excited to partner with Transparent Partners to provide a resource that has experience addressing those concerns
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Capitol Communicator, which provides marketing and communicators news to readers in the Washington, DC area, and technology news platform Potomac Tech Wire are co-producing the Mid-Atlantic MarCom Summit, which will take place at DC’s MLK Library Conference Center in Penn Quarter on Wednesday, October 14. The largest annual full-day conference of marketing, advertising, PR, communications and media professionals in the DC region, the event will bring together more than 400 professionals from sectors including brands, associations, professional services firms, government and tech companies to discuss industry trends, best practices and challenges. The Summit will also host the DC chapter of the American Advertising Federation’s ADWKDC, which will feature a track of sessions for the advertising community and is open to all attendees.
MMGY and Las Vegas-based R&R partners are joining forces under parent company MMGY Global... HarrisQuest, the brand and reputation intelligence platform from The Harris Poll, launches HarrisQuest MCP (Model Context Protocol), which lets users easily connect an AI assistant to external data and tools... Curious Orange, a Dublin-based firm that offers strategy, creative design, digital performance marketing, and AI-enabled workflows, launches Curious Orange Live, a dedicated live experiential marketing agency.
The Messina Group is rebranding as Fortius Global and opening an office in London. Jim Messina, who launched the firm in 2013 after serving as campaign manager for Obama for America, will serve as CEO of Fortius Global and continue to set the vision, strategy, and execution for Fortius and its companies... The New York Chapter of the National Investor Relations Institute names the new members of its NextGen Committee for the 2026-2027 term... Billion Dollar Boy, a social and influencer marketing agency with offices in New York and London, acquires Santa Monica, CA-headquartered Creator Authority.
Slowey McManus Communications is receiving a majority stake investment from Adi Sarosa, founder and managing partner of AA24 Communications... Seven Letter, a Washington, D.C.-based bipartisan strategic communications and public affairs firm, marks its 20th anniversary... Jack Morton launches a new global brand identity.
Peregrine, which specializes in asset and wealth management, adds a Los Angeles office to its locations in New York and London... The Dilenschneider Group, which was founded by Hill & Knowlton CEO Robert Dilenschneider, marks 35 years in business... Meltwater launches Intelligence is Always in Style, a marketing campaign based on a short-film series starring actress Kim Cattrall.
53Six, a Dublin- and London-based sports marketing agency, is acquired by Irish experience and entertainment group FUEL... Blue Highway Advisory releases a report that looks at how the shift from CEO to AI has changed the way in which consumers access information, and offers advice on how to handle the new landscape... Get Engaged, whose services include campaign ideation, social media management, influencer marketing, celebrity partnerships, content production and paid media, joins SAMY, a social-first agency headquartered in Madrid. 
