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ChangeMakers, an independent strategy and communications firm more than 400 professionals across 10 offices in Canada and the U.S., is merging with The Creative Dept., which advises innovative and culture-shaping companies on brand strategy and creative direction. The Creative Dept. will be integrated into the overall operations of ChangeMakers. As part of the move, The Creative Dept.’s co-founders will be joining ChangeMakers. Chris Hirsch will come on board as chief innovation officer, based in Toronto, and Nellie Kim will be chief brand officer, based in San Francisco. The change comes as ChangeMakers works to position itself as an advisory firm that combines human creativity and strategic judgment with technology. “Chris and Nellie are founders, world-class creative leaders, and strategic thinkers—and that combination is rare,” says ChangeMakers CEO Stefan Moores. “They’ve built businesses, and they understand what it takes to translate clients’ ambitions into real outcomes.
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Full Court Press Communications, a Bay Area-based strategic communications firm that helps mission-driven organizations turn their ideas into lasting social change, celebrates its 25th anniversary. To commemorate the anniversary, FCP is introducing a new slate of resources, videos, toolkits and webinars—a library of resources intended to build on the firm’s record of sharing what it learns to empower the field. The firm has supported such organizations as the California State Parks Foundation, Santa Clara County Housing Authority and the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation. Its work spans media relations, communications planning, message development, digital strategy, social media and branding. “This anniversary is really a celebration of the changemakers, public employees, community members, and philanthropy partners who have trusted us to help tell their stories and amplify their impact,” said Full Court Press Communication founder and principal Dan Cohen.
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R&J Strategic Communications marks its 40th anniversary by launching its Moments That Made a Difference campaign, a year-long content series at randjsc.com that walks through six distinct eras of the agency's history, each defined by the communications forces of its time. Originally known as Roberts & John Advertising and Public Relations, R&J was founded in 1986 by John Lonsdorf, Robert Gagauf and Robert Wille. The firm built early expertise in commercial real estate, consumer products and healthcare. In 2012, R&J acquired Fifth Room Creative, a web design and development agency. Today, the agency operates from its Somerville, NJ office, serving clients across commercial real estate, healthcare, human services and nonprofits.
ICR releases a report that says the SPAC IPO market has been trending upward—and is likely to stay on that track... Washington Women in PR is sponsoring an April 15 event that looks at how women can change the dynamics that often keep them in lower-visibility positions through strategic self-advocacy and organizational awareness... Life Science Cares Boston, an organization supported by LaVoieHeathScience, will convene leaders, employees and partners from across the life sciences industry for its annual Impact Breakfast on April 13 at the Omni Boston Hotel at the Seaport.
Bell Yard Communications and Kysen PR, London-based firms that focus on legal market and litigation PR, are merging. The combined firm will operate as Bell Yard Kysen Communications... FINN Partners launches Travel with Tastemakers, a global report that looks at more than 25 destinations through the eyes of the creatives who shape them... Baker Public Relations, a woman-owned agency based in Albany with offices in Pittsburgh, PA and St. Petersburg, FL, rebrands as The Baker Agency. 
PAN consolidates its AI visibility research and best practices into the AI Credibility Hub... The Door, the integrated PR and marketing subsidiary of Dolphin, opens an office in Miami... Collins + Co., of Baltimore expands its operations with an office in Denver, led by chief of creative Carli Cohen and VP of marketing Melissa Novitski... The Global Risk Advisory Council is hosting an April 14 webinar that will look at how executives and organizations in the philanthropy sector can navigate this time of unprecedented risk. 
