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CGLife, a pharma agency focused on clients who are bringing therapies for rare, specialty and hard-to-treat diseases to market, combines with AI-native agency The Considered+AI. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. The Considered founder David Hunt will remain CEO of the agency, as well as a major shareholder. He will also join the CG Life board. The union blends CG Life’s rare disease and precision medicine expertise with The Considered’s approach to amplifying talent through AI to commercialize therapies with greater precision, differentiation, and impact. “Rather than gradually adapting to the AI era, this acquisition demonstrates CG Life’s commitment to leading the transformation of scientific commercialization to drive greater success for our clients,” said CG Life CEO David Ormesher.
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PRSA-NY announces the shortlist for the 2026 Big Apple Awards, which recognize public relations campaigns and communications professionals from across the New York metropolitan area. Winners will be honored at the 2026 Big Apple Awards Gala on Thursday, Sept. 17 at Sony Hall in New York City. Established in 1988, the Big Apple Awards honors work that delivers measurable impact and advances the communications profession. The award categories have been expanded this year to include financial communications, fintech, AI innovation, and purpose-driven campaigns. PRSA-NY has also relaunched the Ally Award, which celebrates communicators who are advancing equity, inclusion, and meaningful change. “The shortlist reflects a communications profession that’s more diverse, more strategic, and more influential than ever before, with outstanding work coming from organizations of every size and across every sector,” said PRSA-NY president Paul Cohen. Nominees, entrants and members of the NY metro PR community can now purchase tickets for the 39th Big Apple Awards. Early bird ticket rates are available for all until August 31.
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The Agency East Public Relations, a Fort Lauderdale–based public relations firm that works exclusively with women business owners in the early growth stage, is expanding its practice to help women business owners get found and cited by AI answer engines like ChatGPT, Google AI Mode, Perplexity, and Claude. Its new focus centers on Answer Engine Optimization, making a brand's expertise visible and credible to AI systems. "This isn’t a new concept. Becoming visible through credible third-party sources has always been the epicenter of what we do as PR professionals, The only change is now we can finally share the spotlight with our SEO friends, instead of being seen as an expensive luxury only big companies get to have," said The Agency East PR founder Candice D'Angelo.
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.
FleishmanHillard is shuttering its 20-member Dublin office as Omnicom Public Relations reorganizes its global operations... Vested acquires Watermark, a D.C.-based public affairs and special situations firm.... Matter earns two Pinnacle Awards 2026 Marketing & Communications honors for its clients.
