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Champion, which specializes in restaurant, franchise and consumer brands, opens a Miami office, adding to the agency’s established operations in Dallas and Los Angeles. The new satellite office, led by agency principal Eric Spiritas, is located in the heart of Miami’s downtown. It is intended to strengthen Champion’s ability to build relationships and support existing and prospective clients in South Florida, which has dynamic hospitality and business communities with deep international ties. “Establishing a presence in South Florida allows us to continue growing alongside our clients while connecting with new opportunities in a market that aligns closely with the industries we serve,” said Spiritas.
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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 City. The space will provide greater access to national business and commercial real estate media, create additional opportunities for client meetings and team collaboration, and support continued business development and recruitment across the New York metropolitan area. The move reflects what the agency says is a growing demand for earned media campaigns. "New York has always been where many of the country's biggest business, media and commercial real estate conversations happen," said Violet PR CEO and founder April Mason. "This office brings us even closer to the media, partners and talent that help our clients' stories reach international audiences.”
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Inflection Point, a founder-led, senior growth systems partner for startups and growth-stage businesses, launches. Led by founder and principal Julie Wohlberg, the agency brings together experienced operators and strategists across brand, business development, operations, creative, technology, AI, media and growth systems. Its approach looks at client’s whole business — diagnosing bottlenecks across growth, marketing, technology, operations and business development before assembling the senior specialists best suited to solve them. Clients can engage Inflection Point in the way that best fits the moment: bring in one senior professional as embedded or fractional leadership for a specific need, or commission a custom-assembled, cross-functional team to address a more complex business challenge. “A visibility problem may also be a positioning problem, a sales problem, a systems problem or an execution problem,” said Wohlberg, “We built Inflection Point so clients don’t have to hire five disconnected firms - or take on the overhead of five full-time executive roles—to solve one business challenge.”
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PRSA announces the recipients of its inaugural Women of Impact Awards. The honorees were recognized during the PRSA Women of Impact Summit & Awards at the Union League Club of Chicago. The awards celebrate women whose leadership, innovation and influence are strengthening organizations, advancing the profession and creating opportunities for others. Recipients represent a wide range of career stages and practice areas, reflecting the breadth of leadership across the communications profession. The awards followed a morning Summit focused on leadership and the future of communications. “These remarkable professionals demonstrate that leadership is measured not only by what we achieve, but by the people we inspire, mentor and empower,” said PRSA chair Heide Harrell. “Their vision, integrity and commitment to excellence are creating meaningful change, strengthening our profession and opening doors for the next generation of communications leaders.”
Praytell expands its Influence Department—which unites media, creators and social under one team... LRJ PR & Communications and Canopy Brand Group form an alliance that the firms say will bridge the operational divide between high-end brand design and strategic public relations... Twin Minds Media, Hispanic market specialist, increases the scope of its services in an effort to help brands build deeper connections with audiences through culture, storytelling, media and experiences. 
The People Platform, part of Stagwell's The Marketing Cloud, rebrands as Numetrix... Zapwater Communications has earned 17 finalist honors across two PR competitions: eight at the 68th Annual Golden Trumpet Awards, presented by the Publicity Club of Chicago, and nine at the 2026 PRSA Chicago Skyline Awards.. The Florida Public Relations Association presented 122 awards to individuals and teams from across the state at its 69th annual Golden Image and 3rd Annual Pinnacle Awards gala.
The Motion Agency acquires Vehr Communications, a Cincinnati-based strategic communications firm, effective Oct. 1... Lyceus Group, which specializes in financial services, is named a finalist for Public Relations Campaign at the 2026 ThinkAdvisor Luminaries Awards... IPSY, a curated beauty membership platform, launches IPSY Marketing Solutions, a full-funnel marketing and sales acceleration engine. 
Fire on the Hill, which has offices in London, Manchester, New York and Paris, is providing pro bono communications support to the Intergenerational Foundation, the UK's leading authority on intergenerational fairness... The PRSA-NY Big Apple Awards Gala on Sept. 17 will have Gio Benitez, co-anchor of the weekend edition of “Good Morning America” and ABC News transportation correspondent, serving as emcee... CasePR, a boutique litigation communications firm, launches in Portland, OR.
inFocus, which works with entertainment, media and innovation brands in the US Hispanic market and Latin America, expands into Mexico... Modern Currency Public Relations, which will celebrate its 10th anniversary in 2027, launches an AI visibility & generative engine optimization practice... Adfactors PR, India’s largest reputation and critical issues advisory, acquires Australian communication consultancy SenateSHJ.
