The Government of Russia cut spending at Ketchum 30 percent to $4M during its latest six-month period compared to year ago figures.
The Russian Federation sliced outlays spending to $1.5M for the session ended in May, down from $1.9M in 2013.
Gazprom, the government-owned energy entity, allocated $2.5M, rather than the comparable $3.8M amount.
The Omnicom unit this year invited media outlets including the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Economist, Financial Times, Washington Post, CNN, Bloomberg, and PBS to events in Moscow and Washington, DC, regarding the global economy and international energy scene.
Ketchum also pithed outlets about a roundtable with strongman Vladimir Putin.
For Gazprom, the firm pitched its Blue Corridor venture with Germany's gas company, E.ON, to promote the use of natural gas in transportation vehicles and the Gagarin Cup hockey championship.
Edelman is providing communications support to Panama’s Ministry of Commerce and Industries under an agreement capped at $97,100 per month.
Ballard Partners has recruited State Department veteran Matt Bryza as a senior policy advisor.
Teneo has extended its contract with the Salama Bint Hamdan Al Nahyan Foundation for an additional four months to July 31, adding another $1.8M in fees to the New York firm’s coffers.
The Syrian Kurdish militia recruits Jim Dornan Strategies to press Congress for continued support in their battle against ISIS and Syrian president Bashar Assad.
The Government of Hungary has hired Strategic Improvisation Inc. to generate positive media coverage and combat negative press coverage of the Central European country. (6 reader comments)
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