Jennifer Jones-Mitchell, executive VP and managing director for Hope-Beckham, has moved to Brandware PR in Atlanta as president of the firm.
She reports to CEO Elke Martin, who praised Jones-Mitchell as a “proven leader with a sharp vision” for creating strategies and programs. She will oversee teams in Atlanta and Los Angeles for the firm.
Jones-Mitchell was senior VP of consumer strategy at Publicis and a senior VP for global digital and social media at Porter Novelli. She also did VP stints at Fletcher Martin and Macquarium, and was a senior strategist for Alexander Ogilvy.
4media group completes its acquisition of Family Features Editorial Syndicate... Illumination PR, which represents lifestyle brands, influencers and celebrities, launches DR Media Group... EAG Advertising and Marketing acquires pay-for-performance firm INK inc. Public Relations. 
LLYC launches Signs of Pride, a campaign that revives the original protest banners of the first Pride marches... The Abu Dhabi Chamber of Commerce and Industry forms the Public Relations and Digital Marketing Working Group... Circle of One Marketing, a Miami-based, minority-owned marketing agency, is named official agency of record for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Miami. 
Vogel Group, a DC-headquartered government affairs and consulting firm, forms a strategic partnership with Montreal-based public affairs firm Boléro Stratégies... Matter Communications launches project-based offerings for B2C companies looking to increase brand awareness and visibility... Tucker/Hall, a Tampa-based PR and public affairs firm, opens a new office in Orlando. 
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Edelman is laying off 330 people (5.3 percent of its workforce) to cope with an anticipated eight percent shortfall in 2024 US revenues, and client demand for one-stop shopping for speciality services.
