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The Brandman Agency adds Ambassador Chicago, a hotel on Chicago’s Gold Coast, to its roster of travel and lifestyle clients. Built in 1926, Ambassador Chicago is the latest addition to the Journal Hotels group of properties, which also includes the MacArthur in Los Angeles and the Hollywood Roosevelt. “We’re honored to represent one of Chicago’s most iconic hotels that has such rich historical ties to the city,” said Melanie Brandman, founder/CEO of TBA.
Murphy O’Brien Public Relations signs Prince Resorts Hawaii operator of three hotels and golf courses, Serafina Beach Hotel, which is opening this November in the Condado district of San Juan, Puerto Rico and Peninsula Papagayo is a 1,400-acre vacation and residential complex in Costa Rica.
LaVoieHealthScience signs life science accelerator Xontogeny LLC and electroceutical pioneer Iota BioSciences. Xontogeny LLC, founded by former Sarepta CEO and serial entrepreneur Chris Garabedian, is a biotech aggregator that supports the accelerated development of life science. Berkeley, CA-based Iota BioSciences is an electroceutical company revolutionizing the use of “vanishingly small” wireless, battery-less sensors, bringing closer a time when a Fitbit-like device could monitor internal nerves, muscles or organs in real time. “The LHS team is excited to help these emerging health and science innovators add value and grow,” said LHS president and CEO Donna LaVoie.
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.
