By Denise Grayes, Business Wire Nashville
This week we feature several changes in the PR industry, including:
Atlanta
Phase 3 Marketing & Communications has unified the creative department of recent acquisition Brand Fever and its PR practice with The Reynolds Group, both of which are divisions of the company. Article
Charlotte
French/West/Vaughan has been selected by Paralyzed Veterans of America to provide marketing support for its new charity endurance racing program, Racing to Empower Veterans (REVolution). Article
The Brandon Agency has added Beth Kann to its social media and public relations team to serve the company’s expanding roster of clients. Article
Chicago
After 15 years working with Golin as its public relations agency of record, the National Peanut Board (NPB) announced the agency will expand its role to include advertising and marketing. Article
Cleveland
Hennes Communications has hired Thomas Fladung as vice president. Article
DC
Lisa Osborne Ross is joining APCO Worldwide as the managing director of its Washington, DC, office. Article
Alex Slater has launched Clyde Group, a new communications and public affairs firm. Article
Levick has added Stephen Aaron as vice president. Article
Whiteboard Advisors announced the addition of Ted Eismeier as an Associate Vice President in its growing communications practice. Article
The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) named Olivia Alair Dalton as the organization’s new Senior Vice President for Communications and Marketing. Article
Gadi Dechter joined APCO Worldwide as head of its Public Affairs Practice. Article
Warschawski announced that it has been hired by Pompeian. Article
Reputation Institute is retaining the Pinkston Group of Alexandria, Virginia, to develop and implement comprehensive media strategies to increase Reputation Institute’s national and global prominence. Article
GolfBoard has selected Buffalo Brand Invigoration Group to turnkey a brand communications and public relations program. Article
Denver
5W Public Relations has opened a Denver office to support its growing client base in the Southwestern US. Article
Detroit
Lambert, Edwards & Associates has expanded its Grand Rapids team with the addition of Alaina Korreck as an associate and Abby Timmer as a digital specialist. Article
Identity announced that it launched a new website that represents the firm’s evolution as an agency. Article
Los Angeles
JMPR Public Relations, Inc. announced that it has been named agency of record for AMA Pro Flat Track. Article
CannaGrow Holdings announced the appointment of Cheryl Shuman as Senior Business Development, Public Relations, Marketing & Media Strategist. Article
Miami
JoTo PR has added Clearwater-based company, Handymen for All, owned and operated by US Air Force Captain (Ret.) Julie Daniels. Article
Nashville
Shelton Group announced that it has added CertainTeed Insulation to its client roster. Article
Newport Beach
Terry Blount has been named NHRA vice president of public relations and communications. Article
American Gem Society (AGS) and AGS Laboratories appointed the Luxury Brand Group to serve its public relations and brand development needs. Article
New York
Ogilvy Public Relations has launched The Boutique@Ogilvy, a specialty division that provides communications strategy for retail, fashion and e-commerce clients and helps brands forge strategic collaborations in the fashion space. Article
Edelman subsidiary United Entertainment Group has promoted Mary Scott to president, sports and brand experiences, and Robby Wells to chief strategy officer. Article
Nancy J. Friedman Public Relations announced a new account addition and two tourism renewals to its diverse roster of hospitality and destination clients: London & Partners, Visit St. Pete/Clearwater, FL and Visit Savannah. Article
Magrino was selected following a competitive search to represent Italian restaurant brand, Obicà, for national public relations. Article
Phil & Co. has formed a strategic alliance with GoDiversity to launch “cause diversity,” offering clients in the cause space the opportunity to better reach and engage with the Hispanic market. Article
Golin has made Dawn Langeland managing director of its New York operation. Article
MSLGroup has launched its fifth-annual grant program, Generation Activation Be:Cause. The firm will award one local nonprofit with up to $100,000 in strategic communications counsel. Article
The CHR Group has acquired marketing agency Colour. Article
BBC Worldwide North America announced the appointment of Dawn Williamson to Senior Vice President, Advertising Sales and Tim Wastney to Vice President, Advertising Sales to bolster the ad sales division based in the U.S. and Canada. Article
Sharp Communications announced two new staff members. Article
Richard Rubenstein, President of Rubenstein Public Relations, announced that the firm has been named the agency of record for New York City’s 42nd Annual Village Halloween Parade. Article
Eastwick announced a new partnership with Grand Central Tech (GCT). Article
Sharp Communications announced three new major account wins to its portfolio of architecture and design brands. Article
48 Communications has expanded to the east coast with a new Public Relations division and New York office, offering new and current clients an expanded scope of services in the largest media market in the nation. Article
Lorraine Gregory Communications (LGC) has been selected by the Boy Scouts of America (Suffolk County Council) to create a fundraising campaign for the Baiting Hollow Scout Camp it owns and operates in Calverton, NY. Article
Philadelphia
Marking its 20th anniversary in business this July, Kimball Communications announced it is opening a new office at 794 Penllyn Pike, Suite 214 in Blue Bell, Pa. Article
San Diego
After three years of intensive development with data scientists and psychologists, Zenzi announces the launch of its proprietary values marketing method to help brands fuel growth, loyalty, and engagement through stronger connections with consumers. Article
San Francisco
Twitter‘s head of communications Gabriel Stricker announced, via Twitter, that he’s leaving the company. Article
Blanc & Otus CEO Joshua Reynolds is stepping down to join a Silicon Valley startup, meanwhile Annemiek Hamelinck is taking over as general manager. Article
Ruder Finn announced the hire of Scott Beaver as Vice President, Ruder Finn West – the agency’s San Francisco office. Article
Runa Capital announced that partner Andre Bliznyuk will move to the US to open an office in San Francisco, California. Additionally, in a move to extend its operations expertise into new areas, it has hired startup veteran Marcos Sanchez to run global communications for the firm. Article
DC & San Francisco
Fenton is expanding its environment, energy and sustainability expertise with the additions of Ryan Cunningham and Eric Raymond have joined as senior vice presidents in Washington, DC, and San Francisco respectively. Article
Hong Kong
The Hoffman Agency has hired Esther Kuang Mei to spearhead its Shanghai operations as general manager. Article
Frankfurt
Uwe Kattwinkel has been named senior vice president, communications, at airberlin. Article
London
Following his promotion to group managing director of TVC Group in March, James Myers has created a new board structure to lead the business and made two new hires: Simon Murphy joins TVC from The Narrative in Australia as director of client services and will oversee our UK clients including Tesco, Easyjet, Royal Voluntary Service, Eurostar and Sky; Simon Amster joins as creative content director, having held positions at NBC Universal, Addiction Worldwide/Bray Leino, and FleishmanHillard. Article
Bite has been selected by Trainline. Article
Al Berry has joined Weber Shandwick as head of content in EMEA from Bacardi Global Brands where he developed content campaigns across its portfolio of brands – among other new hires in EMEA. Article
Paris
Infiniti Middle East has appointed Four Communications as its new PR agency for the region following the recent appointment of Craig D’Silva to lead the automobile manufacturer’s PR and corporate communications activities across the Middle East and Africa. Article
Italy
Cesare Valli has joined leading Italian independent SEC Relazioni Pubbliche e Istituzionali as managing director and partner via the acquisition of a minority stake in the company. Article
Sydney
Avian Media has added new roles – chief strategy officer and regional heads – as it braces for growth from existing and new clients. Article
Toronto
National Public Relations has acquired the business of Equicom from TMX Group. Article
Shine PR has partnered with DelilahK. Article
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