By Denise Grayes, Business Wire Atlanta
There have been a huge number of changes this month in the PR industry. Here are just a few of the top stories for your review. Have your own update to include? Let us know!
Atlanta
Media Frenzy Global announced it has been named agency of record across multiple marketing disciplines by LNL Systems. Article
Austin
Umbel has hired Lisa Pearson as chief marketing officer. Article
Salt and Company has named Meghan Flynn as EVP. She is also principal at Meghan Flynn PR. Article
Vacation rental website HomeAway has enlisted Kwittken as competition and regulatory battles within the ‘sharing’ economy heat up. Article
Boston
CÜR Media announced the hiring of Marcy Polanco as Vice President of Marketing, Public Relations and Social Media. Article
Viber has selected Allison+Partners for public relations. Article
Calypso Communications today announced that JMD Industries has selected the agency to develop comprehensive marketing campaigns and build public and media support for JMD’s long-term strategic business development goals. Article
Shift Communications has added entertainment destination Foxwoods Resort Casino to its Boston-based consumer lifestyle practice. Article
Warner Communications announced it has been selected as the agency of record for the All Stars Project, Inc. Article
March Communications has closed the second quarter by adding seven new clients to its roster. Article
Charlotte
Dr. Bruce W. Jentleson has joined APCO Worldwide’s International Advisory Council (IAC) as APCO’s office in Raleigh continues to expand. Article
Steele Rose Communications (SRC) this week opened its new headquarters in Chapel Hill, NC. Article
Chicago
Golin has hired Laura Sutphen to head the firm’s work in social purpose, corporate responsibility, and sustainability. Article
Exposure & Co. opens new office in Milwauke. Article
Resolute Consulting recently received six awards from three different public relations award ceremonies, including four awards from the Publicity Club of Chicago (PCC) Golden Trumpet Awards, the most prestigious awards program in the Midwest. Article
Burson-Marsteller announced Jane Madden has joined the firm as Managing Director, Head of Corporate Responsibility. Article
In the past five months, the client roster at Henson Consulting has significantly expanded to include 13 new locally and nationally prominent brands in the hospitality, corporate, education, technology and not-for-profit sectors. Article
The staff at Chicago-based boutique public relations agency Henson Consulting has expanded to include seven new hires who provide strategy and support for the consumer, hospitality, corporate, creative services and new business teams. Article
Cleveland
Fahlgren Mortine was selected as the public relations agency of record for the North Dakota Department of Commerce, Tourism Division. Article
Hocking College appointed Michael M. Brown as its new executive director of public relations, marketing and community relations. Article
Communication AMMO has added an innovative, proven manager communication training program to its portfolio of services. Article
Dallas
The Point Group announced the acquisition of Dallas-based Forté. Article
Nuñez PR Group announced it has rebranded as TruePoint Communications. Article
Halliburton Investor Relations honored the firm’s founder and chairman, Alan Halliburton, at a 25-year celebratory dinner last month. Article
DC
Hager Sharp has announced that Jennifer Wayman has accepted their offer to become President and Chief Executive Officer. She will begin September 8, 2015. Article
Home Front Communications welcomes Wyatt Queener as Vice President and Director of its Interactive team. Article
Jason Kravitz has been appointed Director of Strategic Communications and Senior Advisor in the Office of the President at the Johns Hopkins University. Article
Abt Associates has named Selena Ramkeesoon as a Vice President within Abt’s U.S. Health division. Article
APCO Worldwide launched its global emergency response offering, APCO ER, to better serve clients facing significant crisis events that require dedicated and immediate emergency response capabilities. Article
Cassidy & Associates has named Russell Thomasson as EVP. Article
Planned Parenthood has hired crisis communication firm SKDKnickerbocker to help it deal with fallout from a series of undercover sting videos produced by the Center for Medical Progress, Breitbart reports. Article
Rami Sharaf, CEO of WorldBridge International Group and member of the board of governors for AmCham Cambodia, joined APCO Worldwide’s International Advisory Council (IAC). Article
The 38 North Solutions team has announced an expansion our services to include communications and public relations expertise through a collaboration with RENEWPR. Article
Edelman has named Bob Knott global chair of its Business + Social Purpose (B+SP) practice. Article
Warschawski announced the promotion of Allison Beers to Senior Designer. Article
Denver
AAR Partners has added a Midwest office location to its New York headquarters and Los Angeles office. The new Kansas City office is launched in partnership with two advertising industry professionals, George Weyrauch and Jay Liebenguth, with 45 years of combined experience. Article
StartingDot Ltd. announced two Colorado companies as Agency of Record leading up to the September 8th launch of the world’s first top level domain for anyone with a passion for snow sports. Scream Agency will be spearheading PR and event relations, while partnering with Native Rank to tackle digital aspects of the campaign. Article
WordenGroup Public Relations has recently added Wildlife Expeditions of Teton Science Schools and WRJ Design to its client roster. Article
Detroit
Lambert, Edwards & Associates announced the promotions of Tiffany Jones to Senior Director, and Amanda Passage and Renee Ketels to Director. Article
Airfoil has officially announced its headquarters will move to downtown Royal Oak, Mich. in fall 2015. Article
Los Angeles
Retailer Toms has hired BWR Public Relations for editorial, entertainment marketing, special events and social media for both the brand and its founder Blake Mycoskie. Article
Haley Miranda Group has expanded its capabilities to include full public relations and social media services. Ashton Spatz has been appointed director, social media and public relations. Maggie Waters joins as senior manager, public relations and Sarah Ledesma joins as social media manager. Article
PMBC Group has promoted Maura White to director, taking on additional new business development and agency management responsibilities. In addition Lisa Inouye has been promoted from senior account manager to media strategist and Andrew McCrea has been promoted to account coordinator. Article
Two new clients have joined Murphy O’Brien Public Relations‘ Real Estate collection: Laurus Corporation and QUIGG. Article
Giant Spoon announced that is has hired Veronica Brothwell as Senior Strategist. Article
MWW Public Relations announced it has been retained by Digiboo for public relations services. Article
The Lagrant Foundation has appointed Raul Reis to its board of directors. Article
NRPR Group announced its newest client, DeLon, a hip-hop artist, producer and DJ from Los Angeles, with a strong international following. Arti cle
ANTHEMIC Agency announced its partnership with DTS, Inc. Article
4 Two Life is a newly-established multidisciplinary communications agency that hustles and grinds 27/7 for its clients, right down to the last drop. Article
Universal Pictures has named Teri Everett as EVP of global communications, effective August 17. Article
A team of nationally renowned PR specialists, journalists, legal analysts and victim advocates announced that they’ve banded together to create Cavalry Public Relations. Article
Miami
Edelman has made Carlos Correcha-Price the GM of its Miami office. Article
La Cita de las Americas named Vine Communications its PR agency of record for all media outreach in North America. Article
JoTo PR has BodyHealth as a new client for its healthcare PR unit. Article
JoTo PR moves to complete remote workforce. Article
C.Suite Communications recently added Lauren Opelt to the account service team as a senior account manager. Article
Oracle has handed its Latin America PR brief to Burson-Marsteller, adding to the global product PR work the agency secured earlier this year. Article
Brandstyle Communications today announced the opening of a Miami office. It will be headed by marketing and PR veteran, Michelle Aristondo Chereque. Article
The Public Relations Society of America Sunshine District honored Curley & Pynn Public Relations and Marketing Communications with one of its 2015 Radiance Awards, recognizing the best public relations programs and tactics in the state. Article
Red Banyan Group announced the appointment of Robbin Lubbehusen, MBA, as its new Vice President of Operations and Marketing. Article
The University of Florida’s College of Journalism and Communications named Robert Norberg as Director of Strategy and Research at student-run The Agency effective immediately. Article
Vine Communications announced the addition of Christine Siervo as the new Senior Account Executive. Article
Balsera Communications has announced that it has promoted Sonia Diaz to Director of Public Relations and Digital Strategies, effective immediately. Article
Llorente & Cuenca has entered the US market with the opening of an office in Miami. Alejandro Romero, managing partner and CEO for Latin America, will lead the Miami office. Article
WorldWise PR Affiliates announced that SGR Comunicaciones of Buenos Aires, Argentina and Sabina Covo Communications of Cartagena, Colombia have joined its global alliance of independent public relations firms. Article
Diamond Public Relations expanded its hotel and resort client roster with the addition of CasaMagna Marriott Puerto Vallarta Resort & Spa. Article
Minneapolis
PadillaCRT has added Anastasia Lopez as vice president of social media in the firm’s New York office and Matt Fairchild as vice president of technology and innovation, leading digital strategy, user experience and development teams from the Minneapolis headquarters. Article
Tunheim has been selected to manage bid submission for Copper Peak Ski Area as it aims to host FIS (International Ski Federation) world competitions. Article
Pheasants Forever and Quail Forever announced Anthony Hauck as the organization’s director of public relations. Article
Nashville
Deveney continues to grow its dynamic team, recently hiring Creative Director Rachel Wilson to take the helm of the firm’s creative department. Account Executive Savannah Urban and Senior Account Coordinator Brittany Cruickshank are new additions to the account services team. Article
Oncologix Tech announced the appointment of Nikole Jessie as the Director of Marketing and Public Relations. Article
Newport Beach
Bravo Brio Restaurant Group has appointed Morgan Marketing & Public Relations as agency of record representing its Southern California BRIO Tuscan Grille locations at the Irvine Spectrum Center and Victoria Gardens in Rancho Cucamonga. Article
Copernio announced that it is a multiple award recipient in the 2015 Hermes Creative Awards for outstanding public relations work. Article
New York
Paul Newman has left the Publicis-owned MSLGroup 18 months after joining as president of North America. Article
The Confederation of North, Central America & Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) has engaged Global Strategy Group to assist with public affairs and communications regarding the Confederation’s reform efforts. Article
MDC Partners agency Kwittken has launched KFF, a new lifestyle and entertainment “agency-within-an-agency,” specializing in high-impact publicity, consumer and media events, celebrity influencer engagement and brand partnerships. It will be led by director Michelle Aselta. Article
Ortho Clinical Diagnostics has named Kristie Bouryal as chief corporate brand and communications officer. Article
Darrow Associates has hired Tad Gage as a managing director. Article
GCI Health has begun working with InVivo Therapeutics and Neuraltus Pharmaceuticals. Article
Crossmedia announced that it has been named media agency of record for the NBA Phoenix Suns and WNBA Phoenix Mercury. Article
Glass Lantern PR and SGC have announced a strategic partnership tailored for the marketing/development needs of the broadcast industry. This partnership offers a single source business solution for high impact results, designed to propel start-ups and known brands alike to that next level of success. Article
Tiffani Cailor joins Bermuda Tourism Authority (BTA) as director of public relations and content development. Article
The American Heart Association (AHA) announced its Founders Affiliate board officers for the 2015-2016 fiscal year beginning July 1st. Gil Bashe, Managing Partner, Health, Finn Partners, has been named Affiliate chair. Article
DraftKings has named United Entertainment Group as its communications agency of record. Article
MWW Public Relations announced it has been retained by Digiboo for public relations services. Article
As Beautiful Planning Marketing & PR (BPMPR) continues to expand their global reach, the public relations firm has been contracted by the legendary French cabaret, The Moulin Rouge, for their highly anticipated debut in the United States this coming fall. Article
DeVries Global has recently been named US public relations agency of record for Los-Angeles based cosmetics brand wet n wild, a division of Markwins Beauty Products. Article
Lou Hammond & Associates has added five new clients for public relations, digital marketing and positioning. Article
Issa PR has added Bloom + Grace to its list of clients. Article
Edelman and United Entertainment Group have expanded their Olympic marketing and communications offering in advance of the upcoming Rio 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Article
Relevance New York announced the relocation of its Midtown headquarters. Article
Stern + Associates and Stern Speakers announced the firms’ rebranding as Stern Strategy Group. Article
Didit has acquired the Manhattan-based, public relations firm, JB Cumberland PR. Article
G&S Business Communications has appointed Kevin Pchola as vice president to accelerate the agency’s expansion in consumer categories, including home and lifestyle, as well as building and construction segments. Article
Among new senior staff hires for MMC, Matthew Anderson has been named the agencies first CMO. Reporting to Anderson is Annie Fileta, Vice President, Marketing, who will partner with him on agency marketing. Article
MDC Partners public relations agencies expect “business as usual” following the departure of holding company chief executive Miles Nadal. Article
After the New York Post reported that former Democratic lawmaker Anthony Weiner was hired by MWW, the firm issued a statement “clarifying” that Weiner will serve as a member of its board of advisors. Article
Seton Hall University is launching a College of Communications and the Arts. Professor Deirdre Yates will serve as interim dean of the college, and the search for a new dean will begin this fall. Article
Two prominent New York nonprofit organizations, Children of Promise, NYC and the New York Society for Ethical Culture have retained Momentum Communications Group. Article
Finn Partners has been awarded the North American public relations account for Crystal Cruises. Article
Babbler has tapped Emerging Media as its Agency of Record. Article
MWW Public Relations announced it is “pearing” up with Harry & David to serve as its official public relations agency. Article
A team of entrepreneurs in the marketing field have found an effective way to compete with corporate America for big business. The NYC Marketing Resource Group is a marketing collaborative comprised of fifteen entrepreneurs each specializing in different fields within the marketing arena. Article
The Animal Medical Center (AMC) announced the appointment of Jennifer Petrisko to the position of Executive Director of Marketing Communications. Article
Phoenix
Serendipit Consulting announced it has retained 13 new clients and several student housing projects to its lineup since the start of 2015. Article
San Francisco
The popular workplace tool Slack has brought on Julia Blystone to lead communications. Article
Waggener Edstrom Communications (WE) brought on Miranda Duncan as Senior Vice President to join the rapidly growing Healthcare team. Article
Allison+Partners announced the addition of Henk Campher as executive vice president, Social Impact. Article
Harden Communications Partners announced Cindi Goodsell has joined as a director of the firm. Article
Seattle
Thompson & Co. Public Relations added experience to its Anchorage, Alaska, office with the addition of Abby Cooper as account executive and Sydney Brusewitz as account coordinator, as well as the promotions of Nikkie Viotto and Emily McLaughlin to junior account executives. Article
R2C Group announced that it has been selected as the TV creative and media agency for Blinds.com. Article
Silicon Valley
Singularity University has enlisted Ogilvy PR‘s startup division amid reports the university is planning to convert from a non-profit into a for-profit corporation by the end of the year. Article
Networking and storage giant Brocade is looking to consolidate its global PR efforts as the company evolves its positioning to include more software services. Article
Chicago & Cleveland
Rhea + Kaiser has added two recent college graduates as full-time staff. Article
Minneapolis & New York
Anastasia Lopez joined PadillaCRT as vice president of social media. Matt Fairchild joined the agency as vice president of technology and innovation, leading PadillaCRT’s digital strategy. Article
Hong Kong
Lewis PR has appointed Scott Pettet senior vice president, Asia Pacific. Article
Hill+Knowlton Strategies has appointed Pamela Teo as regional HR director for Asia Pacific. Article
Zeno Group Asia has appointed Tony Ray Pereira as executive creative director for its Singapore office. Article
SERMO has signed a new agency partner in China. Article
Text100 announced that it is now working with audio and entertainment systems provider Pioneer and creative technology company iQNECT. Article
London
The Associated Press has hired W Communications to handle the launch of two AP and British Movietone YouTube channels that feature more than one million minutes of digitized film footage. Article
Geoff Beattie has joined APCO Worldwide as executive director. Article
Edelman has named Naheed Mehta as head of its global government communications office. Article
Grayling has been appointed as Mitel‘s agency of record across EMEA, following a competitive pitch earlier this year. Article
Canary Wharf Group has appointed Brands2Life to handle consumer and lifestyle PR. Article
Victor Benady, previously global head of digital at Grayling, has been promoted to the newly created position of global creative director, with a seat on the firm’s global board. Jan Mikulin takes the digital role vacated by Benady and has been promoted to global head of digital marketing, a new role focused on supporting the Grayling network in delivering digital marketing services. Article
Guardian Industries‘ glass group in Europe has selected EMG as its lead media relations and marketing communications agency in the region, including Russia and the CIS. Article
Belmond has appointed Maria Kuhn as corporate director of communications. Article
Four Communications has received a £10 million investment of equity finance from BGF (Business Growth Fund). Article
Cohn & Wolfe has appointed Kate Joynes-Burgess as its new head of digital and integrated marketing for the UK and EMEA. Article
Tina Woods has joined Lansons as a board director to launch Lansons Health, a start-up helping healthcare clients navigate disruption. Article
Stir PR has added French regional wine denomination Pays d’Oc IGP to its client roster. Article
Brad Fishman has partnered with UK franchise industry experts Sally Anne Butters and Lucy Maisey to form Rev PR. Article
Andy Annett has been appointed as Managing Director of TODAY Ogilvy & Mather Myanmar. Article
Tim Sutton is returning to London to expand his international leadership duties at Interpublic Group, adding chairman of Weber Shandwick EMEA to his existing role as chairman of the firm’s Asia-Pacific operations. Article
Paris
Etihad Airways has appointed the Cheil Network to handle its global digital and social marketing activities following a competitive pitch process. Article
InterContinental Hotels Group has appointed Cicero Group to provide retained public affairs advice in London and Brussels after a competitive pitch process. Article
DUO Marketing + Communications has signed a partnership with Procre8 in Dubai to become their exclusive service channel for PR clients wanting to expand into Africa. Article
Sydney
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has hired the MSLGroup as the organization looks to work with Indian governments to ensure access to health services. Article
Mullen Lowe Lintas Group has announced leadership for its newly launched creative agency Mullen Lintas. Article
Volkswagen Passenger Car has appointed Nitisha Agrawal as head of public relations. Article
DEC Communications has been appointed by Mirvac to support its residential portfolio. Article
WPP is partnering with the Indian School of Design & Innovation on the establishment of the ISDI WPP School of Communication. The partnership will help create a three-year undergraduate diploma program in communication based on a work-study model that brings together an academic curriculum and practical application. Article
Zeno Group India has made several new additions to its leadership. Article
Toronto
Ireland + Hall Communications has expanded its health and wellness roster with two new clients. Article
National Public Relations has bought Equicom from TMX Group. Article
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