FBI & DOJ probe Yanukovych allegations including Podesta, Mercury, and Paul Manafort The FBI and the Department of Justice are looking into allegations of corruption during the administration of Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych. They made a point of saying it is a broad investigation and not particularly targeting individuals currently.
Berk Comm adds 2 Luxury Resorts to Client Roster Berk Communications, an affiliate company of MWWPR, just picked up the PR business of both Baros Maldives and Milaidhoo Island Maldives, which are luxury resorts in the Maldive Islands. The Milaidhoo will be opening during the fall and is set on
Pepsico India may make a change in PR representation Genesis Burson-Marsteller will fight to hold off multiple competitors this year, as Pepsico India has begun holding meetings to explore the possibility of a shift in their PR strategy. New Pepsico India VP Poona Kaul and Genesis B-M competitor Six Degrees
Financial Pro Doug Hesney joins Makovsky Makovsky, an integrated communications firm founded in 1979 by Ken Makovsky (the current CEO and president), just hired Doug Hesney away from Dukas Linden PR as an Exec VP to lead their financial and professional services division. At Dukas, Hesney was also an Exec
Finn Partners Announce Cybersecurity Growth Leading communications firm, Finn Partners, recently took new clients onboard from the fast-growing field of cyber security. As one of the largest PR firms in the field, Finn’s client portfolio now includes Appthority and Opaque. The firm also embarked on a new project with LogRhythm
Coyne PR cutting back in all areas Coyne PR announced recently the startling news that they have laid-off about 30 of their employees (14 percent of the staff) and are cutting back on benefits for those who remain. Tom Coyne, CEO, said the move is because of a combination of having
APCO signed to help clean Nigeria’s image with U.S. APCO Worldwide has been hired by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to clean up the image of the Nigerian government with the U.S. APCO’s initial contract covers a three-month period that just ended July 17th for a fixed rate of
Publicis and Wal-Mart strike a deal This week, Wal-Mart signed a deal with Global PR and ad agency Publicis Groupe allowing the retail giant full access to all the agencies and resources of PG.
Loot Crate Signs MWWPR as Their PR Representative Loot Crate has over 600K subscribers around the world and is revolutionizing how fans of a person or other form of entertainment engage with each other– those fans are called “Looters.” The loot part of their name comes from hooking fans up
Global Health Tech Practice Added to Hotwire PR’s Sectors Hotwire PR has offices in Europe, the U.S., and Australia/Asia and additional affiliates around the world. They separate their business into sectors to provide deep expertise to clients. They just added another sector they can offer to clients – the Health
