Erica Swerdlow Joins Wye Communications Wye Communications, a new PR firm founded jointly by Finn Partners and Stagwell Group, just brought in Erica Swerdlow as their first CEO. She reports to Stagwell partner Jay Leveton and works from the Chicago office as of January 8th where she’ll be in charge
Hogan Lovells Brings Mark Irion to Oversee Their PR Hogan Lovells, a DC law firm, just added PR to their non-legal offerings for clients and brought in Mark Irion to head the new communications group within the firm. Although a move like this is not common for a law firm,
WE Communications Waggener Edstrom’s rebranded their company as WE Communications in September 2015. Melissa Waggener Zorkin, the CEO and cofounder of the firm, along with the firm’s other partner, Pam Edstrom, made this change. Waggener Zorkin named Wunderman’s Kass Sells the agency’s president in North America.
Beaver Creek Resort in Vail is one of the many locations owned by parent company Vail Resorts, and recently they had the opportunity, some might even say the blessing, of hosting a 17-year-old young woman, Isabelle Dunai, as their guest. Isabelle has a terminal disease and really wanted to be
Paul Dyer named Lippe Taylor’s new President Lippe Taylor, a firm specializing in marketing to women, just named Paul Dyer their new president, bringing him in to develop the agency’s next generation creative communications model. Dyer left W2O Group after eight years. In his new position, he’ll increase the capabilities
A recent CNN headline screamed, “Donald Trump is Fox News’ Top PR guy” … the article then went about the task of trying to argue that President Trump is the news network’s best public relations voice, because, though he remains antagonistic to the rest of the media, he seems to
The Borgo Pio branch of McDonald’s – just a double-arched throw from Vatican City – affectionately referred to as the McVatican, is working with Medicina Solidale, a charitable organization providing free meals and medical care to the homeless. Through their joint efforts, McDonald’s plans to give the homeless thousands of free
Reality television isn’t just tied to big brands through advertising time, but more in the way Ford Motors was tied to serial television shows in the 70’s. They are part and parcel of the programs. One of the most recent examples was on The New Celebrity Apprentice with Welch’s grape
Recently the Cherokee County School District won 15 awards presented by the Georgia School Public Relations Association – that’s a record. They even won the top award presented for Best in Class. But they also won, along with many others, a Gold Award for Photography for a photograph titled Let
Alison Brod Marketing & Communications – Only Women on Staff It’s not that Alison Brod and her company won’t hire men, they just hardly ever get applications from men, that may be in part because one of the perks of the job is free beauty products. The beauty, fashion, and
