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Enlightened Chooses 5WPR for Public Relations Cybersecurity and IT expert company Enlightened just announced their choice of 5WPR to represent them for PR efforts regarding their management consulting, software development, IT, and security work. Fortune recently named Enlightened as one of their “100 Fastest-Growing Inner City Companies,” and in 2016, they were recipients of the Nunn-Perry award from the US Department of Defense. Antwanye Ford, Enlightened’s CEO and President, said: "For nearly two decades, we've remained heads-down, focused on growing a company that delivers world-class results for the federal and local governments. We have grown from three founders to a... Read More >

MWWPR Former Employee Gets Jail For Sex Crimes Anthony Weiner, former MWW PR employee was sentenced to 21 months in jail this week for sexting with a teenager – at the same time,  MWWPR received three awards, including the mid-size PR firm of the year, they were also recognized as a Top Place to Work and for Favorite Advertising, Marketing, and PR agency. Berman Group and Kid Care An interesting job opportunity came up recently from the real estate specializing PR firm, Berman Group. They need a PR account coordinator … at least in the mornings. Afternoons may require a... Read More >

UNHCR aims to establish a powerful presence during next years in Mexico through the development of a digital fundraising program to acquire new Individual Donors. The Private Sector Fundraising Unit in Mexico is part of UNHCR Global PSP Section, with a commitment to inspire awareness and approach the local community to feel part of UNHCR’s mission and attract a large number of individual donations and persons committed to long-term monthly contributions. In order to support this, UNHCR Mexico is calling for proposals from qualified digital agencies to provide digital acquisition services with a specific focus on paid search, display, social... Read More >

City of Austin, Texas is seeking an agency to handle Branding, Creative Services and Communications Strategies for Flood Safety Awareness and Education. Tasks to include to: Provide branding and a “look” for the City of Austin Watershed Protection Department’s flood safety awareness and education initiatives with the goal to provide clear, accurate information about the dangers of flooding and steps that can be taken to protect lives and property. The goal of this creative services initiative is to provide a distinctive brand architecture that combines the message, look, and digital and print identity of flood safety awareness and education, so... Read More >

Walton County, Board of County Commissioners is seeking to hire a marketing research firm for the Walton County Tourist Development Council (TDC). The selected firm will additionally design, conduct, analyze and report specific marketing research projects to fulfill the information needs of the TDC and its consultants, to aid in the successful marketing of Visit South Walton. Scope of Work: The TDC seeks a firm with the expertise to provide the following tasks: A. Visitor Tracking Study - continue quarterly study cycle • Seasonally tracks the experience that visitors have in South Walton • Monitors delivery of brand promise •... Read More >

Elections Canada, Regional Media Advisors Issued a Public Relations RFP for the following scope of work: Answer media queries submitted by phone and email, using pre-approved information (media lines, backgrounders, web content, etc.) that will be supplied by the Technical Authority make proactive media calls to pitch stories or provide clarifications when a media query cannot be answered using existing approved content, research a response and/or pass the query on to ECHQ permanent staff according to approval protocols outlined by the Technical Authority record and evaluate requests for interviews as permitted under approval protocols established by the Technical Authority, conduct... Read More >

University of Baltimore has issued an RFP for a marketing agency. Background: The University of Baltimore provides innovative education in law, business, public affairs and the applied arts and sciences to serve the needs of a diverse population. A public university, the University of Baltimore (UB) offers excellent teaching and a supportive community for undergraduate, graduate and professional students in an environment distinguished by academic research and public service. The University: makes excellence accessible to traditional and nontraditional students motivated by professional advancement and civic awareness establishes a foundation for lifelong learning, personal development and social responsibility combines theory and... Read More >

Marion County Health Department has issued an RFP for a social media agency. Purpose The Marion County Health Department is soliciting written quotes from vendors for: Project that includes production of two (2) social media campaigns, including both graphics and videos. Project includes two (2) days of video shooting as well as video editing and posting including boosts. Project also includes publishing a minimum of four local newspaper ads in Silverton, OR with similar messages to the video campaign supporting anti-youth tobacco initiation. Scope of Work Produce (3) three, 1 to 2 minute videos with Silverton Together Coalition. Project includes:... Read More >

Weber Shandwick Helps with Nike’s Breaking2 Exhibition Marathon Nike sponsored the Breaking2 Marathon last week. It was a private exhibition race which means  photos from the event can be used by Nike for marketing purposes. And they will be. Already there’s controversy over the race photos. At such events, there is usually a clock on display showing the time a winner crosses the finish line. That clock doesn’t usually show the official time, usually being off by anywhere from a few seconds to a couple of minutes. The clock showed 2:00:23 and the official time was 2:00:25. Very little difference.... Read More >

The City of Vaughan, in Canada is seeking Creative Development and advertising for the City of Vaughan Magazine. With a population of more than 320,000, the City of Vaughan, in the Regional Municipality of York, is one of Canada’s fastest growing cities. That number is expected to grow by more than 30 per cent in the next 16 years to more than 416,600 people by the year 2031. It has a diverse population – in fact, 46 per cent of its population was born outside of Canada – that enjoys a variety of amenities, attractions and services. Vaughan is in... Read More >