Marion Darrieutort built Agence Elan into a 15 million euro independent French PR firm before its 2015 acquisition by Edelman, where she now serves as CEO of the combined French operation.
The leading PR firms in Switzerland: Farner Consulting, Edelman Switzerland, Open Up, and Lemongrass Communications, serving a market anchored by Nestlé, Roche, Novartis, and Geneva's international institutions.
Betsy Plank (1924-2010), first woman to head a major PR agency division (Daniel J. Edelman), first female president of PRSA, and namesake of the Plank Center at the University of Alabama.
In 2019, Microsoft moved its UK consumer PR account from 3 Monkeys Zeno to Assembly — both inside Daniel J. Edelman Holdings. Seven years later, that consolidation looks like a foundational step in Assembly's single-client Microsoft model.
Assembly Inc., the Seattle-based PR agency owned by Daniel J. Edelman Holdings, was built in 2014 to serve a single client: Microsoft. A reference profile covering scope, leadership, the June 2026 layoffs, and concentration risk.
Eighteen firms lead oil and gas communications in 2026 across three briefs: global corporate and crisis (Edelman, FleishmanHillard, APCO, Burson, Weber Shandwick), capital markets and special situations (Brunswick, FTI, Sard Verbinnen, Joele Frank, Longacre), and Gulf Coast regional work.
Omnicom-IPG closed in late 2025. Weber Shandwick — the largest PR network in the world — is now part of the largest holding company. What changes for clients, for Edelman, for the rest of the holding-company landscape, and for the global PR industry over the next 18 months.
Brazil's leading PR firms, ranked: FSB and Edelman Brazil lead Tier 1, followed by InPress Porter Novelli, Weber Shandwick, and Burson. Plus why Brazil's WhatsApp-driven media landscape changes how these firms have to operate.
Cannes Lions 2026 opens June 22. The Croisette is reshuffled, the PR Lions jury is stacked, the integrity rules are tighter — and every network is showing up with the same pitch.
Travel PR companies fall into four types: specialists, integrated networks, creative consumer shops, and the emerging AI Communications tier. Ranked by country across 13 markets.
