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Global PR News From Prosek Partners, KCSA Communications And More… Prosek Partners has partnered with financial communications veteran David Wells. Wells led communications for some of the United State’s largest banks for over eight years at Goldman Sachs. He most recently served as their chief marketing and communications officer for the consumer and investment management division. Wells was a journalist prior to entering the financial communications field, having senior roles at the Financial Times and Bloomberg News. David Wells has over 25 years of experience in financial communication in a wide array of areas including business operations, corporate strategy, media... 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 >

James Chapman Joins Bell Pottinger James Chapman is moving to Bell Pottinger on June 26th as a member of their political team. He should fill the spot easily as he used to be both a political editor at the Daily Mail and Brexit secretary David Davis’ chief of staff. Chapman declared that his new employer has very strong business and political teams and he’s excited to be working with them. Bell Pottinger represents clients around the world, and some of their financial ones include St James’s Place, CYBG, and TSB. Ikea signs APCO as AOR for French Connections and More... Read More >

  The Chapel Hill/Orange County Visitors Bureau has issued an RFP for a marketing and advertising agency. The Chapel Hill/Orange County Visitors Bureau—the tourism authority for the towns of Chapel Hill, Carrboro and Hillsborough, North Carolina—is seeking agency services that entail creative development of a tourism campaign; execution of the campaign with goal of motivating travel to Orange County. The mission of the Visitors Bureau is to develop visitor services in Orange County towns of Chapel Hill, Carrboro and Hillsborough; and to implement marketing programs that enhance the economic activity and quality of life in the County. The purposes for... Read More >

Cognitive Context Launched by Weber Shandwick and Storyful The content intelligence service for marketers and corporate communicators, Cognitive Context, was recently launched as a joint venture between Storyful and Weber Shandwick. The two agencies bring their expertise in strategic planning and data-driven content insights to optimize social media and brand campaigns. The venture will allow clients of Weber Shandwick to Storyful surfaced pre-viral social media content with speed and accuracy. Julie Georgas to Become Managing Director for Canadian Operations of Zeno Julie Georgas has been running her own firm, Instigator Communications, but is leaving that behind to become the managing... Read More >

Centennial Park District in Atlanta is seeking a PR firm. They seek to: Distinguish the Centennial Park District as Atlanta’s premier entertainment district Influence positive perceptions about the Centennial Park District brand and asset Drive increased visitation and length of stay within the District among metro residents The Luckie Marietta District (LMD) was established in 2008 as a private membership alliance to promote the burgeoning entertainment district that surrounds Centennial Olympic Park. In 2016, LMD stakeholders embarked on an extensive rebranding effort to create what is now known as the Centennial Park District, or CPD. CPD is supported by area... Read More >

Ruder Finn Asia Receives Top Marketing Rankings in China The R3 Worldwide China 2017 PR Scope Research gave Ruder Finn four rankings in the Number One slots. Ruder has moved from receiving fourth and second place ratings in 2015, proving their exemplary efforts in media relations and client services. Their four #1 rank came in “Positive Contribution to Business Growth,” “Transparent Financial System,” “Clear Project Management,” and “Social Buzz and Crisis Management.” These were backed by cost breakdown for clients, milestones, follow-ups, and detailed project timelines. R3 China’s Managing Director, Sabrina Lee, said: "We surveyed 155 client-side marketers who make... Read More >

Antenna, Beckerman, and Eco Branding Joining Forces Beckerman’s family of PR experts includes Antenna, a PR agency specializing in smart tech. Now Antenna is adding a new partner to their integrated efforts in Eco Branding – a creative agency focused on tech, smart cities, clean energy, and advanced mobility. Together, they are the largest full-service smart tech PR agency in North America. FleishmanHillard Promotes Terri Owen to Sr. Partner and SVP as new GM of St. Louis Headquarters Terri Owen was named the new general manager of the FleishmanHillard (FH) US headquarters in St. Louis. The company was founded 70... Read More >

Edelman’s Growth in 2016 Only 1.7% Edelman just released their financial information from 2016. They reported $875 million in revenue, but that was only 1.7% growth at the world’s largest PR firm from 2015 on like-for-like. Richard Edelman, CEO, said: “It’s a pause,” and blamed economic uncertainty as well as digital change and healthcare issues. He also said: “We worked really hard. It’s more of a macroeconomic and political kind of context. I think clients just got cautious. It’s a pause.” Noting that much of their slowdown came from the UK and Europe, an occurrence strongly associated with Brexit as... Read More >

Matt Kucharski Becomes PadillaCRT’s President Matt Kucharski has been with PadillaCRT since 1989 and has been serving most recently as a member of their Executive Leadership Team overseeing B2B and B2C divisions. But he’s just been promoted to president, focusing on the company’s health practice. He is taking the place of Mark Raper who will become the chief counsel officer, with Lynn Casey continuing as CEO for Padilla. Big Organizational Changes at Rasky Baerlein Just announced, both Ann Carter and Joe Baerlein are leaving Rasky Baerlein, the firm they co-founded along with Larry Rasky. The two plan to start their... Read More >