Corporate PR: BP Seeking New PR Head
Who is going to be BP’s new PR head, and what will happen with Andrew Gowers? One can only speculate.
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Filipino Administration Admits hiring US PR firm for President Aquino’s visit
Spokespersons of the Filipino administration admitted the government hired a US public relations agency to get media exposure for President Benigno Aquino III week-long working visit to the United States. According to their statements, contracting the services of a public relations firm in a foreign country was “standard operating procedure” for visiting government leaders.
PiNkey AG Retains Tower PR as Agency of Record
Tower PR will help deliver key-storage startup PiNkey’s message to consumers and potential partners all over Germany.
MDC Partners Acquires Majority Stake in PR Firm Kwittken & Company
MDC Partners-owned Kirshenbaum Bond Senecal & Partners from New York has acquired a majority stake in Kwittken & Company, a public relations agency in New York. This is the third transaction in five months for MDC Partners involving a public relations agency, and the sixth in the past year.
FTC Settles Complaint Against PR Firm for Using Fake Testimonials
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has settled a complaint it made against a public relations firm Reverb Communications which accused them of using employees to pose as ordinary customers and post reviews of video games on Apple’s iTunes store. The settlement and requires Reverb to delete all misleading reviews and to never use such methods without proper disclosure.
Lady Gaga’s New PR Agency of Record is UK-Based Darling Department
Lady Gaga’s new PR support will be handled in the future by the UK agency Darling Department. Her publicist, Adrian Read, will continue to represent her, as he is joining Darling as head of press.
New PR Department for the Beijing Police
A police public relations department was launched on Tuesday in Beijing as the first provincial level police public relations agency in China.
Greenough Communications Hired as PR Agency
Virtusa has selected Greenough Communications to handle their foray into the world of social media and digital marketing. The company is looking forward to using new forms of advertising as promotion.
Amplify Adds New Talent to Growing Business
Amplify, one of London’s most well-known and fastest growing experiential marketing agencies, has added three new team members to help meet the demands of its growing business.
Sagefrog Hired by Penn Pharma
Sagefrog has been hired to run marketing campaigns and deal with public relations for Penn Pharma. The pharmaceutical company is looking to establish a presence within North America.
