
Bolt PR Adds Three New Brands to Client Roster
Irvine-based Bolt PR was retained by College Storage & Student Services, Custom Design & Construction and Mars Air Systems as their public relations agency of record.

Irvine-based Bolt PR was retained by College Storage & Student Services, Custom Design & Construction and Mars Air Systems as their public relations agency of record.

Michael J. Berland was hired by Edelman to lead the company’s strategic research and analytic business, recently renamed Edelman Berland.

Steve Mnich has become director at the San Francisco office, a position with diverse new responsibilities. Mnich will assist Bay Area clients in developing digital and traditional media strategy, as well as heading new business and partnership initiatives.

Some UK PR news, Tartan Silk Public Relations just announced their joining forces with Scottish PR firm Caledonia Public Affairs. According to the news, the two companies decided on the move in order to better extend offerings to their individual clients.

MWW has acquired Los Angeles-based public relations and brand marketing firm, Enso Communications. JP Schuerman, Enso founding partner, will join MWW as executive vice president and general manager of MWW’s Los Angeles office.

Positive PR, engaging in the business at hand, this is what the public relations niche is all about really. Sometimes big agencies like Ruder Finn, and some others, are so busy helping clients, all they have time for is a blurb about themselves. That's where media like Everything PR News comes in. Here's a "hats off" to Ruder Finn and the last 30 days.

The acquisition is part of Waggener Edstrom’s global expansion strategy into markets such as Australia, India, Korea and South Africa, through acquisition, equity investments and new wholly owned offices.

A few members of the Weber Shandwick staff were recently assigned important management roles: Neil Nowlin is now general manager of Weber Shandwick’s Southwest; and Dawn Kahle is the new deputy general manager of the same branch.

Ogilvy Public Relations has introduced a new global behavior change practice, OgilvyEngage, which aims to achieve a triple bottom line: maximal profitability, employee health and social good.

ICANN has revealed some shocking numbers for its new generic top-level domain (gTLD) applications.