FleishmanHillard is a global communications agency founded 1946 in St. Louis. Owned by Omnicom since 1997; one of four cornerstone networks inside Omnicom Public Relations Group. Global CEO J.J. Carter (since October 2024); Americas CEO Jillian Janaczek (since February 2026, formerly CEO of Porter Novelli). Absorbed Porter Novelli February 2026.
Coming Soon for businesses in need of PR in the UK, Seven Dials PR is a new agency set to launch under the direction of Simon Kelner, former editor-in-chief of the Independent. In an interesting turn observers are now focused on the emerging litany of communications figures and their endeavors. Are we destined to more BS or a lot less "bollocks" where the voices of business are concerned?
From the 2013 Lerner targeting scandal to the Get Transcript breach, the 2022 backlog, and the ERC fraud mess — the IRS keeps failing the same crisis playbook.
X account security in 2026 centers on SIM-swap attacks, verified-account hijacks, and hardware-key 2FA. See the SEC hack and the required defenses now.
Within the Public Relations arena, there is an oft-heard debate about if all press is good press – and opinions differ. Some say just spell my name right – and of course others would say ask Carnival Cruises, Tiger Woods or many others who have been slammed by the media if all press is good press.
71% of Americans consider the environment when they shop, and nearly half of them seek out environmental information about the products they buy.
HARO shut down in late 2024 after Cision rebranded it Connectively. Qwoted, Featured.com, Source of Sources, Help a B2B Writer, Muck Rack, SourceBottle, and ProfNet are what replaced it. The full successor map and what still works.
Tesla is hiring hundreds as Model S output ramps in 2013. See the Musk interview question, the first-principles bias, and what gets candidates cut fast.
The 10 HARO alternatives operating in 2026, after Cision shut HARO/Connectively down: Qwoted, Featured.com, Source of Sources, Help a B2B Writer, Muck Rack, SourceBottle, ProfNet, and more. Pricing, journalist quality, use cases.
AdapTV's new audience optimization layer pulls online video buying closer to how television is bought. Why the timing is right and what it means for brands.
