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Cannes Lions: Blurring Boundaries Should Not Put PR Firms On Back Foot

Arun Sudhaman
19 Jun 2013

Despite being unable to dominate its PR award category, Cannes demonstrates that marketing is moving inexorably towards a PR state of mind.

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Cannes PR Grand Prix Winner: "PR Firms Need More Artistry"

Arun Sudhaman
19 Jun 2013

The ECD behind the Cannes PR Lions Grand Prix winner does not believe a PR firm could have come up with his campaign.

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W2O Hires Fleishman’s Coady To Lead EMEA Tech

The Holmes Report
18 Jun 2013

W2O has hired Annalise Coady to lead its tech practice in Europe as the holding group looks to boost its sector footprint.

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Monsanto Seeks PR Counsel Amid NGO Opposition

Arun Sudhaman
17 Jun 2013

Monsanto is seeking public relations counsel amid fierce opposition to the agricultural biotech company around the world.

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IBM’S Moeller Tapped To Lead Avaya’s Global Comms

Aarti Shah
17 Jun 2013

Avaya has hired Mike Moeller, IBM’s director of external relations, to lead global communications reporting into CMO Mark Wilson.

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Cohn & Wolfe Hires For Nokia and US Growth

Aarti Shah
17 Jun 2013

Cohn & Wolfe has made two senior hires in North America, including former Waggener Edstrom VP David Henderson to help run its newly won Nokia business.

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McCann’s ‘Dumb Ways To Die’ Takes Top Honours At Cannes PR Lions

Arun Sudhaman
17 Jun 2013

A campaign to promote rail safety in Australia has taken top PR honours at the Cannes Lions Festival of Creativity.

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Special Report: The PR World’s Play For Content Marketing Clout

Aarti Shah & Arun Sudhaman
16 Jun 2013

Our special report explores whether the PR industry can turn an aptitude for content into concrete returns, amid fierce competition.

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How Should Key Players Navigate The PR Issues Raised By PRISM?

Aarti Shah & Arun Sudhaman
15 Jun 2013

Comms specialists explore how various affected parties should navigate the PR issues raised by revelations of the PRISM data surveillance program.

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Glover Park Partners With Market Entry Specialist, Targets Russia

Holmes Report
15 Jun 2013

The Glover Park Group has formed a strategic initiative with Global Advertising Strategies, a market entry firm specializing in emerging economies.

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FleishmanHillard Launches Military And Veterans Affairs Practice

Holmes Report
15 Jun 2013

FleishmanHillard has formed a military and veterans affairs group, based in the firm's Washington, DC, office.

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Jamie Parker Joins Greenough As President

Holmes Report
15 Jun 2013

Jamie Parker has joined Greenough as president and will assume overall responsibility for operations and develop a new non-profit practice area.

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Weber Shandwick Introduces New GoLive Storytelling Offer

Holmes Report
15 Jun 2013

Weber Shandwick has launched GoLive, an offering that incorporates live storytelling, broadcast quality-production and social distribution.

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Olson Expands New York Presence With Two Senior Hires

Holmes Report
15 Jun 2013

Twin Cities-based Olson is expanding its New York presence with the the addition of two senior executives to its PR and social media team.

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Corporate People News In Brief (June 17, 2013)

Holmes Report
15 Jun 2013

New people in new roles at Coty, Lockheed Martin, Border States Electric.

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Agency People News In Brief (June 17, 2013)

Holmes Report
15 Jun 2013

New people in new roles at Porter Novelli, CRT/tanaka, MWW, French West Vaughan, H+K Strategies, O'Donnell Agency.

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Account News In Brief (June 17, 2013)

Holmes Report
15 Jun 2013

New business success for Emanate, Waggener Edstrom, MMGY, and Corbin-Hillman.

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Industry News In Brief (June 16, 2013)

Holmes Report
15 Jun 2013

AMEC partners with ICCO, PRCA; Nyhus joins PROI; Strategic Vision offers new service; Fetching parent relaunches PetPR.com.

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VMware Names Acting CMO Amid PR Agency Search

Aarti Shah
13 Jun 2013

VMware has named Robin Matlock, VP of corporate marketing, as acting CMO as the software company retools its communications.

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Sandra Macleod Exits Echo Research

Arun Sudhaman
13 Jun 2013

Sandra Macleod is exiting Echo Research two years after selling the business she founded to analytics group Ebiquity.

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Vectis Hires Bowler to Lead Sacramento

Aarti Shah
11 Jun 2013

Vectis Strategies has hired former executive director of the California Democratic party Kathy Bowler to head its Sacramento operation.

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French/West/Vaughan Acquires Sports Management Firm

Holmes Report
11 Jun 2013

French/West/Vaughan has acquired Grooms Athletic Management & Entertainment, a sports and entertainment management and marketing firm.

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Dyson Looks to Overcome 'Growing Pains' After Bite CEO Steps Down

Aarti Shah
11 Jun 2013

Andy Cunningham's exit from Bite has left the agency searching for new US leadership for the fourth time in as many years.

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Mapping The World's PR Capitals

Holmes Report
11 Jun 2013

Interactive industry map reveals where the 250 biggest PR firms in the world are located.

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Elise Eberwein To Lead Communications At New American Airlines

Holmes Report
10 Jun 2013

Elise Eberwein has been named executive VP, people and communications, at the new American Airlines, after the merger of AMR Corporation and US Airways .

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HTC Names New Global Comms Head After Senior Reshuffle

Arun Sudhaman
10 Jun 2013

Taiwanese handset player HTC has named a new global comms head, following the recent departure of several senior executives.

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Burson’s Goldman Joins Zeno as EVP

Holmes Report
10 Jun 2013

The Zeno Group has hired Burson-Marsteller’s Jim Goldman as EVP of its Silicon Valley office.

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H+K Taps Obamacare Veteran To Lead Global Health Practice

Aarti Shah
10 Jun 2013

Hill+Knowlton has hired David Bowen to lead the firm’s global healthcare practice and EVP, effective July 1.

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Lewis PR Acquires the Davies Murphy Group

Aarti Shah
10 Jun 2013

Lewis PR has acquired the Davies Murphy Group (DMG), bolstering it to a $45 million agency globally.

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Cone Launches Tool To Measure Social Engagement Around CSR

Holmes Report
09 Jun 2013

Cone Communications is launching CSR SocialScore, which serves as a real time snapshot of how a brand uses social media to engage stakeholders.

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Agency People News In Brief (June 10, 2013)

Holmes Report
09 Jun 2013

New people in new roles at MSLGroup, Havas PR, and Buffalo Communications.

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Account News In Brief (June 10, 2013)

Holmes Report
09 Jun 2013

New business wins for Environics, MWW, Fishburn Hedges, Haberman, French/West/Vaughan, Lippin, Blue C, R&J, and Vantage.

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Industry News In Brief (June 10, 2013)

Holmes Report
09 Jun 2013

360 PR joins PROI; Verde launches event planning division; Imre opens in New York; NASDAQ acquires Thompson Reuters business.

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RFI Studios Expands To San Francisco And China

Aarti Shah
08 Jun 2013

RFI Studios, the digital arm of Ruder Finn, is expanding into San Francisco and China to offer more localized digital services in both markets.

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Echo Chamber: PR Measurement, Lobbying Scandals And 'Electing' Agencies

Holmes Report
07 Jun 2013

New podcast episode explores how PR measurement is changing in the 'big data' era.

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Ketchum's Flaherty Pledges Industry Adoption Of Measurement Standards

Arun Sudhaman
06 Jun 2013

Ketchum CEO Rob Flaherty today pledged to lead an industry-wide effort to adopt PR measurement standards, while addressing the AMEC Summit in Madrid.

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PayPal Extends Grayling Relationship To Global PR Assignments

Arun Sudhaman
06 Jun 2013

Grayling is to handle more global assignments from PayPal, following a review of the company's PR duties in EMEA.

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Shift Hires Cone's Creative Lead

The Holmes Report
06 Jun 2013

Shift has hired Pete Buhler as creative director to build out its offering in this area.

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Chris Deri Becomes WCG President

Aarti Shah
04 Jun 2013

Burson-Marsteller’s Chris Deri has been hired as the first president of WCG since the agency’s restructuring last year.

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P&G Rethinks Media Measurement Approach

Aarti Shah
03 Jun 2013

Procter & Gamble has embarked on a review of media measurement agencies.

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David Shane Joins Relativity Media

Holmes Report
03 Jun 2013

Relativity Media, a film and television production and distribution company, has hired Hewlett Packard veteran David Shane.

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Ravi Sunnak Joins Havas PR To Lead Corporate And Cause

Holmes Report
03 Jun 2013

Ravi Sunnak has been appointed executive vice president, corporate and cause, at Havas PR North America.

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Mark O'Connor Joins GolinHarris For Media Relations Role

Holmes Report
03 Jun 2013

GolinHarris has appointed Mark O’Connor as executive director, national media relations.

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Allison Hires Jeremy Rosenberg To Lead Digital Offer

Holmes Report
03 Jun 2013

Allison+Partners has appointed Jeremy Rosenberg as senior vice president of digital media

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Dewey Square Opens Sacramento Office

Holmes Report
03 Jun 2013

Dewey Square Group has opened a new Sacramento office and added Jim Hawley, former general counsel for TechNet, as principal.

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Corporate People News In Brief (June 3, 2013)

Holmes Report
02 Jun 2013

New people in new roles at Dupont, Nutrisystem, LivingSocial, and Pivot.

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Agency People News In Brief (June 3, 2013)

Holmes Report
02 Jun 2013

New people in new roles at inVentiv Health, Widmeyer, National, Outreach, Fleishman, H+K, Global Strategy Group and Azucar.

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Account News In Brief (June 3, 2013)

Holmes Report
02 Jun 2013

New business successes for Ketchum, MWW, Maccabee, Lewis, Padilla, Blaze, Calypso, M&C Saatchi, Stir, and HKA.

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Industry News In Brief (June 2, 2013)

Holmes Report
02 Jun 2013

Porter Novelli launches a new offer; Schubert changes its name; Blueshirt Group expands IR capabilities; CyberAlert offers new tools.

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MSLGroup Names Josh Shapiro To Senior LatAm Role

Holmes Report
30 May 2013

MSLGroup has named Josh Shapiro as VP and director of market development and client engagement, Latin America.

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