EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ: Adecco Group North America, the Fortune 500 staffing and HR service provider, selected MWW Group as AOR. The one-year contract is worth more than $1 million.

TALLAHASSE, FL: Sanderson Farms, a Mississippi-based chicken processor, named The Zimmerman Agency its new AOR after a multiple-round RFP.

BEIJING: Chinese officials are looking to hire a public relations firm to bolster its reputation prior to the 2008 Olympic Games, which will open in Beijing this summer, the Financial Times reported Friday.

BELLEVUE, WA: Technology company InfoSpace has selected Peppercom as its AOR to work on brand awareness and corporate communications.

WASHINGTON: The National Association of Retail Collection Attorneys (NARCA) launched a campaign in March, developed by Waggener Edstrom (WE), to show that members act responsibly in their efforts to collect debt.

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WASHINGTON: Share Our Strength announced new branding -- including a tagline, logo, and revamped Web site -- that aims to better tie together the nonprofit's various campaigns to end childhood hunger in the US.

CHICAGO: Chase Card Services, the credit card division of JPMorgan Chase, has issued an RFP, PRWeek has learned.

Covering the consumer beat in 2007 didn't leave much time for rest. It seemed as if every other week there was another major RFP being issued or a six- to seven-figure assignment being pitched. And getting anyone to talk about those isn't easy.

WASHINGTON: The Electronic Software Association (ESA), which represents video and computer game makers, reached out to the gaming and technology community in an effort to combat a study Hill & Knowlton released on December 5.