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Horn: Agency Business Report 2012

May 23, 2012

Looking to modernize the look and feel of its brand, Horn dropped the word "Group" from its name and now refers to itself as Horn, a digital communications group.
 

Yale Cordage retains Kemp Goldberg

May 21, 2012

PORTLAND, ME: Custom and specialty rope manufacturer Yale Cordage has hired Kemp Goldberg Partners.
 

H+K to work with Front Row Tampa Bay

May 21, 2012

TAMPA, FL: Hill+Knowlton Strategies will serve as the PR partner for Front Row Tampa Bay, a four-day internet broadcast showing economic opportunity across the region during the Republican National Convention in August.
 

Palazzo names Clarke MD

May 21, 2012

NEW YORK: Palazzo, an investment firm for marketing services companies, has named Jack Clarke MD, a new role at the company.
 

Huntsworth first quarter revenue up 3.8%

May 18, 2012

LONDON: Huntsworth, the holding company of Grayling, Citigate, Huntsworth Health, and Red, reported like-for-like revenue growth of 3.8% in the first quarter, compared with the previous year.
 

PCG Campbell: Agency Business Report 2012

May 15, 2012

Even though PCG Campbell's revenue was flat year over year, the last 18 months have been focused on organic growth within existing clients, as well as social media and digital business expansion for the firm.
 

Dynamite Data hires PPMG

May 14, 2012

LOS ANGELES: Dynamite Data, a data mining company that provides e-commerce information to manufacturers and merchants, has hired The Pollack PR Marketing Group (PPMG) following a review.
 

Mozilla rounds out agency partner search

May 11, 2012

MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA: Technology nonprofit Mozilla is in the final stages of a search for an agency partner, a representative at the organization confirmed on Friday.
 

H+K debuts Washington-based crisis practice

May 10, 2012

WASHINGTON: Hill+Knowlton Strategies has launched a crisis practice in its Washington office.
 

Edelman launches Periscope market entry offering

May 10, 2012

WASHINGTON: Edelman launched the Periscope offering on Thursday. The service will provide research, communications, and stakeholder engagement counsel and execution to companies entering foreign markets.
 

Airfoil names Tyler co-CEO, fills leadership committee

May 09, 2012

SOUTHFIELD, MI: Airfoil Public Relations has named cofounder Janet Tyler co-CEO, working alongside chief executive Lisa Vallee-Smith.
 

Cramer-Krasselt: Agency Business Report 2012

May 08, 2012

Cramer-Krasselt bills itself as a full-service integrated marketing and communications agency.
 

Staples Advantage taps Text 100 as US AOR

May 07, 2012

FRAMINGHAM, MA: Staples Advantage, the office supply retailer's b-to-b division, has hired Text 100 as its US AOR.
 

Coppola PR launches

May 07, 2012

JACKSONVILLE, FL: Maria Coppola has launched Coppola Public Relations, an agency that will handle strategic reputation building, crisis planning and communications, and special event work for clients.
 

Barkley spins off Crossroads PR unit

May 07, 2012

KANSAS CITY, MO: Advertising agency Barkley has spun off its PR practice, previously known as Barkley PR/Cause, into a standalone unit called Crossroads.
 

Guttman named Burson US tech practice leader

May 07, 2012

NEW YORK: Burson-Marsteller has appointed Sabrina Guttman US technology practice chair.
 

ServiceSource hires North of Nine, Lewis PR

May 07, 2012

SAN FRANCISCO: Revenue-management company ServiceSource has hired North of Nine Communications as AOR for North America and Lewis PR as AOR in the UK and Ireland.
 

Agencies prize diversity in competitive race for interns

May 04, 2012

With summer fast approaching, agencies, such as Edelman [pictured], and brands are ironing out the last details of their PR internship programs for this year.
 

Crucial.com taps Worldcom Partners firms

May 04, 2012

BOISE, ID: Crucial.com, an online retailer specializing in computer memory upgrades and solid-state drives, has hired Worldcom PR Group Partners. It will work with The Pollack PR Marketing Group in the US, Kaizo Ltd. in the UK, and PhE Communication in France.
 

Horn Group rebrands to showcase digital focus

May 03, 2012

NEW YORK: Horn Group has rebranded as Horn: A Digital Communications Group to better reflect its services.
 

MDC reports $236m in Q1 revenue, $25m net loss

May 03, 2012

NEW YORK: MDC Partners reported $236 million in first quarter 2012 revenue on Thursday, representing 5.4% organic growth compared with the prior year. However, the holding company also saw an operating loss of $11.7 million and a net loss of nearly $25 million in Q1.
 

PAN Communications appoints Barbagallo SVP

May 03, 2012

BOSTON: PAN Communications has hired Jim Barbagallo as SVP for client relations.
 

Weber snags Farren for lead tech policy role

May 02, 2012

WASHINGTON: Weber Shandwick has hired Joe Farren, former VP of global public affairs and GM of Waggener Edstrom Worldwide's Washington office, as EVP of its DC tech practice and tech policy lead.
 

Edelman names Coca-Cola's Manley EVP

May 02, 2012

CHICAGO: Edelman has hired Coca-Cola's Lisa Manley as EVP for its Business and Social Purpose practice in its Chicago office.
 

Brunswick shuffles leadership, names Gilchrist group CEO

May 02, 2012

LONDON: Brunswick Group has restructured its leadership team, naming Susan Gilchrist group CEO and Rob Pinker COO. Both will report to Alan Parker, executive chairman.
 

State of US PR agencies [INFOGRAPHIC]

May 01, 2012

Following two years of stable growth, an emboldened communications industry is expanding well beyond its core fields of expertise and geographies into new areas.
 

Dowling moves from Weber to F-H as NY, Eastern head

PRWeek Staff May 01, 2012

NEW YORK: Fleishman-Hillard has hired Robert Dowling, president of Weber Shandwick's New York operations, as general manager and senior partner of its New York office and president of its Eastern region.
 

The dawn of the $1,000,000,000 agency

May 01, 2012

Considered a pipe dream not long ago, the 10-digit mark has become a realistic goal for some firms.
 

Building a strong network

Alex Palmer May 01, 2012

Moderate growth, accompanied by acquisitions, defined last year. Firms are moving toward more micro, tactical positioning in 2012.
 

PR industry stands up well to analysis

May 01, 2012

US GDP grew just 1.7% in calendar year 2011, hitting a high of 3% in Q4, but PR agencies bucked this trend and posted another set of impressive results for the communications services industry.
 
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