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Morris & King named AOR for StickerYou

Erica Morris March 18, 2010

TORONTO: StickerYou, an online platform for customizable stickers, named The Morris & King Co. its AOR.
 

Burson taps Ballard

Jaimy Lee March 18, 2010

NEW YORK: Burson-Marsteller hired Nathan Ballard as an MD in the firm's San Francisco office, effective April 1.
 

Middleberg adds three financial clients

Erica Morris March 17, 2010

NEW YORK: Middleberg Communications has been retained by Emerging Global Shares, OTR Global, and Seventysix Capital.
 

Elasticity hires two

Kimberly Maul March 16, 2010

ST. LOUIS: Elasticity hired Christine Ryder as director of conversation development and Andy Barnett as director of digital strategy.
 

MedThink hires Szumera

Jaimy Lee March 16, 2010

RALEIGH, NC: MedThink Communications tapped Michael Szumera as VP and PR practice lead in December.
 

Burson-Marsteller hires HealthStar's Ellison

Jaimy Lee March 16, 2010

NEW YORK: Burson-Marsteller named Helene Ellison global chair of the agency's healthcare practice. Ellison, most recently president and CEO of HealthStar PR, a healthcare firm she founded in 2003, started March 16.
 

What are the benefits of transferring to another global office of my agency?

Shari Roberts March 16, 2010

A PR professional is more or less always in motion, but the opportunity for that to extend beyond the boundaries of an office or cubicle can be priceless.
 

First Fleishman female exec Ruth Jacobson dies at 84

Erica Morris March 15, 2010

ST. LOUIS: Ruth Jacobson, Fleishman-Hillard's first female executive, died March 9 due to complications from congestive heart failure at the age of 84, according to a news story from the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
 

Octagon Entertainment hires John Ferriter as MD

Kimberly Maul March 12, 2010

LOS ANGELES: Octagon hired John Ferriter as MD of Octagon Entertainment, part of the agency's athletes and personalities division.
 

Sears taps Daniel Honigman for social media

Kimberly Maul March 12, 2010

HOFFMAN ESTATES, IL: Sears Home Electronics hired Daniel Honigman as social media manager.
 

Looking back over the past year at the PRWeek Awards

Kimberly Maul March 12, 2010

Last night's PRWeek Awards were once again the place to be, but one of my favorite parts of the Awards is being reminded of some of the great campaigns of the past year.
 

Ogilvy hires Coyle, Severenko for healthcare practice

Jaimy Lee March 11, 2010

NEW YORK: Ogilvy PR Worldwide added two senior staff to the firm's healthcare practice, tapping Mary Coyle as SVP of healthcare media relations and Larissa Severenko as SVP of healthcare.
 

Century 21 hires Mullen as PR and social media AOR

Kimberly Maul March 10, 2010

PARSIPPANY, NJ: Century 21 Real Estate hired integrated advertising firm Mullen as its PR AOR and the company's first social media AOR, after an agency review.
 

Weber hires Alecia Dantico as VP for digital

Kimberly Maul March 10, 2010

CHICAGO: Weber Shandwick hired Alecia Dantico as VP in its digital communications practice, effective March 15.
 

National Humanities Center hires Howard, Merrell & Partners

Kimberly Maul March 10, 2010

RALEIGH, NC: The National Humanities Center, the institute for advanced study in the humanities, hired Howard, Merrell & Partners as PR AOR.
 

GolinHarris taps Weber's James Kelly as creative director

Kimberly Maul March 08, 2010

NEW YORK: GolinHarris hired James Kelly to the newly created position of creative director for the agency.
 

Ogilvy promotes Bill Reihl to lead North American consumer marketing

Kimberly Maul March 08, 2010

NEW YORK: Ogilvy PR promoted Bill Reihl to head of the agency's North American consumer marketing practice, a new position for the agency.
 

Establishing the concept of relationship capital

Rob Flaherty March 05, 2010

In my last post, I mentioned the concept of relationship capital. Yesterday, I received several e-mails asking about it.
 

H&K names Patrick Slevin SVP of Tallahassee office

Erica Morris March 05, 2010

TALLAHASSEE, FL: Hill & Knowlton named Patrick Slevin SVP and GM of the agency's Tallahassee office.
 

Verizon taps Crenshaw as AOR for NY metro area

Kimberly Maul March 04, 2010

NEW YORK: Verizon Wireless hired Crenshaw Communications as AOR for the New York metropolitan area.
 

Former NBCU press manager launches celebrity entertainment agency

Kimberly Maul March 04, 2010

NEW YORK: Amanda Ruisi, former senior press manager for NBC Universal Entertainment Publicity, launched her own firm, AKR PR, in January.
 

Carol Cone to depart eponymous firm

Rose Gordon March 03, 2010

BOSTON: Carol Cone will step down later this month as chairman of the firm she founded 30 years ago.
 

M&A lag contributes to FD revenues decline in 2009

Erica Morris March 01, 2010

WEST PALM BEACH, FL: FTI Consulting's strategic communications firm FD reported a 20% decrease in revenues for 2009, according to its year-end earnings report released February 26.
 

Understanding your staff is the first step in its retention

March 01, 2010

Agency leadership has long talked about the need to retain top talent, whether through financial incentives, training programs, or even sabbaticals.
 

Making a case for charm school

Don Spetner March 01, 2010

When I was 24 I got sent to Bogota to spend a week with my client, the commercial shipping fleet of Colombia (Flota Mercante Grancolombiana).
 

From salaries to social media, the PR industry is being redefined

March 01, 2010

Of all the special reports that PRWeek publishes throughout the year, one of the most popular is the Salary Survey.
 

The PR world must include more than "people persons"

Aarti Shah March 01, 2010

In her blog, Dushka Zapata, an EVP at Ogilvy Public Relations, recently - and boldly - announced that she's an introvert.
 

Habits: Paul Taaffe, chairman and CEO, Hill & Knowlton

March 01, 2010

Hill & Knowlton CEO Paul Taaffe discusses his love of coffee, his first PR job at Unilever in Sydney, and mentor Howard Paster.
 

Ron Antonette launches own firm

Kimberly Maul February 26, 2010

LONG BEACH, CA: Ron Antonette, previously the head of Fleishman-Hillard's consumer marketing practice group, launched his own firm, R. Antonette Communications.
 

CMG '09 revenues decline 16% at IPG

Kimberly Maul February 26, 2010

NEW YORK: Revenues for Interpublic Group's (IPG) Constituency Management Group (CMG) fell 16% for the year, down to $915.1 million, from $1.09 billion in 2008.
 

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