NEW YORK: To enhance their digital capabilities, GolinHarris and Middleberg Communications are among the PR firms considering acquisitions in DUMBO, an area of New York's Brooklyn that has become a hotbed for digital and social media agencies.

“Certainly, acquisition is in our mindset,” says Fred Cook, CEO of Interpublic Group agency GolinHarris.

Cook and senior executives at GolinHarris have met with several firms in DUMBO, home to more than 60 digital shops, from large creative agencies such as Huge and Spike DDB ...