Breakfast Briefing: 5 things for PR pros to know on Wednesday morning
Gen Z’s Super Bowl plans; Omnicom and other earnings; Massive sports media news.
View ArticleKristine Boyden named Burson Americas CEO; Craig Buchholz to be US chief
BCW and Hill & Knowlton, the two WPP agencies combining to form Burson, have announced a slate of global leadership appointments.
View ArticleWhichever team loses the Super Bowl to receive a one-year supply of ED pills
MangoRx added that it will offer a special discount code for erectile dysfunction products to fans that is equal to the game’s point difference following the end of the Super Bowl.
View ArticleBiotech Arcellx promotes Myesha Lacy to chief investor and comms officer
Lacy has worked in biotech comms for almost three decades.
View ArticleBurson UK and Europe leadership confirmed, BCW’s Rebecca Grant to depart
BCW and Hill & Knowlton, the two WPP agencies merging to form Burson, have named its UK and Europe leadership teams.
View ArticleOmnicom eyes AI investment
However, CEO John Wren resists putting a number to Omnicom’s AI investment after a series of announcements from his peers.
View Article4 brands embrace the darker side of Valentine’s Day: Who did it best?
Pizza Hut, Who Gives a Crap, Tinder and Hop Wtr’s campaigns are far from romantic.
View ArticleBrunswick shakes up senior leadership
Strategic advisory firm Brunswick has made appointments to its senior leadership, with a new recruit as CEO and the promotion of a UK management figure to chief operating officer.
View ArticleOmnicom cites ‘difficult’ comparables to midterm election year for Q4 PR decline
Omnicom PR Group’s organic revenue drop in Q4 marked the second consecutive quarterly decline for the holding company’s PR unit.
View ArticleGovernment comms boss Alex Aiken departs for Middle East role
Alex Aiken, executive director for Government Communication, is leaving his role in favour of a new job overseas, it has emerged.
View ArticleHanover drops The Playbook in sports offer rebrand
Hanover Group has decided to consolidate its sports-related work under a new entity: Hanover Sport.
View ArticlePublicis Groupe forecasts up to 5% organic growth in 2024
Group said it was outperforming both ad holding companies and IT consulting peers.
View ArticleBlakeney extends agency network to Brazil
Blakeney has embarked on a partnership with a comms firm in Brazil, extending its reach to South America.
View ArticleBreakfast Briefing: 5 things for PR pros to know on Thursday morning
Corey duBrowa and AnnaMaria DeSalva join The PR Week podcast; Earnings: IPG and Publicis Groupe; 4 brands embrace the darker side of Valentine’s Day.
View ArticleAbreva’s diamond lips sweepstakes offers glam relief for cold sore woes
Abreva is holding a sweepstakes for a one-of-a-kind set of 16 carat diamond lips featuring a single ruby to signify the cold sore experience.
View ArticleLaVoieHealthScience names Dodge Boston GM
Dodge has worked at agencies such as Kyne and Edelman.
View ArticleIPG PR firms register mid-single-digit growth in Q4 and 2023
The holding company posted organic net revenue growth of 1.7% for Q4 and a 0.1% organic decrease of net revenue for the full year.
View ArticlePublicis Groupe posts 5.7% organic growth in Q4, 6.3% for full-year 2023
The group, which pre-released its Q4 and 2023 full-year results last month, cited strong performance across media, tech and creative for its 2024 goals.
View ArticleLush saltbomb, Kraken date escape, Tenderstem Valentine's choc - Campaigns...
PRWeek UK rounds up campaign launches from the last seven days.
View ArticleCanadian travel destinations hire UK PR agency
Destination Vancouver and Tourism Whistler have selected a travel and tourism PR firm to handle a joint UK PR brief for the Canadian destinations.
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