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Awards: Avoq Wins National Gold ADDY
4+ hour, 8+ min ago (504+ words) PR News | Awards: Avoq Wins National Gold ADDY - Wed. , Jun. 10, 2026 O'Dwyer's PR Avoq, a DC-headquartered strategic communications, public affairs, and advocacy firm, received a National Gold ADDY in Branded Content & Entertainment for Online/Interactive, at the American Advertising Federation's 2026 ADMERICA…...
PR News | On the Move: Burson Recruits Hanover's Summers - Wed. , Jun. 10, 2026
5+ hour, 17+ min ago (83+ words) More stories from Steve Barnes Jamie Dowd, who was most recently president of the health practice in the Americas at Weber Shandwick, comes on board at Allison Worldwide as global president, health + wellness, effective June 22. Kieran Mahoney, who founded Mercury…...
Want to Show Up in Chat GPT? Start With Thought Leadership
6+ hour, 57+ min ago (735+ words) There's a new question showing up in boardrooms, founder meetings, and marketing strategy sessions: "How do we show up in Chat GPT?" Or Gemini. Or Claude. Or Perplexity. As AI-powered search continues to reshape how people discover information, many brands…...
Odesa, America 250, and the Enduring Power of a Story
8+ hour, 7+ min ago (656+ words) As the United States prepares to commemorate the 250th anniversary of its founding, Americans are reflecting on the ideas that transformed a collection of colonies into a nation. Liberty. Self-government. Individual rights. The belief that legitimate government derives its authority from…...
On the Move: FGS Global Names Florry Head of Singapore
1+ day, 5+ hour ago (68+ words) More stories from Steve Barnes Kieran Mahoney, who founded Mercury Public Affairs more than 27 years ago, has stepped down as CEO and assumed the executive chairman post. Andreessen Horowitz has named Anne Neuberger partner and head of global affairs at…...
Transparent, Sustained PR Needed to Power Nuke 'Renaissance"
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (754+ words) President Donald Trump is championing a "nuclear renaissance" in the US, citing tremendous progress in technology and safety measures made since the disaster at Three Mile Island. "We're going heavy into nuclear," approving many new reactors, he told the Davos…...
The Most Important Communications Challenge Isn't Attention -- It's Understanding
1+ day, 9+ hour ago (547+ words) People often mistake visibility for success in communications. They see the headline, the interview, the op-ed, the viral post, or the policy outcome and assume that is the work. It isn't. The real job is helping people understand an issue…...
Florida's London Global Reps Mexican State
1+ day, 9+ hour ago (273+ words) London Global Strategies is providing government relations and PR counsel to the economic development arm of the Mexican state of San Luis Potos. Diana London, who was an aide to Republican Congressmen Matt Gaetz (FL) and Lloyd Smucker (PA) is…...
Gallagher Succeeds Mahoney at Mercury
1+ day, 8+ hour ago (221+ words) Kieran Mahoney, who founded Mercury Public Affairs more than 27 years ago, has stepped down as CEO and assumed the executive chairman post. President John Gallagher is elevated to CEO, Michael Soliman was named president, and Tom Doherty takes the COO…...
PR Firm News: The Motion Agency Acquires LKH&S
1+ day, 9+ hour ago (406+ words) PR News | PR Firm News: The Motion Agency Acquires LKH&S - Tue. , Jun. 9, 2026 O'Dwyer's PR The Motion Agency, a woman-owned marketing-services agency, acquires Chicago-based ad agency LKH&S. Founded in 1992, LKH&S specializes in B2 B advertising, with clients including Hyundai, Employ…...