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PR Council Announces 2023 Officers and New Board Members

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Tuesday, January 10, 2023
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The PR Council (PRC), which marks its 25th anniversary this year, announces that Ellen Ryan Mardiks, Chairman, Golin (Chicago), has been elected Chair of the Board of Directors.

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  • The PR Council (PRC), which marks its 25th anniversary this year, announces that Ellen Ryan Mardiks, Chairman, Golin (Chicago), has been elected Chair of the Board of Directors.
  • (New York) as Vice Chair; Brandon Wilson, President & CEO, Wilbron (Birmingham) as Treasurer; and Julie Colehour, Partner, C+C (Seattle), as Secretary.
  • The PRC Board is comprised of leaders representing agencies of all sizes, geographies, and specialties.
  • “While the past few years have proven the power of the PR discipline, our focus is on the future and ensuring PR agencies continue to assert their influence for the next 25 years.”

The Winston Agency, a Boutique DC-Based Firm Specializing in Global Sustainability, Corporate Reputation, and Social Impact Communications, to Unite with FINN Partners

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Monday, September 19, 2022
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NEW YORK and WASHINGTON, Sept. 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Global independent marketing and communications agency FINN Partners announced today that it has signed a definitive agreement with the Winston Agency (WA), a Beltway-based boutique purpose, sustainability advocacy, and communications firm with global-service reach, to join its ranks. WA founder and CEO Bess Winston will become a FINN senior partner championing global Purpose and Social Impact efforts from the nation's capital.

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  • WA founder and CEO Bess Winston will become a FINN senior partner championing global Purpose and Social Impact efforts from the nation's capital.
  • The move also increases the FINN Purpose and Social Impact Practice headcount to almost 100 professionals worldwide focused on social-impact issues.
  • Winston will join the Agency's Global Purpose and Social Impact Practice leadership team, and WA will now be branded as "The Winston Agency, a FINN Partners Company."
  • "We are proud to welcome Bess and her team into FINN," said Peter Finn, founding partner and CEO, FINN Partners.

Report: Two-Thirds of PR Pros Work More than 40 Hours a Week; Agency Pros Work More and Earn Less on Average

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Thursday, June 2, 2022
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More than half of PR pros (53%) work 40+ hours/week and work after hours or on weekends at least once a week.

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  • More than half of PR pros (53%) work 40+ hours/week and work after hours or on weekends at least once a week.
  • Brands pay better, with 52 percent of PR pros at agencies earning less than $100K annually (39% of PR pros at brands earn less than $100k annually).
  • More than half of PR pros say their top challenge is getting responses from journalists, with agencies (59%) more challenged than brands (43%).
  • After media relations, corporate communications, thought leadership and media measurement and reporting are the top areas of focus for PR pros.

NAPA AUTO PARTS Boldly Looks to the Future with Marketing Team Hires and New Agency Partners

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Thursday, February 3, 2022
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ATLANTA, Feb. 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- NAPA AUTO PARTS is reigniting its iconic brand through strategic alliances with new agency partners and transforming its internal marketing team with marketing disruptors from several Fortune 500 companies.

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  • ATLANTA, Feb. 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- NAPA AUTO PARTS is reigniting its iconic brand through strategic alliances with new agency partners and transforming its internal marketing team with marketing disruptors from several Fortune 500 companies.
  • One of the new marketing team's first steps was to launch competitive RFPs in October 2021, challenging potential partners for breakthrough thinking ahead of 2022 activity.
  • Following that process, NAPA selected the three new agencies to work in tandem and bring their brand into the future.
  • Golin, a global public relations agency part of Interpublic Group Inc., with headquarters in Chicago, was selected as NAPA's first-ever PR agency.

Ketchum Hires Samantha Schwarz as Leader of North America Health Portfolio

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Tuesday, January 11, 2022
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NEW YORK, Jan. 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --Reflecting its reputation as a destination for top healthcare talent, leading communications consultancy Ketchum today announced the hires of Samantha Schwarz as Managing Director and Health Portfolio Leader to lead its North America health business.

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  • NEW YORK, Jan. 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --Reflecting its reputation as a destination for top healthcare talent, leading communications consultancy Ketchum today announced the hires of Samantha Schwarz as Managing Director and Health Portfolio Leader to lead its North America health business.
  • She will oversee the entire health sector for Ketchum, which services clients across all health industries including pharmaceuticals, biotech, medical device, consumer health, hospitals and health systems, payers and government health.
  • Reporting into North America President Neera Chaudhary, Schwarz will drive the consultancy's strategic direction in health, provide commercial and thought leadership, and lead its acquisition strategy.
  • That's why Ketchum is hyper-focused on health and investing in top talent whose expertise spans the full health ecosystem," said Chaudhary.

Join Our Free Virtual Executive Roundtable as Agency Leaders Talk About 2022 Growth Opportunities on November 19th

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Friday, November 19, 2021
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Revenue expansion, organic growth We all say we achieve it to some level, but does your agency make it a priority?

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  • Revenue expansion, organic growth We all say we achieve it to some level, but does your agency make it a priority?
  • Have you ever calculated the Cost of Inaction and impact to your P&L?
  • CommPRO in partnership with Pemberton are bringing together agency leaders for a virtual discussion on the significance of organic growth and creating morepersonnel-assets thanpersonnel-liabilities, significantly growing accounts, and your business.
  • Please join us for a rich discussion long overdue..
    Alexis Davis Smith , President and CEO, PRecise Communications, Co-Founder, The Change Agencies

Hotwire Global Communications Expands Its Global Tech Communications Leadership With New Hires and Client Wins

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Thursday, September 30, 2021
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Technology and innovation leaders are continuing to manage complexity and are seeking out solutions to support, said Heather Kernahan, global CEO of Hotwire.

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  • Technology and innovation leaders are continuing to manage complexity and are seeking out solutions to support, said Heather Kernahan, global CEO of Hotwire.
  • Were also working with some amazing new brands and deepening our expertise and leadership across key areas of the business.
  • Hotwire continues to add senior leaders in strategy, planning, digital and client consulting to its teams across the world.
  • Hotwire supports board readiness and women in leadership with Executive Thought Leadership and Media Training and Speaker Readiness services.

UHF Names Oxiris Barbot, MD and Neera Chaudhary to Board of Directors

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Tuesday, September 21, 2021
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She was the first Latina to become the commissioner of Health and Mental Hygiene, a position she held from 2018 to 2020.

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  • She was the first Latina to become the commissioner of Health and Mental Hygiene, a position she held from 2018 to 2020.
  • Previously, she was the first deputy commissioner at the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene and medical director of the Office of School Health.
  • Previously, she was global president of health care at Golin, served on Golin's global executive board, and led the Golin Health and Virgo Health brands.
  • We work to dismantle barriers in health policy and health care delivery that prevent equitable opportunities for health.