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Philadelphia marketing group names Butler VP

Fri, 25 May 2012 16:45:51 GMT

PHILADELPHIA: The Greater Philadelphia Tourism Marketing Corporation has hired Paula Butler as VP of communications.

National Pork Board hires Ketchum after review

Fri, 25 May 2012 16:42:53 GMT

DES MOINES, IA: The National Pork Board has selected Ketchum for project work following a competitive agency search process.

Ryan joins QEP as corp comms head

Fri, 25 May 2012 16:33:09 GMT

DENVER: QEP Resources, a natural gas and crude oil exploration and production company, has named Noel Ryan director and head of corporate communications.

Fleishman names Tennyson corporate, PA leader

Fri, 25 May 2012 14:48:33 GMT

NEW YORK: Fleishman-Hillard has named Christopher Tennyson, an SVP and senior partner at the firm, head of its New York corporate and public affairs group. It also hired Chris Nelson as a New York-based SVP.

CDC looks for support for healthy dating, cancer efforts

Fri, 25 May 2012 14:26:28 GMT

WASHINGTON: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is seeking agency support for ongoing healthy dating and gynecological cancer initiatives.

Tokyo 2020 Olympic committee taps Weber

Fri, 25 May 2012 14:14:39 GMT

NEW YORK: The Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Summer Games Bid Committee has named Weber Shandwick its global agency for communications support.

NationalField taps Kwittken as US AOR

Fri, 25 May 2012 13:00:00 GMT

WASHINGTON: NationalField, a private social network for businesses, has picked Kwittken+Company as its US AOR after an informal review.

Sears taps Zeno for additional work

Fri, 25 May 2012 13:00:00 GMT

HOFFMAN ESTATES, IL: Sears Holdings has expanded its relationship with Zeno Group, giving the agency additional assignments.

Struggling Best Buy names Furman its comms chief

Thu, 24 May 2012 22:45:06 GMT

MINNEAPOLIS: Best Buy has named Matthew Furman SVP of communications and public affairs, effective June 22.

AppSense selects Horn for US comms account

Thu, 24 May 2012 20:43:17 GMT

NEW YORK: AppSense, a cloud-based virtualization company, has hired Horn as its US AOR.

Elasticity opens Chicago office

Thu, 24 May 2012 16:23:14 GMT

CHICAGO: Digital marketing and PR firm Elasticity has opened its first office outside of its St. Louis headquarters, expanding to the Chicago market.

Dialogo adds three clients to roster

Thu, 24 May 2012 16:03:52 GMT

SAN DIEGO: Dialogo, a PR, social marketing, and research agency that specializes in Hispanic outreach, added three clients to its roster in May.

GM shifts to content creation strategy on Facebook

Thu, 24 May 2012 16:00:22 GMT

GM's decision to stop buying advertising on Facebook and pass on running spots during next year's Super Bowl signals that the automaker will emphasize content creation and customer service on social media.

IPO glitches to challenge NASDAQ's status

Thu, 24 May 2012 16:00:00 GMT

NEW YORK: NASDAQ must communicate clearly with the technology industry and other stakeholders as it fixes the issues that snarled Facebook's IPO last Friday.

Alaska Energy Authority taps two firms for PR work

Thu, 24 May 2012 13:00:00 GMT

ANCHORAGE, AK: The Alaska Energy Authority has issued intent-to-award notices for two PR contracts worth up to $2 million combined.

FTI Consulting launches technology practice in Asia

Thu, 24 May 2012 09:00:00 GMT

HONG KONG: Business advisory firm FTI Consulting has appointed a team to launch its technology practice in Asia.

Clorox Professional Products unit retains Ketchum as AOR

Wed, 23 May 2012 20:12:57 GMT

OAKLAND, CA: The Clorox Company's professional products division has retained incumbent agency Ketchum as its b-to-b agency partner following a review.

Federal volunteerism agency hires GMMB for recruitment work

Wed, 23 May 2012 16:47:27 GMT

WASHINGTON: The Corporation for National and Community Service is working with GMMB on a range of outreach initiatives to increase recruitment.

Goh named MD of Edelman Singapore

Wed, 23 May 2012 15:09:52 GMT

SINGAPORE: Edelman has appointed Amanda Goh MD of its Singapore office.

Hamm Diabetes Center appoints H+K Strategies AOR

Wed, 23 May 2012 12:45:00 GMT

DALLAS: The Harold Hamm Diabetes Center at the University of Oklahoma has retained Hill+Knowlton Strategies as its AOR to further develop its global brand and profile.

Surround Group adds agency partners in Europe, Japan

Wed, 23 May 2012 12:00:00 GMT

LOS ANGELES: The Surround Group, an international alliance of PR, social media, and digital marketing firms, has added agencies in Europe, Japan, and Canada.

JPMorgan puts execs front and center as it deals with crisis

Fri, 18 May 2012 15:41:53 GMT

NEW YORK: JPMorgan Chase & Co. is emphasizing transparency and culpability as it weathers a crisis that could adversely affect it and other financial services institutions.

Livestreaming, social media stretch the impact of live events

Fri, 11 May 2012 15:55:55 GMT

Marketing and communications professionals are taking advantage of cost-effective digital and social media tactics to help brands get the most out of events they produce or sponsor.