Porter Novelli lays off 15% in Washington
23 Mar 2009 | by Jaimy Lee
NEW YORK: Porter Novelli has laid off 15% of its Washington office.
NEW YORK: Jody Miller, a 25-year veteran of entertainment PR, is retiring and closing her agency, JLM PR, effective August 2009.
NEW YORK: Porter Novelli has laid off 15% of its Washington office.
EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ: Everlast has selected MWW Group as its AOR, after a competitive search.
ST. LOUIS: Fleishman-Hillard is cutting staff across North America due to actual or forecasted declines in certain markets, according to Dave Senay, president and CEO of the firm.
WASHINGTON: The National Association of Broadcasters (NAB), an advocacy group for more than 8,000 US TV and radio stations, released two PSAs this month to educate consumers about the delayed digital broadcasting transition (DTV) date.
NEW YORK: The industry's largest holding company, Omnicom Group, was the first to deliver its Q4 results last week, and it showed a 10.2% decline in PR revenues to about $305 million. In comparison, ad revenues, which make up the bulk of its earnings, dropped 7.6% in Q4, which ended December 31.
NEW YORK: Companies providing PR products and services are reporting an uptick in business due to customers hit by new economic crisis-related needs, including smaller staffs and a greater demand for ROI.
HONG KONG - Edelman has acquired Hong Kong-based media training and crisis communications firm Coory & Associates in a move to build its training and strategic counsel facilities in Asia-Pacific.
NEW YORK: The Ad Council hired Peppercom for its first 100% pro bono PR effort, supporting a campaign from the Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America.
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