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Martin Sorrell denies 'slapping' Superunion's Jim Prior over Campaign interview
Former WPP chief was angry his ex-colleague called S4 Capital a 'speck in rearview mirror.'
BCW ups Dan Doherty to lead public affairs, crisis role
Doherty replaces A.J. Jones, who left for Vanda Pharmaceuticals in August.
Zeno hires Kevin Davidson to lead New York, DC health practice
Davidson is joining Zeno from Omnicom's RXMosaic Health.
Koch network alum James Davis launches Touchdown Strategies
Davis also worked at Brunswick and for the Republican National Committee.
Just briefly: Account wins and people moves
A roundup of the latest industry news.
Aura selects 160over90 as AOR
160over90 was formerly known as Endeavor Global Marketing.
We Are Social expands to Canada
Socially-led creative agency network We Are Social is setting its sights on the Canadian market with the launch of its 15th international office, in Toronto.
Align Technology hires Publicis agency team as global AOR
The team includes Publicis Communications, Starcom, Publicis Health and MSL.
Just briefly: Account wins and people moves
A roundup of the latest industry news.
The Brewery acquires minority stake in Clarity PR
Clarity gets Brew PR's LA office as part of the deal and plans to acquire other firms.
Breakfast Briefing: 5 things for PR pros to know on Tuesday morning
Bob Feldman rolls out Dialogue Project; Kannalife brings on Padilla.
Kannalife brings on Padilla
Kannalife's CEO wants people to know there's a difference between cannabis and cannabinoid therapeutics.
Sloane & Company founder Elliot Sloane joins RooneyPartners
Sloane joins the firm as a senior adviser.
W2O makes another acquisition: Scientific creative firm Radius Digital Science
Radius will become part of W2O Science, the agency's newly formalized science unit.
Edelman hires creative veteran Melissa Nelson to lead Pacific Northwest
She was previously president of Publicis in Seattle.
Exclusive: Finn Partners buys London consumer PR agency
Finn Partners has continued its acquisition programme by buying London-based consumer PR specialist ZPR, with another acquisition in Europe on the cards, PRWeek can reveal.
Seven Letter acquires digital ad shop Tessio Labs
The five-person shop will become Seven Letter's digital arm.
H+K Strategies names Tessa Horehled director of content, publishing strategy
She is leaving creative shop AKQA for the newly created position.
Bob Pickard to lead National Public Relations' Toronto office
Pickard is a veteran of Edelman, Burson-Marsteller and Huntsworth.
W2O acquires medical comms firm ISO.health
The London-based agency will become W2O iso after the deal closes.
Analysis
Do brands really know how to talk to veterans?
Fewer Americans have a real connection with the military and the disconnect shows in marketing missteps.
Analysts applaud Cision's decision to go private
Pressures in the market caused Cision to re-evaluate being a public company.
#MeToo, two years on: What's changed at PR agencies
Harassment policies are largely the same, but employee training and advice has evolved.
Gallup says the PR industry has a bad reputation. Here's what can be done about it
The people who shape others' reputations need to work on their own, according to the annual poll.
The new wave of celebrity-founded agencies: Threat or opportunity?
Forget the management consultancies for a second. Stars also want a part of the content marketing space.
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