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Breakfast Briefing: Linda Mills exits Boeing
Plus: Impeachment day one; Nike consciously uncouples from Amazon.
Bob Feldman rolls out Dialogue Project
The longtime comms exec is asking hundreds of CCOs what they're doing to improve civil discourse.
Cision Q3 organic revenue up 4.7%
The company said revenues increased in the Americas, EMEA and Asia-Pacific.
Google names new VP of comms and public affairs
Google has promoted Lily Lin to VP of communications and public affairs.
Exclusive: Portland founder Tim Allan steps down
One of the UK's most successful political-corporate advisors, Tim Allan, is leaving the agency, Portland, he founded 18 years ago to pursue other interests.
Thomson Reuters nabs REI's Alex Thompson to be CCO
REI is in the process of searching for a replacement.
Aclima hires Jeannie Entin as head of comms
Google vet Entin most recently ran her own consultancy.
Radio company Entercom grows its comms department
The changes include a new hire and two promotions.
Centrical names Steve Hoechster director of communications
Hoechster joins the HR platform after running his own comms consulting business.
Health influencers have crucial role in election landscape
PRWeek and MM&M present the annual Health Influencer 50 list, featuring celebrities and citizen activists making waves in the health ecosphere.
Nissan appoints global corporate comms head
Lavanya Wadgaonkar will be based in Japan and will report directly to the CCO.
SocialChorus launches measurement tool Analyze
It's the latest in a string of products and features from the internal communications platform.
Danielle Wuschke Paige joins global law firm Nixon Peabody
She's serving as the firm's chief marketing and growth officer.
Xerox builds storytelling team
The group has been one of chief communications officer Anne Marie Squeo's top priorities.
Salesforce prepares agency review
Zeno Group is the incumbent on the bulk of Salesforce's communications work.
Deutsche Bank hires Daniel Hunter to lead Americas comms
He's a veteran of Prosek Partners and Barclays.
Cision subsidiary Falcon.io acquires Unmetric
Meanwhile, a Platinum Equity affiliate is planning to acquire Cision.
Law firm investigates Cision-Platinum Equity deal
Levi & Korsinsky said it's looking into whether Cision didn't get the best deal for its shareholders.
Reputation projects drive 8.9% Q3 revenue increase for FTI strategic comms
The group earned $60 million in revenue in Q3.
PwC appoints Edelman vice chair Michael Stewart to new global role
One of Edelman's highest ranking executives has joined PwC in a newly created global role that combines corporate affairs and comms, PRWeek can reveal.
Analysis
Analysts applaud Cision's decision to go private
Pressures in the market caused Cision to re-evaluate being a public company.
How the NBA made a no-win situation worse
Experts call the league's crisis a 'new normal' for multinational businesses.
Online rumor about a brand? The clock is ticking
Respond like Olive Garden, not SoulCycle.
Why Business Roundtable's historic declaration wasn't a fit for every company
Of the seven companies that declined to sign it, two said the document didn't apply to them, another said the timing was bad and the other four didn't want to talk about it.
PR firms targeted CMOs for years, only to see companies eliminate the role. Now what?
Agencies see opportunity amid complexity.
CEO Q&A
Hims & Hers' CEO tackles stigma, shame and healthcare access
Since launching in 2017, the healthcare startup has been making waves with its innovative style and simple, impactful messaging
Move over Millennials: Generation X is coming for your avocados
Avocados From Mexico targets older people in its new marketing.
CEO Monty Sharma on getting Jenny Craig back into shape
"We've focused squarely on being a leader in what we've always been: a leader in weight loss with the highest amount of support and delicious meals."
Columbia CEO spent $80k on WaPo ad because 'cavemen in D.C. don't use social media'
The retailer's chief Tim Boyle on why he is blasting the government shutdown.
A whole new ball game for Johnson Controls
CEO George Oliver dishes on the company's decision to take on the Pro Football Hall of Fame Village.
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