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Survey: Half of women don't focus on their own health
GCI Health, HealthyWomen, and Redbook magazine are using survey insights to inform the HealthiHer movement.
Angela Gillespie named president of W2O WCG
Gillespie is reporting to W2O president Jennifer Gottlieb.
APCO hires Nancy Turett as healthcare executive director
Turett spent 25 years at Edelman before launching her own firm in 2013.
WE acquires stake in India's Avian Media and merges with local offices
US-headquartered WE Communications has acquired a "significant" stake in leading Indian agency Avian Media and is merging its local operations into the firm to create a new business called Avian WE.
WPP, Omnicom restructure agency set-ups for Johnson & Johnson
Omnicom's Velocity and WPP's Neighborhood are new networks supporting J&J.
Rbb Communications forms Healthcare Advisory Council
The council, made up of seasoned pharma execs, will function as consultants to rbb's health clients and health team.
Breakfast Briefing: Facebook, opioids, Weinstein Company
Scroll down for the news PR pros need to know this Tuesday morning.
Big pharma posted less on social last year, but which firm got the best engagement?
Big pharma firms posted less content on their social feeds last year, but grew their communities, according to a new report.
Walgreens hires Gulden Mesara to lead U.S. communications
Mesara previously worked in communications for pharma companies AbbVie, Abbott, and Pfizer.
Strong FY profit growth at Huntsworth PR agencies; chair Derek Mapp steps down
Huntsworth saw operating profit across its PR agencies grow strongly in 2017 despite a revenue dip, in what the company described as a year of "strong progress".
Teva rebrands in North America amid global restructuring
The pharmaceutical company is undergoing a global restructuring as it relaunches its brand in the U.S. and Canada.
Weight Watchers, DJ Khaled to host pop-up food trucks in U.S.
Weight Watchers is partnering with hip-hop artist DJ Khaled to tour the U.S. with a food truck to encourage people to have healthier habits on the go.
Sorrell hands Imperato reins to iconic firm after years of double-digit growth
Charismatic Cohn & Wolfe leader and WPP boss Martin Sorrell favorite Donna Imperato becomes second woman in just four months to assume CEO role at top five global PR agency.
'I think it's a pity': Cannes Lions Health jury chair on Publicis' sabbatical
The Cannes Lions Health jury leaders also explained changes to the awards at an event in New York this week.
They should have done it sooner - but will it really work? UK PR leaders react to WPP mega-merger
WPP's decision to merge Burson-Marsteller and Cohn & Wolfe into what becomes the world's third-largest PR firm has received mixed reactions from UK-based industry leaders.
Finn Partners named AOR for cancer social network Belong.Life
The platform is looking to focus its communications strategy on the U.S. market.
Havas Formula named PR AOR for Colorado Center for Reproductive Medicine
The agency began working with the national reproductive center this month.
Sanofi revamps web presence as part of Empowering Life campaign
The company is also looking to better combine its web and social media presence.
PhRMA takes Let's Talk About Cost campaign to the public
PhRMA wants to clear the air about drug pricing with the consumer-focused extension of the Let's Talk About Cost campaign.
Golin loses batch of senior London staff but wins extension with energy client
Marketing and talent lead Jane Fordham and head of digital Alex Brittain (pictured) are among a spate of senior figures leaving Golin's London office, although the business has recently been boosted after successfully re-pitching for npower.
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A new PSA for Mariska Hargitay's nonprofit aims to end the rape kit backlog
Boutique agency Invisible Man teamed up with the Joyful Heart Foundation for the powerful spot.
'Not after the Cheech & Chong profile': Inside the normalization of cannabis marketing
Legal cannabis is projected to be a $21 billion market in the U.S. by 2021, and providers of recreational pot are gearing up for consumer demand.
Why pharma ads are on the bench during this year's Super Bowl
For some pharma brands, the price tag is just too high. For others, the platform isn't serious enough.
A comms balancing act on the 30th World AIDS Day
Organizations are balancing fighting stigmas with educational efforts and hopeful messages about HIV on the 2017 edition of World AIDS Day.
Bell Pottinger saga sparks calls for global code of ethics - but are these realistic?
The fallout from the Bell Pottinger scandal and the agency's subsequent demise has sparked a debate about whether the PR industry needs a global code of ethics.
News in Brief
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Jackson joins Portland to lead US health offering
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New Mexico Health Exchange picks four agencies for $6.1m account
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Burson brings on J&J, Pfizer veteran Kosminsky
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Chandler Chicco, Newlink take wraps off Saluteam practice
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Racepoint appoints PhRMA's Bennett as SVP
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Astellas names Noland business comms director for urology
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NYU Langone Medical Center picks FleishmanHillard as AOR
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Intercept Pharmaceuticals names Lazar Partners AOR
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Ruder Finn promotes several in healthcare practice
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ReviveHealth appoints Boghosian as SVP
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Wells Fargo mourns loss of community relations VP Jennifer Riordan
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Quitting social media will have 'no impact' on Wetherspoons PR, argues pub chain's comms chief
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WPP could sell its PR business after Sorrell's departure, suggests analyst
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Sir Martin Sorrell: a personal view
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Revealed: PRWeek UK Best Places to Work Awards 2018 winners
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'The single biggest influencer on the agency business': 6 CEOs react to Sorrell's resignation