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Roku hires Brunswick's Eric Savitz as corp comms senior director
Brunswick represented Roku for its IPO last fall.
Kelly Parisi joins startup Honey as comms VP
She previously worked at Girls Who Code, LeanIn.org, and Girl Scouts of the U.S.A.
Breakfast Briefing: Market responds positively to Zuckerberg testimony
But the Facebook CEO faces more questions from Congress today.
So how's Mark doing? Grade Zuck's performance in front of Congress
How is the Facebook chief executive standing up to questioning by Congress? Take our poll.
Breakfast Briefing: Zuckerberg on the Hill
Facebook's CEO is set to testify in front of Congress today. Here's what experts will be watching.
Corey duBrowa to exit Salesforce for lead Google comms role
Former Starbucks global comms head had been with the Marc Benioff-helmed cloud computing firm for just eight months.
Coinbase names Rachael Horwitz comms VP, explores agency support
The company could bring on an agency in the next 90 days.
Breakfast Briefing: Zuckerberg to meet lawmakers ahead of highly anticipated testimony
Also today: Facebook will begin alerting users whose data was accessed by Cambridge Analytica.
Breakfast Briefing: Facebook apology tour, part 2
Your guide to the top comms news as you close out the week.
Lee Anderson-Brooke joins Weber from Edelman to lead West Coast tech, corporate
He is a veteran of Edelman, PayPal, and Nokia.
No bell-ringing, no problem: A look at Spotify's unusually transparent IPO
The music-streaming brand worked with Brunswick, H+K, and Trailrunner International as it went public.
Poll: Should Bezos take the bait and respond to Trump?
Feeding the trolls? Or defending his company?
Cannes Lions, HP launch diversity-aimed mentoring program #MoreLikeMe
Each of HP's roster agencies, including Edelman, will nominate candidates for the #MoreLikeMe program.
Next 15 full-year profit grows 21 per cent on acquisitions and 'strong' H2
Next 15 saw full-year pre-tax profit grow 21 per cent to £29.3m ($41.2m), buoyed by acquisitions and "strong organic growth" in H2, but offset by some negative impact of the relative strength of Sterling.
HQ Trivia's comms head, with the quiz app since #SweetgreenGate, exits
Kristen Alsterklint reflects on how HQ became a cultural phenomenon.
Grindr global marketing head Peter Sloterdyk exits for Netflix
Sloterdyk joined Grindr as its first global marketing leader in late 2016.
Timeline of a crisis: Intel's security meltdowns
How an industry-wide cyber flaw became an Intel scandal
Breakfast Briefing: Facebook to give users more control over personal data
Plus: Cosmopolitan's cover lines are too racy for Walmart's checkouts. That and Wednesday morning's biggest communications stories below.
Facebook's crisis timeline
A News Feed of Facebook's data collection crisis, in chronological order.
Hewlett Packard Enterprise global comms SVP Howard Clabo exits
Clabo is forming a communications consultancy.
Analysis
Crisis communicators give Zuckerberg high marks for testimony
The Facebook CEO did not wilt during Tuesday's marathon Senate session.
'A watershed moment': have people woken up to how their Facebook data is used following the Cambridge Analytica scandal?
Data firm Cambridge Analytica and Facebook are both in the dock of public opinion this week after it became clear that the personal data of 50 million of the social-media platform's users were obtained in dubious circumstances and then used to target voters.
PR pros: Mr. Zuckerberg, it's time to go to Washington (and Brussels)
The CEO's absence from public view since the Cambridge Analytica story broke on Friday has created a leadership vacuum at a time of crisis for Facebook.
Time's up: Exclusive survey shows extent of sexual harassment in PR and comms
An exclusive survey for PRWeek makes grim reading as it lifts the lid on sexual harassment in the UK PR and communications industry, and now key figures have pledged to take action for lasting change.
Virality, connectivity, and a charismatic host: HQ Trivia's glitchy secret sauce
The app's glitches and miniscule winnings aren't slowing it down. How the app became the biggest trivia sensation since Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? with minimal marketing.
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Uber expands role of Leigh Wong to cover Southeast Asia
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PR Rundown, 4.7.2015: Meltwater brings on Burson
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PR Rundown, 2.10.2015: Waggener Edstrom, Alcoa, Porter Novelli
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AppsFlyer appoints Hoffman Agency in Asia
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Waters China appoints Hoffman Agency
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Weber teams up with social media influencer network Niche
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WibiData works with Gallagher PR
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Armon joins 3BL's board
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Business Wire and ITDatabase launch TechCalendar
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PrestaShop hires Fernandes as global corp comms director
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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