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We Company CCO Jimmy Asci steps down
Another chief communications officer at the WeWork parent has exited the company.
Qualcomm hires Allison+Partners as North America PR AOR
WPP's BCW was the incumbent on the account.
BlackBerry hires MWWPR's Karen Clyne
Clyne is also a veteran of Eastwick and Herrick Media.
US tech firm buys education marketing specialists EdComs
Education comms specialist EdComs has been acquired by US social impact tech firm EverFi as part of plans to 'deploy critical education at scale internationally'.
Kovert picks up AOR account for Microsoft, Xbox lifestyle marketing
The teams work on partnerships between the company and brands, as well as Hollywood.
Gamifying the world of marketing
Game design could unlock the next evolution in advertising: The immersion economy, said one Advertising Week panel.
Are Silicon Valley marketing and comms pros over it?
Is the tech sector too much to handle?
LinkedIn promotes communications lead Melissa Selcher to CMO
She is succeeding the retiring Shannon (Stubo) Brayton.
VeriSign hires Comcast's David McGuire to lead communications
He is starting this week in the newly created role.
These brands are ruining slofies before they're even a thing
Slow-motion selfies: Will they take off?
Breakfast Briefing: Facebook tightens political advertising rules
Plus: Popeye's promises its chicken sandwich will be back.
Uber appoints global marketing VP after cutting 400 jobs
Thomas Ranese is joining from Google, where he spent a decade.
Facebook corporate, financial comms head Vanessa Chan to exit
Chan wants to tell the stories of the "immigrant experience" in her next role.
Cision CEO Akeroyd blames slow pipeline and China trade war for soft growth
The PR software company grew 1.6% in Q2 to $190.5 million, but Cision reduced its full-year revenue predictions.
SurveyMonkey hires Facebook's Lindenbaum as VP of communications
She is leading internal and external comms vision, strategy and execution.
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