Ewan Larkin

It’s an oversimplification to say corporate affairs has absorbed communications. But its rise has benefitted business at large—and agencies in the firm of higher billings.

Edelman pushed back against criticism of diversity programs at this week’s Women of Color Connecting Summit, saying he’s “standing up for DE&I in every client conversation.”

The platform formerly known as Twitter reacted playfully after a Meta outage downed major platforms Instagram and Facebook.

The independent agency’s performance was impacted by a 9.1% decrease in the US, while Asia-Pacific rose by 1.7%, with Korea, India and Singapore all posting gains.

Intended to be a rival platform to X (formerly Twitter), the Jack Dorsey-funded app is now open to the public, but brands still seem to be taking a wait-and-see approach.

BCW global CEO Corey duBrowa will serve as chief executive of the combined agency, which will be the largest PR firm globally by revenue, according to revenue estimates from PRWeek's latest Agency Business Report.

The world’s largest PR firm surveyed over 32,000 people in 28 countries for its latest annual report, which debuts ahead of the World Economic Forum in Davos.

Organizations including Airbus are making statements as Japanese authorities investigate the fatal runway crash.

The entertainment giant had largely stayed quiet on Majors, who was set to carry the studio through its next phase, but now it’s time to face the music.

Frey, who had been serving as the interim lead since April, has officially replaced longtime Accenture executive Stacey Jones.

Following CEO Sam Altman's unexpectedly expected return to the platform yesterday, key parties, investors and tech journalists are chiming in on the unfolding brand saga.

Edelman’s latest Trust Barometer surveyed 14,000 people across regions including APAC to understand the public’s perception of the climate crisis.

Edelman’s latest Trust Barometer surveyed 14,000 people across regions including APAC to understand the public’s perception of the climate crisis.

The nonprofit is turning to platforms like Instagram and LinkedIn as hate speech runs rampant on the Elon Musk-owned social media platform.

The Wall Street Journal reporter marked his 32nd birthday in a Russian prison, where he has been incarcerated for more than six months.

The review, expected to wrap in Q1 2024, comes after holding company Havas faced backlash for winning and accepting Shell’s media business.

The Stagwell firm is the largest agency to sign anti-fossil fuel industry group Clean Creatives’ pledge.

The U.S. Department of Justice grilled a Google executive on Friday on internal comms policies the government alleges were used to conceal anticompetitive conversations.

Edelman’s latest Trust Barometer report found that Gen Z is shifting employees' perspectives on work-life boundaries, openness to new technology and self-advocacy.

The agency has also made significant crisis and health promotions, elevating Julian Payne and Courtney Gray Haupt.

In-house teams are searching for more short-term support, but that’s not all bad news for agencies.

Everything marketing and comms pros need to know about Greta Gerwig’s highly-anticipated film. Warning: Light spoilers (and lots of pink) ahead.

Most of the cuts, which affect 240 staffers, impact senior-level employees.

The Amazon-owned company’s rivals are attempting to poach streamers away from the platform after controversial policy changes.

More than 3,000 subreddits have 'gone dark' as moderators protest Reddit's plans to charge other companies for access to data.

Joele Frank is one of several parties that have taken legal action against Twitter since Elon Musk took over the social media platform last year.

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis’ campaign kickoff on Twitter was a bust for several reasons. But the platform is useful to campaigns in other ways.

The media veteran will need to satisfy concerns about content moderation to attract advertisers back to the platform, communications executives say.

Media titans that are often at each other’s throats are pulling together to call for the detained reporter’s release.

The Swedish oat-drink company has added information about its climate impact to products in the U.S.

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Bud Light failed at trying to appease two conflicting audiences, say PR executives.

The materials coincide with International Transgender Day of Visibility on Friday.

Ben & Jerry's and Clean Creatives are behind the campaign.

A focus on defying expectations has helped the drink company climb the food chain in a crowded industry.

CEO Elon Musk’s latest decision has set the social media platform ablaze again.

Kraft Heinz, Starbucks and Boeing are among the organizations that have pledged donations.

The report also found a substantial decrease in economic optimism.

The audio platform has diversified its editorial channels, in lockstep with earned media, to share content with unique bases.

Autumn Communications started working with Twitter in September, but the partnership ended this month amid turmoil at the social media company.

Iger, who replaces Bob Chapek, returns to the company after a hiatus.

Environmental activist group Clean Creatives and the Union of Concerned Scientists released the letter to the WPP firm this week, ahead of COP27.

Crisis, legal and sports communications experts weigh in on West’s recent actions, and detail strategies brands can use when celebrity-related issues arise.

WE’s latest Brands in Motion research reveals that consumers are still skeptical about companies' purpose commitments, and they want action on issues such as the cost of living.

SVP and partner James Baril has been named head of the newly created function.

Bongiovanni has a background in communications with experience at Saatchi & Saatchi and Edelman.

The decision reportedly stems from Edelman’s refusal to work on the East African Crude Oil Pipeline.

Her promotion comes amid an expansion of Citi’s global public affairs department.

Sam was the company’s VP of global DE&I.

The industry veteran is returning to a PR firm from IPG Health.

A leak of internal documents revealed Uber’s media strategy, efforts to take advantage of driver violence and controversial ‘kill switch.’

Twitter CMO Leslie Berland has been handling the responsibilities on an interim basis.

Staffers from Weber Shandwick, Golin and Jack Health are contributing to the Dxtra team, which is working on corporate communications and promotion of Moderna's mRNA technology.

Martin will lead strategy on all diversity-related matters and expand the company’s equity and inclusion practices.

OkCupid, Ben & Jerry’s, Bumble and Yelp are among the first to respond.

The global deal will enable the network’s agencies to help e-commerce clients add video and livestreaming to brand websites that engage shoppers and drive more sales.