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RALEIGH, NC: MMI Associates recently launched RaleighPublicRelations.com, a blog focusing on PR in North Carolina and providing commentary on wider industry news. The blog will serve as a tool for the firm’s future social media ventures.
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ROUND ROCK, TX: Dell CMO Mark Jarvis will be stepping down from the post at the end of Dell’s fiscal quarter. Jarvis spent 14 years at Oracle before he joined Dell. He will remain a consultant through the transition process. Erin Nelson, VP of marketing, Dell EMEA, will replace Jarvis as CMO.
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ATLANTA: Purchasing Power, which offers a benefit program for employees to purchase computers and other electronics, hired Jackson Spalding as its branding agency, effective January 5. The agency, which will work in partnership with market research communications firm The Bantam Group, will raise awareness of the company among key audiences and will launch marketing and branding initiatives throughout 2009.
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LOS ANGELES: RL Public Relations added two new clients to its roster at the end of 2008. Skincare company Clarins Group hired the agency as Hispanic AOR, effective January 1, and for Fresh & Easy Neighborhood Market, the agency now handles Hispanic media relations in California, Arizona, and Nevada, effective November 1.
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NEW YORK: The South Beach Group hired Rubenstein PR for a national campaign promoting its Catalina Hotel & Beach Club, effective October 28. The agency will build a campaign to raise awareness of the hotel, position it as an affordable, luxury vacation destination, and pitch feature placements in high-profile lifestyle and fashion publications.
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NEW YORK: Burson-Marsteller ended a relationship with the ruling party of Pakistan in March, an agency source confirmed. Politico first reported the news December 29. The source confirmed the accuracy of the outlet’s report, including that the agency is in the process of filing government paperwork to disclose the end of the account.
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NEW YORK: Lingerie brand Hanky Panky has named Alison Brod PR its AOR.
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PRINCETON, NJ: Cure Auto Insurance and NJ Pure Medical Malpractice Insurance named R&J Public Relations as AOR, effective October 22. R&J Public Relations, based in Bridgewater, NJ, is providing PR and media relations for the Princeton-based companies. It was a competitive bid.
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CHICAGO: Northern Trust hired Douglas Holt as SVP of corporate communications, effective September 15. Holt, a former SVP of corporate communications at Citadel Investment Group, replaced Rich Jurek. He reports to Kelly Mannard, SVP and global practice executive for marketing, communications, and community affairs.
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AUSTIN, TX: Whole Foods Market has hired Washington-based public affairs agency The Glover Park Group for lobbying efforts for its antitrust case against the Federal Trade Commission. Lanny Davis, partner at Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe and former special counsel to President Bill Clinton, who was also retained by the retailer, told PRWeek that he recommended Whole Foods hire Glover Park for the multi-faceted effort.
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