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• Vaseline US taps food content creator as head of social and engagement

  18-08-2026 16:51 via prweek.com
  Des’Tini LaGrone, founder of Butter On A Roll, brings a ‘creative eye’ and L'Oréal marketing experience to the Unilever brand.
  
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• Chaka Khan Foundation hires agency for strategic communications support

  19-08-2026 19:19 via prweek.com
  Attention Comms senior client director Conor Douglass is leading the account alongside CEO Paul Cohen.
  
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• 'Intolerable and inexcusable': AMC CEO apologizes for Dune: Part Three ticket crash

  19-08-2026 17:53 via prweek.com
  AMC CEO Adam Aron posted an apology on X, saying $2 million in IT spending will help to fix the problem.
  
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• Propeller Group ups Mary Cirincione to president of US operations

  19-08-2026 17:00 via prweek.com
  The agency has also promoted JP Escobar to VP of marketing services and Daniel Schloss to VP of brand and design.
  
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• PRWeek reveals Hall of Fame class of 2026

  19-08-2026 16:00 via prweek.com
  PRWeek will toast the inductees at a gala dinner in New York City on November 19.
  
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• Chipotle cooks up kids meal with Gen Alpha influencer Salish Matter

  19-08-2026 13:53 via prweek.com
  The fast casual restaurant chain also dropped an Ultimate Chipotle Creator Experience.
  
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• Dior mourns death of international PR director Mathilde Favier

  18-08-2026 18:52 via prweek.com
  Favier, who has worked for the fashion house since 2011, reportedly died Monday in a car accident in western France.
  
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• Neutrogena faces backlash after Hayden Panettiere’s death. How should the brand respond?

  18-08-2026 18:46 via prweek.com
  Neutrogena allegedly dropped its 10-year partnership with Panettiere after she opened up about postpartum depression.
  
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• How QVC kept its cool after a live TV mishap

  18-08-2026 11:00 via prweek.com
  QVC’s director of brand and social broke down how it capitalized on an unscripted moment involving a NSFW term.
  
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• Dentsu weighs cutting up to 160 overseas entities by 2028

  17-08-2026 19:39 via prweek.com
  The group has completed 88% of its planned 3,400 job cuts and aims to shed global headquarters costs by 30% by 2028.
  
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• The Athletic releases The Advantage Calendar ahead of NFL season

  17-08-2026 19:30 via prweek.com
  The go-to sports news platform has partnered with MSQ Sport + Entertainment to provide fans with exclusive insights and game day inspired-merchandise.
  
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• Molson Coors names Alex Abraham as VP of comms, corporate affairs

  17-08-2026 19:25 via prweek.com
  Most recently, Abraham was the global chief communications officer for SC Johnson.
  
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• Inizio Evoke hires Christopher Hedquist as US policy, public affairs leader

  17-08-2026 17:42 via prweek.com
  Hedquist most recently served as head of US health policy and public affairs at Edelman.
  
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• Burson appoints chief people officer for the Americas

  17-08-2026 11:00 via prweek.com
  Molly Roenna joins the WPP firm from The Weber Shandwick Collective, where she served as global chief people officer.
  
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• NBA teams announce 2026 schedule with classical art pieces and children’s sketches

  14-08-2026 19:01 via prweek.com
  The Philadelphia 76ers, Memphis Grizzlies and Orlando Magic tapped into art culture for their season schedule spots.
  
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• DoorDash hires Christine Schirmer as global external comms leader

  14-08-2026 16:20 via prweek.com
  Schirmer previously worked for Brunswick Group, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s organization Archewell and Pinterest.
  
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• Nassau & Paradise Island Promotion Board selects DKC as US communications AOR

  14-08-2026 16:00 via prweek.com
  Lou Hammond Group was listed as a media contact for the organization as recently as February of this year.
  
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• The Social Skinny: Bezos’ Liverpool FC buy; Zuckerberg’s 6,500-word AI manifesto

  14-08-2026 12:00 via prweek.com
  A weekly roundup of app and tech news.
  
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• Who will Trump’s next press secretary be?

  13-08-2026 19:53 via prweek.com
  What to know about top contenders — and wild cards — media outlets predict may take on the role after Karoline Leavitt exits.
  
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• Experian hires North America chief communications officer

  13-08-2026 18:12 via prweek.com
  Faryar Borhani stepped into the role this month, replacing Gerry Tschopp who has retired.
  
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• Ruder Finn launches LLM-driven website

  13-08-2026 13:00 via prweek.com
  The conversational LLM draws on a bespoke knowledge base tailored to Ruder Finn’s services and history.
  
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• White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt to step down

  12-08-2026 22:30 via prweek.com
  Leavitt is exiting the role at the end of the month. 
  
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• Breaking the beauty mold: Why K18 swapped a ‘picture-perfect’ beauty activation for a literal ball of hair

  12-08-2026 20:28 via prweek.com
  PRWeek got up close and personal with K18’s 8-foot hairball in New York City on Wednesday.
  
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• Ex-Sloane & Company CEO Darren Brandt launches Higher Plane Media

  12-08-2026 19:02 via prweek.com
  The comms firm’s clients include Ro, Cytokinetics and Act 3 Holdings.
  
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• American Airlines comms head Ron DeFeo cleared for departure in restructuring shakeup

  12-08-2026 17:35 via prweek.com
  As a result of the reorganization, SVP of communications and CMO Caroline Clayton will lead communications at the airline going forward.
  
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• Exclusive: Burson eyes global growth with new leadership role

  12-08-2026 16:48 via prweek.com
  Burson has made a senior appointment in its growth team, with the intention of ‘improving conversion on major international pitches’ and becoming more ‘borderless’.
  
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• Burson acquires cognitive AI company Limbik

  12-08-2026 15:00 via prweek.com
  Limbik cofounders Zach Schwitzky and Josh Levin will join Burson as global head of innovation, AI platforms and products and global head of innovation, clients and growth, respectively.
  
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• Watch: 10 content creators play hide-and-seek in Kate Spade spot

  11-08-2026 20:44 via prweek.com
  The ad also stars Tyla, the fashion brand’s new global ambassador.
  
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• Insulet hires Pfizer alum Joan Campion to lead external comms

  11-08-2026 18:49 via prweek.com
  Campion joins new additions to the corporate affairs team under chief corporate affairs officer Cristal Downing.
  
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• Finn Partners appoints Marty McDonald to lead new Ohio office

  11-08-2026 17:30 via prweek.com
  McDonald, who most-recently served as Fahlgren Mortine’s first female president, will scale Finn Partners’ Midwest presence.
  
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