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Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison Picks New Head Of Corporate Comms
Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison Picks New Head Of Corporate Comms
This appointment reflects Indosat’s focus on strengthening corporate communications as a strategic function.
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January 28, 2026 at 10:47 AM
Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison Picks New Head Of Corporate Comms
TriOn & Co Expands Reach With Global Communication Partners Entry
TriOn & Co Expands Reach With Global Communication Partners Entry
The agency is its exclusive partner for the Singapore market.
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January 28, 2026 at 10:34 AM
TriOn & Co Expands Reach With Global Communication Partners Entry
Calvin Klein Parent Hires Danone's Gemma Hard As CCO
Calvin Klein Parent Hires Danone's Gemma Hard As CCO
Hart will oversee global comms strategy for fashion company PVH, parent to Calvin Klein and Tommy Hilfiger.
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January 27, 2026 at 9:57 PM
Calvin Klein Parent Hires Danone's Gemma Hard As CCO
The PR Network Expands Brief With European Data Centre
The PR Network Expands Brief With European Data Centre
PRN will now be working with Icelandic sustainable data centre pioneer Verne in France and the Nordics, as well as the UK.
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January 27, 2026 at 7:02 PM
The PR Network Expands Brief With European Data Centre
Smoking Gun Unveils Framework To Tackle Influencer Marketing’s ‘Proof Problem’
Smoking Gun Unveils Framework To Tackle Influencer Marketing’s ‘Proof Problem’
The agency’s ‘New Influencer Battleground’ report applies parasocial psychology and behavioural insight to bring clarity to how influence really works.
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January 27, 2026 at 5:27 PM
Smoking Gun Unveils Framework To Tackle Influencer Marketing’s ‘Proof Problem’
Mark Perkins Joins Sunny Side Up As Non-Exec Creative Director
Mark Perkins Joins Sunny Side Up As Non-Exec Creative Director
The former ECD at Cow PR, W Communications and MHP has taken on the agency’s first non-executive role.
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January 27, 2026 at 5:14 PM
Mark Perkins Joins Sunny Side Up As Non-Exec Creative Director
Perspective: Silence Is A Choice And Not The Right One
Perspective: Silence Is A Choice And Not The Right One
Spool CEO Catherine Merritt writes that when we look back on the fatal weekend in Minneapolis, "people will ask where the voices were, where were our leaders across government and industry and why didn’t more of them speak up."
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January 27, 2026 at 4:33 PM
Perspective: Silence Is A Choice And Not The Right One
HelloFresh Appoints Ready10 As Consumer Agency
HelloFresh Appoints Ready10 As Consumer Agency
The group, which owns meal-kit brands HelloFresh UK and Green Chef, has tasked the agency with managing campaigns and press office.
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January 27, 2026 at 2:44 PM
HelloFresh Appoints Ready10 As Consumer Agency
Tech Unicorn Selects The Romans On Global Corporate Brief
Tech Unicorn Selects The Romans On Global Corporate Brief
Smartphone disrupter Nothing, which was recently valued at $1.3bn, has chosen the agency as its new global retained corporate reputation partner after a competitive pitch.
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January 27, 2026 at 2:31 PM
Tech Unicorn Selects The Romans On Global Corporate Brief
Folgate Advisors Opens Shop In The Middle East
Folgate Advisors Opens Shop In The Middle East
Based in Riyadh, it will help clients in the booming economies of the region bridge the gap between business strategy and international communications.
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January 27, 2026 at 1:36 PM
Folgate Advisors Opens Shop In The Middle East
Industry Veterans Launch Advisory To Fix Broken Pitch Process
Industry Veterans Launch Advisory To Fix Broken Pitch Process
James Tutt And Andy West's new venture, The Pitch Doctors, aims to bring client-side and agency perspectives together as pitch activity accelerates across the PR sector.
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January 27, 2026 at 12:02 PM
Industry Veterans Launch Advisory To Fix Broken Pitch Process
Castrol Malaysia Picks New PR Agency
Castrol Malaysia Picks New PR Agency
The agency’s remit covers strategic communications, media relations, and content development.
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January 27, 2026 at 8:53 AM
Castrol Malaysia Picks New PR Agency
Q4 Crisis Review: When Systems Fail Before People Do
Q4 Crisis Review: When Systems Fail Before People Do
PRovoke Media editors and experts weigh in on corporate comms crises involving UPS, Boeing, Sky Sports, AIG, Campbells, UBS, Deloitte, Quantas, Coca-Cola, Cloudflare, AWS, Cision, IndiGo, Arc'teryx and the UK Budget leak.
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January 27, 2026 at 12:33 AM
Q4 Crisis Review: When Systems Fail Before People Do
New Reads: Bradley Akubuiro's Faster. Messier. Tougher.
New Reads: Bradley Akubuiro's Faster. Messier. Tougher.
Selected excerpts from a new book by Bully Pulpit International partner Bradley Akubuiro on why the traditional crisis communications playbook is becoming a liability.
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January 26, 2026 at 6:29 PM
New Reads: Bradley Akubuiro's Faster. Messier. Tougher.
Perspective: How To Stop A PR Crisis Before It Starts
Perspective: How To Stop A PR Crisis Before It Starts
Fenton senior VP Danielle Schlanger writes that 2026 must be the year organizations shift from crisis response to crisis prevention.
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January 26, 2026 at 4:55 PM
Perspective: How To Stop A PR Crisis Before It Starts
Rud Pedersen Group Merges with Tekit to Create Finnish Powerhouse
Rud Pedersen Group Merges with Tekit to Create Finnish Powerhouse
Rud Pedersen Finland is merging with Tekir, a Finnish communications consultancy to form one of the largest public affairs and communications firms in the market.
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January 26, 2026 at 1:32 PM
Rud Pedersen Group Merges with Tekit to Create Finnish Powerhouse
Agency Leader Podcast: Burson's Corey duBrowa in Davos
Agency Leader Podcast: Burson's Corey duBrowa in Davos
Burson's global CEO talked to PRovoke Media on the ground in Davos, with UK CEO Simon Redfern also joining the conversation.
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January 26, 2026 at 10:23 AM
Agency Leader Podcast: Burson's Corey duBrowa in Davos
Davos 2026: Business Leaders, Be More Like Mark
Davos 2026: Business Leaders, Be More Like Mark
In one of the best political speeches in recent memory, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney showed national leaders—and CEOs—a “principled and pragmatic” way to deal with the new order.
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January 25, 2026 at 7:20 PM
Davos 2026: Business Leaders, Be More Like Mark
This PR Life: Upspring's Tiffany Rafii
This PR Life: Upspring's Tiffany Rafii
This PR Life is a series by PRovoke Media where we profile people in and around comms and find out more about what they do and what makes them tick.
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January 23, 2026 at 5:02 AM
This PR Life: Upspring's Tiffany Rafii
Hydrogen-Powered Drone Company Partners With SourceCode
Hydrogen-Powered Drone Company Partners With SourceCode
SourceCode will oversee a wide-ranging comms program for Heven AeroTech.
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January 22, 2026 at 6:55 PM
Hydrogen-Powered Drone Company Partners With SourceCode
Public Policy Holding Company Begins Marketing IPO
Public Policy Holding Company Begins Marketing IPO
The strategic communications and public affairs firm has launched its IPO roadshow ahead of a planned Nasdaq listing.
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January 22, 2026 at 5:34 PM
Public Policy Holding Company Begins Marketing IPO
H/Advisors Opens Hong Kong Office, Names New Senior Director
H/Advisors Opens Hong Kong Office, Names New Senior Director
This addition expands the presence of H/Advisors in the region, now operating in six markets, including Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Tokyo, and Australia.
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January 22, 2026 at 8:35 AM
H/Advisors Opens Hong Kong Office, Names New Senior Director
Pet Food Brand Muttley Crew Picks New PR Agency For India
Pet Food Brand Muttley Crew Picks New PR Agency For India
The agency will spearhead Muttley Crew’s communication strategy and will focus on amplifying brand visibility and showcasing the brand’s wide variety of pet treats.
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January 22, 2026 at 7:54 AM
Pet Food Brand Muttley Crew Picks New PR Agency For India
Taylor Herring Launches New End-to-End GEO Solution For AI-Search
Taylor Herring Launches New End-to-End GEO Solution For AI-Search
It begins by analysing content gaps and competitor visibility to define what a brand should be famous for, then identifying the content formats and publications that most influence AI search performance.
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January 22, 2026 at 7:54 AM
Taylor Herring Launches New End-to-End GEO Solution For AI-Search
CCO Podcast: Athletic Brewing's Andrew Katz
CCO Podcast: Athletic Brewing's Andrew Katz
The no-alcohol beer brand leader talks to PRovoke Media about the cultural shift and breaking into the UK market.
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January 21, 2026 at 11:35 PM
CCO Podcast: Athletic Brewing's Andrew Katz