The Peacock Group
Chris Bahn Starts New Communications Firm, Partners with Kirkpatrick Creative
Chris Bahn launches C. Bahn Strategic Partners in Little Rock, offering PR services, while partnering with Kirkpatrick Creative as its director of public relations. read more >
Rebekah Guiltner Promoted to Senior VP at FNBC Bank (Movers & Shakers)
Explore career advancements and new hires across Arkansas industries, from banking and education to technology, health care, and legal sectors. read more >
Grace Marsiglio Joins The Peacock Group
She's the company's first employee based in northwest Arkansas. read more >
The Peacock Group Takes Top PR Prize, the Bob Sells Award
The Peacock Group of Little Rock won 15 of 21 communications industry awards Sept. 19 from the Arkansas Chapter of the Public Relations Society of America. read more >
Alzheimer’s Arkansas Appoints 3 to Board of Directors (Movers & Shakers)
They are Rick Jones, Tori Leigh and Michael Squires. read more >
Mississippi County Rebuilds on Steel
With its recent revenue jump due to the steel industry, government officials hope to attract new residents and reverse a longtime decline in population. read more >
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The Peacock Group Hires Amanda Hoelzeman as PR Manager (Movers & Shakers)
Hoelzeman has nearly 20 years of experience in media relations, nonprofit communications, multimedia content strategies and crisis communications. read more >
Amanda Hoelzeman Named PR Manager at The Peacock Group
Media and communications professional Amanda Hoelzeman has joined The Peacock Group of Little Rock as the strategic communications firm’s public relations manager. read more >
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A Girl and Her Dog Won the Super Bowl, Local Ad Pros Say
Most advertisers played it safe this year. One marketing exec described the crop of ideas as "remarkably ordinary." read more >
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PR Awards Honor Rex Nelson, Markham Howe, and Top Work of 2021
The Communications Group and MHP/Team SI, both of Little Rock, were among the night’s big winners. read more >
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LR Media Firms Add, Promote Personnel (Movers & Shakers)
MHP/Team SI, Ghidotti and The Peacock Group name new leaders. read more >
A Tight Family’s Ties in Public Relations
Allyson Pittman Gattin represents a rare third generation in one family to gain accreditation from the Public Relations Society of America, a first in Arkansas and perhaps in the nation. read more >
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Who Won in Super Ads? Loretta, and a Groundhog
The game plan was simple. Not for the Super Bowl, but for judging the ads. read more >
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MHP/Team SI Leads List of ARCom Award Winners
Mangan Holcomb Partners/Team SI of Little Rock was a top winner at the recent ARCom Awards for public relations excellence, with finalist entries in 35 of 41 categories and 32 total prizes. read more >
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Like the Game Itself, 2019 Ads Not So Super
Nice ads outnumbered good plays in Super Bowl LIII, a record low-scoring affair that left the New England Patriots champions again, 13-3 victors over the Los Angeles Rams. read more >
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Victoria Brown Joins AARP; Kylie Frett Hired at CJRW (Movers & Shakers)
Victoria Brown has been hired as associate state director of communications for AARP in Little Rock. Kylie Frett has been hired as an associate account executive by CJRW. read more >
Three Little Letters That Say ‘A’ Lot in PR
What do the initials APR stand for, beyond some vague notion of achievement in public relations? Several Little Rock communications pros explained, and their answers were surprisingly fervent and personal. read more >
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Arkansas PR Pros on Pepsi, Hitler and Unfriendly Skies
Arkansas PR and advertising professionals were already scratching their heads over Pepsi’s silly ad featuring the model Kendall Jenner and video of a bloodied man being dragged off an overbooked United Airlines flight, when presidential spokesman Sean Spicer oddly lifted Hitler from the bottom of history’s list of worst dictators. read more >
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From Clinton to Bloomberg, Jason Schechter Traces PR Path
Jason Schecter has been with Bloomberg for four years, and he spoke on his role there to dozens of local PR professionals, along with a group of UALR PR and mass communications studentsr. read more >
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Lucy Speed, Former Pryor Aide, Joins The Peacock Group
Lucy Speed, former press secretary to U.S. Senator Mark Pryor, has joined The Peacock Group, the Little Rock strategic communications firm announced Tuesday. read more >