LOS ANGELES—PMK•BNC has launched a new personal brand management department to be led by talent marketing strategist Bill Sanders, formerly of BDA Sports Management. The new department will work closely with the company's entertainment division and will focus on helping clients develop and market their personal brands, exploring opportunities for marketing, endorsements, public speaking and equity ventures. Sanders most recently served as chief marketing officer at BDA Sports, where he aligned clients with global brands, including Coca-Cola, Pepsi, Gatorade, Vitamin Water, Visa, American Express, Apple, Sprint, T-Mobile, Verizon, AT&T, Guinness, and Bridgestone.

NEW YORK—Twist Mktg, the integrated marketing and communications firm that is part of the W2O Group of companies, has expanded from its headquarters in New York, adding teams in both Austin and Atlanta. Twist is also building a new consumer practice. Established in March of 2012, Twist Mktg now has more than 60 team members in the United States, including Colin Foster, social and digital leader, who will lead the team in Austin, and Stephan Merkens, media and engagement leader, who will lead in Atlanta.

NEW YORK—Business Wire has launched News Capsule, designed to increase usage of and engagement with interactive marketing content by delivering complete, branded multimedia campaigns to owned, earned, shared and paid media via a single embed link. News Capsule content includes interactive multimedia features to help audiences discover and move deeper into the marketing funnel via mobile, tablet or desktop devices, with press releases and multimedia pushed to media and vertical industry audiences via the Business Wire news network.