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bswift Engagement Solutions Adds PR Daily Top Agency Honor to Its Growing List of Award Wins

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Recognition reflects the agency’s creativity and innovation, measurable client impact, team culture, and leadership in employee communications.

CHICAGO, Oct. 21, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — bswift Engagement Solutions, the full-service communications and creative agency within bswift supporting both bswift and external clients, has been named a top agency in PR Daily’s Top Agencies Awards for 2026, presented by Ragan Communications. The recognition extends an award-winning year for the agency and reflects the breadth of its work across benefits communication, wellness, onboarding, and year-round employee engagement. The annual awards recognize firms setting the pace across the PR, marketing, and communications industry.

“This recognition belongs to an incredibly talented team that cares deeply about making communications more useful, engaging, and measurable,” said Maria Keller, SVP of Marketing and Communications at bswift. “What I’m most proud of is that we’re not just creating great work. We’re helping our clients reach their people in ways that drive understanding, action, and better experiences.”

The philosophy behind the work is simple: Employee communication should receive the same strategic discipline, audience research, creative energy, and measurement that leading brands bring to consumer campaigns.

Before developing a message or selecting a channel, the team defines what employees need to know, believe, and do. Strategy, creative, and delivery are then built around that outcome.

“Consumer brands don’t guess at what people need. They research it, apply strategy, and measure what works,” said Amanda Lindsay, vice president of bswift Engagement Solutions. “Employers should know their people at least that well. We bring that discipline to benefits communications so employees know what they have and what to do next.”

Award-winning employee communications backed by measurable results

The award reflects the overall excellence of the team’s work—from creativity and innovation to client success, measurable results, team culture, and leadership in employee communications. bswift Engagement Solutions maintains a 98% client retention rate and a Net Promoter Score of 71 among enterprise clients. During the 2025 annual-enrollment season, the agency completed 483 projects, reaching 1.1 million employees.

Its team of more than 50 strategists, designers, writers, analysts, and employee engagement experts brings consumer-marketing rigor to workplace communication. That work spans everything from enrollment and onboarding to wellness and year-round engagement, including 20 active public benefits websites managed end-to-end that generated more than 12.5 million views over the past 12 months.

Recent results include:

Major furniture manufacturer and retailer: A public benefits website serving more than 11,000 employees across manufacturing, retail, and corporate environments. Campaign emails achieved open rates between 64% and 69%, compared with the 21% retail benchmark used in the campaign analysis.Global water and hygiene solutions company: A public, no-login wellness hub supporting a distributed workforce of more than 48,000 employees. Campaign emails generated open rates above 40% and click-through rates of 21%, approximately two and four times their respective industry benchmarks.Global biopharmaceutical company: A multilingual onboarding portal launched across six business units and 13 languages, generating more than 6,000 knowledge-article visits in its first 25 days.

The global water and hygiene solutions company’s campaign earned Platinum recognition, while the major furniture manufacturer and retailer’s public benefits website received an Honorable Mention at the 2026 Hermes Creative Awards. Other client outcomes include 43% fewer benefits center calls at CarMax and a 95% increase in day-one enrollments at Ulta Beauty.

“bswift Engagement Solutions showed the kind of work this program was created to recognize,” said Brendan Gannon, director of marketing for Ragan and PR Daily. “The team paired clear strategy with standout execution and proved it understands how to engage employees across channels.”

About bswift Engagement Solutions
bswift Engagement Solutions is a full-service employee engagement and communications agency within bswift. Its 50-plus experts combine communication strategy and creative execution with benefits technology, workforce analytics, and behavioral science. Backed by more than 25 years of benefits expertise, the team helps organizations turn complex HR and benefits programs into clear, actionable, and measurable employee experiences. To learn more, visit engagement.bswift.com.

About Ragan Communications and PR Daily
Ragan Communications provides news, training, and intelligence for internal and external communicators, HR professionals, and business leaders. To learn more, visit ragan.com.

Media Contact
Zoya Siddiqui, Senior Director, Marketing
zsiddiqui@bswift.com

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Club Offers for Travel Enthusiasts in Canada

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TORONTO, Oct 23, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Travelzoo® (NASDAQ: TZOO), the club for travel enthusiasts, announces three of many new Club Offers for Club Members in Canada.

Rigorously vetted and negotiated for us travel enthusiasts:

$799—COSTA RICA WEEK WITH FLIGHTS & CAR
We think fall is an ideal time to visit Costa Rica; the scenery is lush and the crowds are gone. Drive between volcanic Arenal and the idyllic beaches of Tamarindo on this seven-night trip. Since it’s not as busy, we were able to negotiate a price that saves members up to $648 on departures through mid-December.

$899—BARCELONA: 5 NIGHTS WITH FLIGHTS
Explore Barcelona’s world-class museums and architectural masterpieces in the quieter winter months to pack more into your trip. You won’t waste hours in lines and can access top restaurants that are fully booked in summer. We save $300 on travel this January and February, when temperatures are still spring-like. Roundtrip flights from Toronto, hotel and daily breakfast are included.

$999—ST. KITTS GETAWAY FOR 2, REG. $2083
Most visitors to St. Kitts book months in advance, but when we pointed out that travel enthusiasts are more spontaneous, this resort gave us a terrific rate for stays this November and December. Spend four nights in Frigate Bay and get an upgraded Oceanview room, too.

Are you a travel enthusiast? Join the club today: https://travelzoo.com

Who are we?
We, Travelzoo®, are the club for travel enthusiasts. We reach 30 million travellers. Club Members receive Club Offers negotiated and rigorously vetted by our deal experts around the globe. Our relationships with thousands of top travel companies give us access to irresistible deals. Our club and its benefits are built around the lifestyle of a modern travel enthusiast.

Media Contact: 
Amanda Ieraci – Toronto
+1 437 866 8540
aieraci@travelzoo.com

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Howard Hughes Holdings Set to Join S&P SmallCap 600

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NEW YORK, Oct. 23, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Howard Hughes Holdings Inc. (NYSE: HHH) will replace Arcosa Inc. (NYSE: ACA) in the S&P SmallCap 600 effective prior to the opening of trading on Wednesday, October 28. S&P 500 constituent CRH plc (NYSE: CRH) has acquired Arcosa in a deal that closed today, October 23.

Following is a summary of the changes that will take place prior to the open of trading on the effective date:

Effective Date

Index Name  

Action

Company Name

Ticker

GICS Sector

October 28, 2026

S&P SmallCap 600

Addition

Howard Hughes Holdings

HHH

Real Estate

October 28, 2026

S&P SmallCap 600

Deletion

Arcosa

ACA

Industrials

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S&P Dow Jones Indices is the largest global resource for essential index-based concepts, data and research, and home to iconic financial market indicators, such as the S&P 500® and the Dow Jones Industrial Average®. More assets are invested in products based on our indices than products based on indices from any other provider in the world. Since Charles Dow invented the first index in 1884, S&P DJI has been innovating and developing indices across the spectrum of asset classes helping to define the way investors measure and trade the markets.

S&P Dow Jones Indices is a division of S&P Global (NYSE: SPGI), which provides essential intelligence for individuals, companies, and governments to make decisions with confidence. For more information, visit www.spglobal.com/spdji/en/. 

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Chelsea FC announces multi-year sleeve partnership with Sokin, the business payments and FX platform

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Chelsea FC name fast-growing fintech platform as Principal Partner

LONDON, Oct. 23, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Chelsea Football Club has today announced a multi-year partnership with Sokin, the embedded finance and payments company used by businesses worldwide. Sokin will be named a Principal Partner and Official Business Payments and FX Partner of Chelsea FC and Chelsea FC Women.

As a Principal Partner, Sokin will be represented on the sleeves of the Chelsea FC men’s, women’s and academy home, away, and third kits from the 2026/27 season.

The partnership brings together two ambitious London-headquartered organisations with worldwide reach – a club with millions of fans across the world and a fintech platform through which businesses move more than $11 billion a year. A club of Chelsea’s scale works in many currencies every day, with partners, competitions and supporters around the world, and needs a financial partner built to handle that.

Sokin gives finance teams business payments, multi-currency accounts, foreign exchange, checkout and treasury in one place, so they spend less time juggling banks and providers and keep more of what they move.

As Official Business Payments and FX Partner, Sokin will simplify how Chelsea FC sends, receives and manages money in the currencies the club operates in.

The Sokin logo will feature on the sleeve of the Chelsea shirt for the first time [when the men’s team host Tottenham Hotspur at Stamford Bridge on Saturday 24th October.]

Jason Gannon, President at Chelsea FC said:

“At Chelsea, we seek to partner with organisations that share our ambition and innovative mindset. Sokin’s expertise in business payments, and their focus on making both simpler for the businesses they serve, makes them a natural fit for the Club. We are pleased to welcome Sokin to the Chelsea family and look forward to working together in the years ahead.”

Vroon Modgill, CEO and founder at Sokin said:

“Chelsea plays on the biggest stage in world football, and its business runs in dozens of currencies. Sokin was built for that with regulated, multi-currency payments and foreign exchange for organisations that operate internationally. We’re proud to be the platform behind the business payments and FX of one of the most iconic teams in football. Sokin’s platform serves businesses in more than 170 countries. We’re thrilled to be partners for the season ahead. An organisation as sophisticated as Chelsea doesn’t leave its finances to chance.”

About Sokin

Sokin is the financial layer global business runs on. Businesses can transact, convert and hold money in 70+ currencies across 170+ countries. Some businesses use Sokin to manage global finance in-house. Others build it into their products to power financial experiences for their customers. Businesses move more than $9 billion a year on licenses Sokin holds in 36+ countries and infrastructure Sokin owns. Founded in 2019, Sokin has raised over $100 million from investors including Morgan Stanley Expansion Capital and Prysm Capital.

About Chelsea Football Club

Chelsea Football Club is one of the biggest, most successful football clubs globally and our men’s team are reigning world champions, having won the four-yearly FIFA Club World Cup in 2025. Our women’s team, Chelsea Women, are also multiple trophy winners.

Founded in 1905, Chelsea is London’s most central football club, based at the iconic 40,000-capacity Stamford Bridge stadium. Nicknamed the Blues, the club lifted the Champions League for the first time in 2012 and domestically has won the Premier League five times, the FA Cup eight times, the Football League Cup five times and the Football League Championship once, in 1955.

The Chelsea Women’s team have enjoyed a huge amount of success and in 2025 won the FA Women’s Super League for a sixth consecutive year and the eighth time overall. The Women’s FA Cup has been won on six occasions. We have also captured the FA Women’s League Cup four times as well as reaching the UEFA Women’s Champions League final in 2021. In two seasons, 2020/21 and 2024/25, a domestic treble of trophies was secured.

The Chelsea Foundation boasts one of the most extensive community initiatives in sport, helping to improve the lives of children and young people all over the world.

Media Contacts:

Taina Biggs
taina.biggs@sokin.com 

Nerissa Chesterfield
nerissa.chesterfield@chelseafc.com 

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