By Kevin McCauley
Brown Lloyd James has inked a $25K-a-month pact to represent the Kingdom of Morocco, which is the site of a growing pro-democracy movement.
The pact is through Gerson Global Strategic Advisors, which signed a $2.5M representation deal with King Mohammed VI’s government earlier this year.
BLG’s services include "comprehensive PA, media and online blogging advice," according to its agreement with GGSA. It is to "work to disseminate messages and information to a variety of audiences in the U.S. relating to Morocco’s social, political and economic development."
Reuters reported Sept. 7 that hefty handouts in the form of wage hikes for state employees along with fuel and food subsidies have helped contain street protests but may force the country to seek foreign aid in 2012.
BLG has done work for Libya and Syria. The Wall Street Journal Sept. 8 took BLJ to task for not registering some of its foreign clients with the Justice Dept.
Morocco in July tapped New York-based HL Group for tourism PR.
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