New York Area
DiGennaro Communications, New York/Feld Entertainment, entertainment events producer, for regional PR for its Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey property for the New York Metro area, following a competitive review. B&B's Tri-State area tour kicks off in March 2013.
Trylon SMR, New York/Streamworks International, online video news, as AOR for U.S. media relations.
5W PR, New York/TuneCore, six-year-old digital music distributor, for PR. TC distributes music via outlets like iTunes, Amazon MP3, Spotify, Rdio and Google Play, among others, and launched a music publishing administration business in 2011.
Hanna Lee Communications, New York/X Wine Consortium, group of artisanal, family-run wine and spirits producers from Sicily, including Alcesti, Marco De Bartoli, Cantine Intorcia, Fina Vini srl, Pupillo and G. B. Distillati, for strategic event marketing consulting and media relations outreach in the U.S. market.
The Marino Organization, New York/Biagio Cru and Estate Wines, Long Island-based importer of fine wines, for PR.
East
360PR, Boston/Sun Country Foods, to introduce its Kretschmer Wheat Germ brand to a new generation of consumers via PR and Facebook development. The 75-year-old brand is the largest brand of wheat germ in the U.S.
Gibraltar Associates, Washington, D.C./CytoDyn, biotech focused on therapies for combating infection with immune deficiency viruses like HIV, for corporate communications and IR.
Southeast
Diamond PR, Miami/Alma del Pacifico Beach Hotel and Spa (Costa Rica), hotel resort, for PR following a $500K renovation in 2011.
Midwest
GolinHarris, Chicago/Dow Building and Construction, a unit of existing client The Dow Chemical Company that combines Dow Building Solutions and Dow Construction Chemicals, to lead PR work for the individual businesses in North America, and for the business unit as a whole.
Southwest
Sammis & Ochoa, San Antonio/Moni's Natural, gluten-free pasta sauces and salad dressings, for PR.
West
Ogilvy PR, San Francisco/Lunera, LED interior commercial lighting; Ostara, water treatment and nutrient recovery systems; Project Frog, technologically-advanced component buildings, and ZeaChem, biorefinery platform, for PR. Ogilvy West offices in Los Angeles, Sacramento and Denver will assist.
JMPR Public Relations, Woodland Hills, Calif./Infiniti, luxury auto unit of Nissan, as AOR for its product and lifestyle communications efforts in the U.S., including media relations.
International
Peregrine Communications, London/Wells Fargo & Co., to increase the bank's profile and provide media relations across Asia and Europe targeting wealth management, retail and institutional investors.
The Hoffman Agency, Seoul/Twitter, for PR in the Korean market.