New York Area
Water & Wall Group, New York/Trishield Capital Management, hedge fund focused on high-yield and distressed debt securities; 8of9 Consulting, management consulting, and Lear Capital, precious metals investment firm, for tasks including branding, positioning, messaging, social and traditional media relations, and speaking engagements.
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Weill, New York/Castiglion del Bosco, Tuscan country estate and resort, for PR in the Americas.
The Morris + King Company, New York/ABC Carpet & Home, luxury home and lifestyle store, for PR following a partnership with Yoko Ono to design window displays in New York urging "Imagine No Fracking."
Lou Hammond & Associates, New York/Artful Travelers, Palm Springs-based experiential travel company; Uncommon Journeys, luxury train, river and ocean travel; Deep Water Cay, private island resort near Freeport, Bahamas; Patton Hospitality Management, is a hotel and resort property management company with 28 properties in 11 U.S. states and the Caribbean, and Crawford High Performance Composites, carbon fiber composite manufacturer which makes NASCAR race cars and racing shells for rowing, all for PR.
Rubenstein PR, New York/Greencard Creative, branding firm; Brian Cuban, 1st Amendment and hate speech lawyer based in Dallas, and Contemporary Art Collection, which fosters investments in contemporary art, for PR.
5W PR, New York/TikiTakTo, mobile shopping application and website, for media rels., strategic partnerships, case studies and exec profiles, among other PR tasks.
HWH PR, New York/INFURN, modern classic furniture manufacturer which only sells online, for PR to introduce the brand to the U.S
Block & DeCorso, Verona, N.J./De Cecco USA, domestic unit of Italian pasta company, as AOR for advertising and PR in the U.S.
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Greenough, Boston/Myriant Corporation, bio-based chemicals, for PR following a competitive review. Sue Hager, senior VP of corporate comms. and gov't affairs for Myriant, said it is the second time she has worked with the firm, adding that its expertise will be an asset as the company "commercializes" bio-succinic acid, a more environmental friendly version of the succinic acid used to make urethanes and coatings, among other products.
Southeast
TransMedia Group, Boca Raton, Fla./Unloathe, delivery service for large items bought through wholesale clubs, for PR.
Blaze PR, Miami/EverSmoke Electronic Cigarettes, for consumer PR.
Midwest
Carmichael Lynch Spong, Minneapolis/Morinda, Utah-based bioactive nutritional supplements company focused on the noni plant of Tahiti, as AOR for PR via the firm's food and beverage unit.
West
MWW, Los Angeles/Vega, natural health and sport performance products, for a strategic comms. campaign in North America touting the benefits of a plant-based diet and the company's leadership in the category. MWW EVP JP Scheuerman heads the account.
Bolt PR, Irvine, Calif./Yes! Air Conditioning & Plumbing, Las Vegas Valley-based maintenance, repair and replacement services, as AOR.
Canada
Zeno Group, Toronto/Toronto General & Western Hospital Foundation, which raises funds for research, education and the enhancement of patient care, as AOR for PR for its Grand Cru Culinary Wine Festival 2013.
Latin America
Global Vision Access, São Paulo/Arizona Office of Tourism, for PR travel PR targeting the Brazil market, following an RFP.
Asia-Pacific
Ogilvy PR, Melbourne/Mattel, for an integrated marketing comms. campaign for its Scrabble game, following a competitive four-way pitch. Ogilvy teams with Australian comms. conglomerate STW Group in the country.
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