New York Area

Q&A residentialTurner, New York/Q&A Residential Hotel, residential hotel concept opening Nov. 26 in New York; Vidanta, six resort hotel brands in Mexico, including Nuevo Vallarta, Riviera Maya, Los Cabos, Acapulco, Puerto Peñasco, Puerto Vallarta, and Mazatlán; World Nomads, travel insurance, and Smith Fork Ranch, luxury guest ranch near Crawford, Colo., for PR.

The Brooks Group, New York/Fredrik Eklund, real estate tycoon and Bravo television personality from "Million Dollar Listings New York," for PR. Eklund recently released his first book, "The Sell: The Secrets of Selling Anything to Anyone" (Avery 2015), and on Nov. 20 launches a SiriusXM Stars show, "Buying and Selling."

East

Pan Communications, Boston/Maestro Health, employee health and benefits IT services, as AOR for PR.

French/West/Vaughan, Raleigh, N.C./National Pro Fastpitch, women’s professional softball league, for PR, marketing and sponsorship development. The league recently added the Scrap Yard Dawgs of The Woodlands, Tex., to its existing slate of five teams. FWV CEO Rick French said the sport is well-positioned to grow its market share on TV and in stadiums around the US.

MMI, Raleigh, N.C./SciMetrika, population health consulting for the public and private sectors, for brand strategy, creative and PR.

South

E. Boineau & Company, Charleston, S.C./Diamonds Direct, jewelry company with seven locations in the US, and Palmetto Carriage Works, carriage company in historic Charleston, for PR and marketing comms.
Archer/Malmo, Memphis, Tenn./StollerUSA, agricultural production products, as AOR for the Houston-based global company, including PR, media, marketing, digital and advertising.

Southwest

Amendola Communications, Scottsdale, Ariz./SCIO Health Analytics, healthcare analytics solutions and services, as PR and content marketing AOR.

Zion & Zion, Tempe, Ariz./Casino Del Sol Resort, Tucson hotel and entertainment destination, as AOR for strategic marketing, including PR and social media, media planning and buying, message development, email marketing and interactive.

West

Global Results Communications, Irvine, Calif./View Technologies, joint venture of Stanley Black and Decker and RF controls that provides a platform for accessing real-time RFID data in the retail, manufacturing and logistics sectors, for strategic comms., media and analyst relations, social media, industry awards and speaking opportunities.