New York Area

J Public Relations, New York/The Camby Hotel, Arizona’s first hotel (pictured) from Autograph Collection Hotels set to open in Phoenix neighborhood in December 2015; The Ritz-Carlton, Chicago, 434-guest room Gold Coast property; The Ritz-Carlton, Washington, DC, 300-room West End hotel adjacent to historic Georgetown and home to Westend Bistro; 89 Agave, Sedona, Ariz., Sonoran Mexican cuisine eatery; Flour & Barley Brick Oven Pizza, restaurant by Las Vegas-based hospitality group Block 16 Hospitality, set to open in San Diego in January 2016, and Madison Restaurant & Bar, dining and cocktails in San Diego's Univ. Heights opening in December 2015, Madison restaurant will bring upscale dining and cocktails, modern design and curated music to the dynamic food scene of Park Boulevard in San Diego’s University Heights neighborhood.

Weber Shandwick, New York/New York Life, insurance, for consumer PR and marketing comms. Sloane & Co., handles financial sector PR.

Blackbird PR, New York/Blue Waters Resort, Antigua boutique luxury resort on the Caribbean that recently underwent a major renovation, for PR.

Warner Communications, Manchester-by-the-Sea, Mass./O'verlays, maker of lightweight, decorative fretwork panels designed for customizing IKEA furniture and other home decor products, for PR, including media relations efforts to enhance the company's brand awareness and drive consumer interest in the coming months.

Gotham PR, New York/Fitzgerald Fine Arts; GHWArchitects; Subject_New York, and Whitehall Interiors, for PR.

sebournFigliulo&Partners, New York/Seabourn Cruise Line, ultra-luxury line of the Carnival Cruise Lines group, as AOR for creative and strategy. Seabourn is slated to debut in late 2016 with creative launch set for the second quarter of 2016.

Brand Architecture, New York/Burger 21, fast casual franchise, as design AOR, including a new logo, packaging, uniforms and other aspects of its visual identity.

International

TBWA/Chiat/Day, New York/GoDaddy, domain registrar and tech solution provider, as global marketing AOR. The publicly traded company will continue to use its in-house creative and content agency to supplement TBWA, which is part of Omnicom.

The Hoffman Agency, Hong Kong/Fuji Xerox, information and communications technology, provider, as AOR for the HK-based company, including comms. counsel, media outreach and stakeholder engagement.