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The Brandman Agency adds Ambassador Chicago, a hotel on Chicago’s Gold Coast, to its roster of travel and lifestyle clients. Built in 1926, Ambassador Chicago is the latest addition to the Journal Hotels group of properties, which also includes the MacArthur in Los Angeles and the Hollywood Roosevelt. “We’re honored to represent one of Chicago’s most iconic hotels that has such rich historical ties to the city,” said Melanie Brandman, founder/CEO of TBA.
Murphy O’Brien Public Relations signs Prince Resorts Hawaii operator of three hotels and golf courses, Serafina Beach Hotel, which is opening this November in the Condado district of San Juan, Puerto Rico and Peninsula Papagayo is a 1,400-acre vacation and residential complex in Costa Rica.
LaVoieHealthScience signs life science accelerator Xontogeny LLC and electroceutical pioneer Iota BioSciences. Xontogeny LLC, founded by former Sarepta CEO and serial entrepreneur Chris Garabedian, is a biotech aggregator that supports the accelerated development of life science. Berkeley, CA-based Iota BioSciences is an electroceutical company revolutionizing the use of “vanishingly small” wireless, battery-less sensors, bringing closer a time when a Fitbit-like device could monitor internal nerves, muscles or organs in real time. “The LHS team is excited to help these emerging health and science innovators add value and grow,” said LHS president and CEO Donna LaVoie.
DJE Holdings, parent of Edelman and Zeno, launches RUTH as an independent shop named after Ruth Edelman, mental health advocate, wife and longtime business partner of Dan Edelman.
New York City PR firms make up the largest slice of O'Dwyer's 147 firm overall ranking with 33 of 40 in the New York/New Jersey area either calling Manhattan their home or having a presence there.
Subject Matter+Kivvit, which joined forces in May, has rebranded as Avoq, an integrated shop with more than 200 professionals in Washington, New York, Asbury Park (NJ), Miami and Chicago.
While PR pros stationed at in-house comms. teams and those working for agencies share many of the same objectives, they also have markedly different top priorities, according to a recent report.
Edelman is cutting 240 employees or about four percent of its workforce to cope with the cooling down of the PR sector, according to a memo from CEO Richard Edelman.
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