Weber Shandwick is celebrating the International Olympic
Committee's selection of the Russian city of Sochi as the
site of the 2014 Olympics and Paralympic Games.
As PR firm for "Sochi 2014," WS aced Austria's
Salzburg and South Korea's PyeongChang for hosting honors.
The IOC selection caps an 18-month PR campaign that including
input from the Interpublic unit's team in nearly 30 countries,
according to the firm's release.
Jack Leslie, WS chairman, said the firm is proud to "add
another triumphant campaign to our long list of successful
Olympic bids."
WS handled Beijing's winning bid for the `08 Games, and
Paris' losing bid for the `12 Games.
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