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Marketing Maven has added Women Presidents’ Organization as a client. WPO is a nonprofit membership organization connecting women who own and lead successful, multi-million dollar companies around the world. Marketing Maven will represent the organization as a whole, handling public relations for the WPO’s Annual Conference, which was held this year in Los Angeles May 2-4. The agency will also publicize specific WPO programs, including the annual ranking of the 50 Fastest Growing Women-Owned/Led Companies.
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Carolyn Izzo Integrated Communications has formed a partnership with Cala Luna Boutique Hotel & Villas, a sustainable boutique hotel located in Guanacaste, Costa Rica. The agency will lead all positioning, strategic communications and social media efforts for the hotel as well as introduce the property to the U.S. “We chose CIIC for their expertise and focus on the travel and hospitality industries. We believe their skills will allow us to tell the story of Cala Luna’s unique and authentic culture in a compelling way,” says Federico Pilurzu, General Manager of Cala Luna Boutique Hotel & Villas.
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The Brandman Agency has picked up JetSuite Inc. to its portfolio of luxury travel and lifestyle clients. JetSuite, Inc., founded by former JetBlue and Virgin Airways executive Alex Wilcox, is comprised of JetSuite, a leading private jet charter company, and JetSuiteX, a semi-private, public charter service. Brandman joins forces with JetSuite as the company plans to grow its footprint following a recent investment from Qatar Airways and JetBlue and the announcement that it will be the first customer for Zunum Aero’s hybrid-to-electric jets when they become available in 2022.
FleishmanHillard is named strategic communications consultancy for the Bay Area Host Committee... Kite Hill is named PR partner for the Artist and the Machine summit, which till take place Nov. 19 in Los Angeles... Alliance Connection, a Detroit-based agency that specializes in all-inclusive resorts, travel and hospitality, wins Elite Island Resorts with properties in Antigua, Barbados and Panama.
Merlot Marketing is named agency of record for Nichiha USA, a manufacturer of building material solutions... Sally Beauty, the consumer retail division of parent company Sally Beauty Holdings, appoints Creative Media Marketing as its public relations agency of record... Doner comes on board as agency of record for Rush Street Gaming, which operates Rivers Casino locations in Pittsburgh; Philadelphia; Des Plaines, IL; Portsmouth, VA; and Schenectady, NY.
JPR Group picks up Kimmel Architecture (formerly Kimmel-Bogrette Architecture + Site) to establish a presence in the senior living marketplace... RG2 Communications, adds Pollini at Ladbroke Hall, an Italian restaurant that is part of the 43,000 sq.-ft. Edwardian landmark, which presents live music, contemporary art, dance and gastronomy... M&C Communications assumes PR duties for Hope for Stomach Cancer nonprofit group.
Konnect Agency connects with Crescent Hotels & Resorts... FleishmanHillard specialty agency Methods+Mastery’s "Team BDG” comes on board as agency of record for Blue Diamond Growers... The Lacek Group, a loyalty, CRM and brand marketing agency that is part of Ogilvy One, picks up FNBO financial services outfit.
Rubenstein Public Relations works to burnish the legacy of Manhattan’s Riverside Memorial Chapel as a 
