 Gillian Sheldon |
High10 Media has opened an office in Los Angeles, joining the agency’s New York, Nashville, San Diego, and Tel Aviv locations. The new office will be led by Gillian Sheldon, who will serve as managing director for the agency, with responsibility for the agency’s West Coast operations, including its integrated communications and digital services. Sheldon comes to High10 from the XPRIZE Foundation, where she was chief marketing officer. She has also served as supervising producer of digital at Sony Pictures and was one of the founders of TMZ. High10 has also recently launched a new division specializing in digital services, encompassing social media campaigns and management, paid search, content distribution, digital development, influencer engagement and SEO.
 Christopher Comes |
Ripson Group of Chicago has expanded its media relations, digital marketing, video production and crisis communications service offerings by opening a second office in Bettendorf, Iowa. The opening of the new office follows the firm’s rename from Ripson Communications to Ripson Group. The new name is meant to better reflect its resources, which include media relations, video production, media buying, creative design, digital marketing, social media management, media relations measurement and analytics. Ripson also announced the appointment of Christopher Comes as president and partner. Comes, who joined Ripson in 2013, most recently served as executive VP. Before that, he was national public relations director of Seattle-based Clearwire, and served as Midwest regional director for AT&T, overseeing the launch of the first Apple iPhone in 2007.
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AMP3 PR CEO Alyson Roy is a co-founder of Fashion Canada Curated, which is doing a soft launch during New York Fashion Week (Sept. 6-14). The organization celebrates the success of Canadian designers and advocates for Canada as a shopping destination. As part of its presence at NYFW, Fashion Canada will be hosting an event at the flagship store of men’s clothing company Indochino in SoHo on September 8. The event, a cocktail party featuring Canadian cuisine, will also include a panel discussion on the rise of Canadian fashion with such panelists as Indochino CEO Drew Green, former Glamour magazine fashion editor Lauren Chan and TV host Bradford How. For more information, go to canadacurated.com.
4media group completes its acquisition of Family Features Editorial Syndicate... Illumination PR, which represents lifestyle brands, influencers and celebrities, launches DR Media Group... EAG Advertising and Marketing acquires pay-for-performance firm INK inc. Public Relations. 
LLYC launches Signs of Pride, a campaign that revives the original protest banners of the first Pride marches... The Abu Dhabi Chamber of Commerce and Industry forms the Public Relations and Digital Marketing Working Group... Circle of One Marketing, a Miami-based, minority-owned marketing agency, is named official agency of record for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Miami. 
Vogel Group, a DC-headquartered government affairs and consulting firm, forms a strategic partnership with Montreal-based public affairs firm Boléro Stratégies... Matter Communications launches project-based offerings for B2C companies looking to increase brand awareness and visibility... Tucker/Hall, a Tampa-based PR and public affairs firm, opens a new office in Orlando. 
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