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J Public Relations scooped up Visit North Carolina. JPR will work with Visit NC and Luquire George Andrews, marketing and advertising agency of record for the state, to develop a strategic public relations and media outreach plan to garner media coverage for North Carolina. The agency will focus on promoting the travel experiences available within the state to national and target regional market outlets. Visit NC, LGA and JPR will continue to focus on storytelling with the “Firsts that Last” campaign, which launched earlier this year, highlighting the many opportunities within the state for travelers to experience memorable moments for the first time. JPR will service the Visit NC account from its New York City office.
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jacobstahl won American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy to execute an integrated campaign to encourage understanding about the relationship between chronic heartburn and esophageal cancer. The campaign will also spotlight advances in testing that enable gastroenterologists to prevent disease from developing. jacobstahl partner Sandra Stahl will lead a multidisciplinary team that includes Chicago-based SFC Group headed by Susan Flinn Cobian. The campaign by ASGE, in cooperation with CDxDiagnostics, will launch in five markets beginning this fall and is anticipated to continue through 2019.
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Cindy Riccio Communications earned the business of SimplyProtein™, a new protein bar acquired by Atkins Nutritionals and Ceramedx, a natural skincare system owned by Earth Science Naturals. CRC will execute public relations, digital marketing, influencer marketing, social media and sampling partnerships for both clients. In addition, the agency will work on a dermatologists awareness program for Ceramedx. Earlier this year, the agency launched The Coconut Collaborative, a plant-based dessert and yogurt brand from the UK, in the United States.




Redpoint is named US-based PR agency of record for Kintetsu Railway, the largest private railway system in Japan...Ogilvy Health is named PR and marketing agency of record for Azurity Pharmaceuticals... Zapwater Communications signs on .HERE Maldives, a resort operated by Seaside Collection... Cherish PR's London-based team has been engaged by the Lagos International Theatre Festival for a UK PR brief to raise awareness of this year’s Festival.
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.



