 Emily Venugopal |
C&R of Los Angeles has opened an office in Manhattan. “It’s been a long-term, strategic plan to expand our existing footprint on the East Coast,” said C&R co-founder Spencer Castillo, adding that the expansion is intended to strengthen the firm’s bi-coastal connections for its international clients. The office will be led by Emily Venugopal. Before coming to C&R, Venugopal led global PR and strategic partnership efforts for The World’s 50 Best Restaurants and The Royal Atlantis Residences in Dubai. She has also served as in-house director of public relations at The Pierre, a Taj Hotel in New York City. C&R already has a significant client roster on the east coast and in the Caribbean, including Four Seasons Residences Anguilla, Thompson Nashville, and Port Ferdinand in Barbados.
 Jeremy Murphy |
360|bespoke, a New York-based agency led by former CBS VP of communications Jeremy Murphy, is lauching an office in London. The new location will be headed up by Harry Grapenthin, who comes to the agency from BurrellesLuce, where he served as senior VP, media/entertainment. In addition to providing U.K.-based brands with representation in the U.S. market, the London office will work to increase the presence of current agency clients in the U.K. 360|bespoke focuses on the fashion, beauty, lifestyle and travel sectors. Its expansion to the London market follows the launch of its “Business @ Bespoke” division, a B2B unit that works with startups, enterpreneurs and small businesses.
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5W Public Relations has been recognized with a Grand Stevie Award for being among the top 10 most recognized organizations in the 2019 American Business Awards. Grand Stevie Award winners were determined by a points system in which Gold Stevie-winning nominations are granted three points, Silver Stevies two points, and Bronze Stevies one and a half points. Also receiving a major award is Matter Communications, which is being presented with the Gold Stevie Award for Public Relations Agency of the Year. The trophies will be handed out at the ABA's gala banquet on June 11 in New York. The awards presentations will also be broadcast live via Livestream.
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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Edelman is laying off 330 people (5.3 percent of its workforce) to cope with an anticipated eight percent shortfall in 2024 US revenues, and client demand for one-stop shopping for speciality services.
