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DeVries Global has been selected as global communications AOR for IHG® (InterContinental Hotels Group). The relationship encompasses IHG’s luxury and boutique brands: Regent® Hotels & Resorts, InterContinental® Hotels & Resorts, Kimpton® Hotels & Restaurants (outside of the Americas) and Hotel Indigo®. DeVries has been tasked with raising awareness of IHG’s luxury credentials, executing consumer activations and driving first-choice preference for its luxury portfolio. The agency will produce brand PR campaigns, handle media relations and support key new hotel openings.
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Carolyn Izzo Integrated Communications is partnering with MW Music & Wine, a specialized service company that works to bridge the music and wine industries together through marketing, promotions, and sales. CIIC will lead public relations and marketing efforts for the company’s services and products, including MW Experiences, a series of events that feature well-known musicians who have their own wines, as well as emerging performers from MW’s talent roster. The agency supported MW on its kick-off event earlier this summer and will launch a campaign that includes working with press, influencers and corporate event planners. They will also seek partnerships and work with MW executives to secure cross-promotions with like-minded companies.
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Hill+Knowlton Strategies Spain has signed on to run communications in Spain for fund distribution network Allfunds. The account will be led by Gonzalo Lamas, the agency’s director of financial communications. H+K Spain is tasked with helping Allfunds manage its corporate reputation, as well as promoting its leadership in investment and innovation in the Spanish market. Allfunds is the world's largest fund distribution network and a leader in the wealthtech industry. H+K has operated in Spain for more than 35 years, with offices in Madrid and Barcelona.
IMAGINE PR is appointed North American PR representative for Thailand's Chiva-Som, a wellness brand... Gilly Group, which works with clients in the golf industry, is named AOR for architecture firm Staples Golf Design... Merlot Marketing lands BlackPine Communities to support the launch of Nānā Kai, a master-planned residential community on the South Kohala Coast of Hawaiʻi's Big Island. 
Racepoint Global signs on to work with MIPS, which develops tools, software and compute required for building autonomous edge computing platforms... Allen & Gerritsen picks up Appalachian Mountain Club, the oldest operating outdoor and recreation conservation organization in the US... RG2 Communications scoops up The Broome, a boutique hotel in Manhattan’s SoHo neighborhood. 
Strategic Objectives is selected by Waterfront Toronto to lead integrated communications for the opening of a new section of the city’s Biidaasige Park... Scout Lab, which works with clients focused on human and planetary health, is named AOR for auction-based platform BuyWander... Marketplace Excellence Corporation is named US PR firm for the Anguilla Tourist Board. 
5W is named agency of record for Strength of Nature, which offers such multicultural haircare brands as African Pride, as well as Motions Xpress Shampoo Hair Color... RG2 Communications is representing Rebelo de Andrade, an architecture and design studio based in Portugal... Big Fish Collective is engaged as agency of record for publicity and media relations for Nikwax, which produces PFAS-free waterproofing and aftercare solutions for outdoor apparel, footwear and gear.
Lou Hammond Group lands Visit St. Petersburg Clearwater, Florida’s Historic Coast and VIVA Cruises... Champion picks up Snooze Eatery, a breakfast and brunch restaurant with nearly 70 locations nationwide... Red Lorry Yellow Lorry wins US PR duties for ArgusEye, a tech company providing an autonomous AI workforce that helps engineering teams ship secure, compliant cyber-physical products more quickly. 
