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Issa PR will handle the Finnish Tech Design and Art’s partnership with the Mondo Music & Technology Industry Conference, which will run from Oct. 15-18 at the Williamsburg Hotel in Brooklyn. Issa PR will handle media relations, VIP seeding and invitations, and on-site event management. FTDA is a non-profit organization that promotes Finnish creativity to the American market. In addition to the conference itself, Mondo will feature 100 multi-genre artist live showcases, 40 panels, meet-ups, and networking sessions at 12 venues. Rolling Stone will be partnering with Mondo 2019 on an exclusive business content track, as well as curating essential music business panel content during the conference on October 17.
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Newlink of Miami has been named the communications agency of record for The Fives Hotels & Residences, properties in Playa del Carmen and Puerto Morelos, Mexico. The agency will lead strategic communications and digital marketing efforts for The Fives Beach, The Fives Downtown and the soon-to-open The Fives Oceanfront Puerto Morelos throughout North America and Mexico. In addition to its Miami headquarters, Newlink has offices in the Dominican Republic, Peru, Mexico, Argentina and Spain.
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PHG Consulting has signed a new one-year contract to manage the Suzhou Radio, Television, and Tourism Bureau’s North American social media program for the 2019/2020 fiscal year. The agency has worked with Suzhou since 2014. PHG will launch the #SeenInSuzhou campaign to inspire travelers through vivid imagery and encourage them to visit Suzhou to capture it through their own Instagrammable lens. The campaign will kick off with a series of events at the New York Chinese Scholar’s Garden in partnership with Snug Harbor Cultural Center and Botanical Garden in Staten Island. Suzhou Tourism and PHG will also host a series of photography-friendly familiarization trips for North American media, influencers, and digital content creators; conduct a series of digital sweepstakes; and take part in the International Media Marketplace in New York City. PHG Consulting will continue to maintain the destination’s English language Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube channels, as well as TravelToSuzhou.com, its website for North American travelers.
Thunderly, a Dallas-based franchise marketing agency, picks up Bojangles, a Southern restaurant brand known for its bold flavors and loyal following... Warschawski adds AOL duties for Gas Monkey Garage, an automotive brand offering custom vehicle builds, classic car restorations and high-performance muscle cars... JAM Collective wins Roark, a company that produces travel and lifestyle gear.
Babbit Bodner picks up Walk-On's Sports Bistreaux, a restaurant and sports bar with more than 70 locations across the country... Publicity for Good lands America’s Christian Credit Union, a faith-based financial institution serving more than 150,000 members nationwide... LDPR, a travel and lifestyle PR firm, is AOR for The Royal Sonesta Boston.
Krupp is named AOR for charity: water, a nonprofit organization bringing clean and safe drinking water to people around the world... IMAGINE PR lands North American PR duties for Phulay Bay, a Ritz-Carlton Reserve in Krabi, Thailand... The Consultancy PR picks upSimon Pearce, a line of handblown glass, handmade pottery, lighting and home décor... Pale Morning Media, which works with outdoor and active lifestyle brands, adds DKOTA Grizzly, a St. Louis-based company that makes casual lifestyle apparel.
IMAGINE PR picks up North American PR duties for Mount Med Resort, a medical spa in Austria’s Tyrolean Alps... Yodel Mobile, an app growth consultancy and marketing agency that is part of NP Digital, lands Royal Horticultural Society, the UK’s leading gardening charity... Darby Communications, which represents outdoor, hunting, fishing and endurance brands, is named PR agency of record for LOWA Boots, a producer of premium outdoor boots and shoes. 
SourceCode Communications picks up Breezy, an AI-powered workspace built for residential real estate professionals... CIIC PR is named U.S. and Canadian press office for the Hotel Cala di Volpe and Cervo Hotel, properties in northeastern Sardinia, Italy... Wilful, a London shop, lands climate action platform Ecologi.
