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Marino has added DKMS – an international nonprofit dedicated to fighting blood cancers – to its portfolio of nonprofit accounts. The agency will develop and execute a media relations and awareness campaign for the U.S. office as it looks to recruit more bone marrow/stem cell donors. “Nonprofits are often faced with the challenge of differentiating themselves in what can be a very competitive space, and we are prepared to elevate our client’s national profile, bring awareness to their cause and educate potential donors through a robust earned media campaign,” said Marino president John F. Marino. DKMS, which was founded 28 years ago in Germany by Dr. Peter Harf when he lost his wife to leukemia, has registered more than 9.3 million potential donors. The U.S. office was started in 2004.
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Laura Davidson Public Relations has been named public relations agency of record for Curated Touring, a company specializing in art and cultural trips. The company offers tours for small groups of no more than 14 people to locations in France, Italy and the UK, such as the Vatican and Sistine Chapel in Rome, the Musée d’Orsay in Paris, and the Unterlinden Museum in France’s Alsace region. It recently released its 2020 tour lineup. LDPR’s roster of travel clients also includes Abercrombie & Kent, DuVine Cycling & Adventure Co., Marriott’s Convention & Resort Network and VisitScotland.
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Agency Ten22, a healthcare public relations and digital marketing services company, is working with ClearBalance, a provider of patient financing programs to U.S. hospitals and health systems. Agency Ten22 performs a range of services to increase exposure for the company’s patient financing solutions, and says it has exceeded six-month benchmarks as regards content strategy, thought leadership, public relations, social media and speakers bureau services. The agency has secured media placements for ClearBalance in such outlets as HIMSS Media, HealthLeaders, HFMA and Becker’s.




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.
Rubenstein Public Relations works to burnish the legacy of Manhattan’s Riverside Memorial Chapel as a 



