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Motion has been enlisted by Prevent Child Abuse America to spearhead its 2021 national campaign/brand messaging development. The effort will include targeted research, creative concepting, strategy development, social, content and public relations services. The Chicago-based organization is dedicated to helping children and families thrive while working to promote the healthy development of children and preventing child abuse. Motion is also working with the Illinois Soybean Association to help increase awareness and educate state residents about the critical importance of the Illinois Inland Waterways as a transportation route and the environmental and economic benefits of biodiesel, created using soybean oil. The educational campaigns will feature multiple events, creative content and an ad campaign, as well as extensive social media and public relations efforts.
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Uproar PR has been chosen as agency of record for Smashing Grapes, a restaurant opening in Annapolis, Maryland, and Ike’s Love & Sandwiches, a California sandwich shop which is expanding to the east coast and preparing to open in South Florida. The agency will work to raise awareness for both brands. “Uproar’s creative approach to working with restaurants ultimately led us to bring them on as our partner to highlight Smashing Grapes’ unique, West coast experience in a new market and put a spotlight on our cuisine and wine menu,” said James J. King, restaurateur at Smashing Grapes. With offices in Orlando and Chicago, Uproar PR also works with a broad spectrum of technology, consumer and professional services clients.
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Brandstyle Communications has been named agency of record for British women's ready-to-wear and outerwear brand MARFA STANCE and Kostumed, a website that sells costumes for dogs, cats and adults. Brandstyle’s work for both clients will be focused on earned media relations. MARFA STANCE was founded in 2019 by Georgia Dant, who previously held design positions at brands such as Burberry and rag&bone. Brooklyn-based Kostumed offers products from such brands as Marvel and Disney.
BPCM is appointed agency of record for two of Champagne’s most distinguished houses, Krug and Ruinart... Santa Cruz Communications, which specializes in the U.S. Hispanic market, marks its 25th consecutive year working with the Billboard Latin Music Awards on Telemundo as PR AOR.. Forte Mare PR lands Woolly Clothing Co., a Seattle-born maker of merino wool basics.
Evocati PR, a purpose-driven PR and marketing firm, picks up Bioservo, a Dallas-based medical technology company specializing in soft assistive devices.... The Point PR, a travel and hospitality agency, lands Aspen Snowmass and Park Hyatt Riviera Maya... Hannah Cranston Media comes on board for Brightland, a California-based producer of olive oils, vinegars and honeys. 
Rubenstein Public Relations picks up OS Therapies, which offers gene-edited, Listeria-based cancer immunotherapies... Brandman adds Lough Eske Castle, a five-star Castle hotel and gateway in Donegal, Ireland... LRJ PR & Communications lands Case-Mate, a company whose products range from phone cases to a curated line of such accessories as beach bags.
Hemsworth is named PR agency of record for enterprise travel technology company Revelex... Bolt PR comes on board as PR agency of record for Lexar, which provides high-performance memory and storage for consumers, creators and professionals who capture, store and move data... The Wilful Group is engaged to support the UK launch of refurbed, one of Europe’s leading marketplaces for professionally refurbished products.
The Uptown Agency is named agency of record for USA Bobsled/Skeleton, the national governing body for the bobsled and skeleton in the US... SPM Communications adds L&L Hawaiian Barbecue, Sunfly and Puttery to its client roster... Grant PR, which has handled such clients as 3M, Empire State Realty Trust and WNET Thirteen, signs on commercial retail real estate brokerage firm Rova.re.
