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MMGY picks up Karisma Hotels & Resorts, a collection of resort properties in Mexico and the Caribbean. MMGY’s efforts will focus on driving increased awareness and bookings for the Karisma brand and its portfolio of Gourmet Inclusive properties. Social media services are being provided by the firm’s Kansas City office, and public relations is handled by MMGY NJF in New York. MMGY and MMGY NJF will also be working on the launch of new resort brands and properties, including the all-inclusive Margaritaville Island Reserve concept and the new Margaritaville Island Reserve Riviera Cancun in Mexico. “They have been doing a great job supporting our sales and marketing promotions from strategy to execution, telling our many stories through a variety of PR and social tactics,” said Bill Linehan, president of Premier Worldwide Marketing, the exclusive worldwide representatives for Karisma.
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CJ Media Solutions adds Real Hospitality Group to its growing portfolio of B2B PR clients in the hospitality space. CJ Media has been tasked with increasing the hotel management company's visibility by developing and implementing a range of proactive media relations strategies; evaluating and garnering earned media opportunities; and building thought leadership in several industries, including hospitality. Real Hospitality Group manages 80 hotels (open and in development) in key markets and resort destinations.
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Slingshot has been named agency of record for VisitDallas, an independent, not-for-profit organization that promotes Dallas as a business and leisure destination. Slingshot will provide the organization with services including brand strategy, creative and paid media planning. “Across the board, Slingshot not only showed a real understanding of the challenges we presented them, they came back with breakthrough thinking for how to tackle them as well,” said Craig Davis, President and CEO of VisitDallas. “Their passion for travel marketing and for the city itself was clear from the very beginning.” Slingshot’s other travel and tourism experience includes Holiday Inn Club Vacations, Angel Fire Resort, La Quinta, Greyhound Lines, CheapCaribbean.com and Texas Motor Speedway.
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LDPR is managing the national/regional grand opening media relations program for Grand Hyatt Nashville. The 591-room hotel, located within the 18-acre Nashville Yards development, also offers seven restaurants, an R+R Wellness spa and 77,000 square feet of event space. The agency is also handling social media strategy and channel management as well as the media relations program for Thompson Washington D.C., the Thompson Hotels’ first property in the nation’s capital. Also, business software company Peek has selected LDPR to run its North American media relations program. LDPR is headquartered in New York, with staff in California and Chicago.
Rubenstein Public Relations adds Greenland Energy Company, a US public company developing Greenland’s oil, natural gas and critical resources, to its client roster... FINN Partners picks up DonorsChoose, a non-profit organization that connects donor funding directly to public school teacher needs... Ripley PR lands Contractor Commerce, which provides e-commerce services for contractors.
CIIC PR is named agency of record for Sushi by Boū, an omakase restaurant with more than 23 locations across major U.S. markets... 5W signs up water technology company VVater, developer of the Farady Reactor, an electrified water purification system... Firecracker PR is selected as public relations agency of record for MIMARU, an apartment-style hotel brand for families and that operates 27 locations in Tokyo, Kyoto and Osaka, Japan.
Redpoint signs on to handle digital marketing for Connecticut wineries Saltwater Farm Vineyard and Kingdom of the Hawk Vineyard... 360PR+ is selected by Authority Brands Trade Brands Division to raise consumer awareness of its Benjamin Franklin Plumbing, Mister Sparky and One Hour Heating & Air Conditioning brands... Konnect Agency lands Visiting Angels, which offers personalized care to help seniors live independently in their own homes.
Tier One Partners’ Content Studio is engaged by InvestGreen, a company providing retail investors access to institutional-quality clean energy investment opportunities... Campstories is named PR agency of record for the City of Napa... Lewis Line Public Relations, a Gen-Z-owned publicity firm headquartered in Los Angeles, is representing cultural commentator, content creator and podcast host Ryan Lu.
REYA Communications lands PR work from Schlosshotel Fiss, a ski property in the Tyrol region of western Austria... B-Engaged, global sports marketing agency headquartered in London, is engaged by Visit Seattle to lead its global football strategy in the build-up to the 2026 FIFA World Cup... William Mills Agency picks up job to elevate the industry presence of PentEdge.
