ITA

Stuntman PR handles Italian Trade Agency of New York’s food & wine campaign. The agency will implement a fully integrated US media relations campaign to promote “The Perfect Italian Pair''—Italy's food and wine heritage. The campaign will focus on increasing the perceived value of Italian wine; strengthening the image of Italian foods; and educating the American audience on the variety and importance of Made in Italy products. Key markets include New York City, Dallas, Houston, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Chicago, and Washington, DC. “With the support of Stuntman, we aim to teach consumers how to recognize authentic Italian food and wine products and showcase their intrinsic qualities, versatility, authenticity, and culinary techniques,” said trade commissioner and executive director for the US, Antonino Laspina.

Kopin

MZ Group is engaged to lead a comprehensive strategic investor relations and financial communications program for Kopin Corp., a provider of application-specific optical solutions for defense, enterprise, industrial and consumer products. MZ North America managing director Brian Prenoveau will assist Kopin in all facets of corporate and financial communications, including the coordination of investment conferences across key cities and building brand awareness with financial media outlets. “We are focused on delivering the potential of AR and VR to the military, industrial and consumer spaces,” said Kopin CEO Michael Murray. “We believe that having MZ as a partner will assist in this goal by broadening our message to the investment community and achieving a fair valuation.”

ForwardX

Warner Communications takes on AOR duties for Beijing-based ForwardX Robotics. ForwardX, which says it is the largest autonomous mobile robot solutions provider in Asia, has offices in APAC, EMEA and now North America. It serves customers across industries including 3PL, retail, eCommerce and consumer packaged goods. "Warner has extensive experience with both the supply chain and manufacturing industries, and our work with them is already resulting in outstanding opportunities," said ForwardX Robotics chief operating officer Yaxin Guan.