AirWayz

French/West/Vaughan picks up AirWayz, a digital platform that connects subscribers with professional athletes, offering exclusive access to instructive and motivational content. FWV’s work has already produced coverage in Forbes following the platform’s official launch in April. AirWayz contributors include defending US Open golf champion Matthew Fitzpatrick; 2021 US Open tennis champion Emma Raducanu; top-ranked Formula 1 driver Sergio Perez; Premier League soccer star Gareth Bale; and world champion boxer Katie Taylor. “FWV is helping us introduce the platform to a worldwide audience, including parents, kids and anyone participating in athletics, to develop a healthy approach to competitive sports,” said AirWayz founder and CEO Michael Murphy, M.D.

NESsT

Milk & Honey is named US PR agency of record for NESsT, a venture philanthropist and impact investor. The agency will be tasked with solidifying NESsT’s position as a leader in the impact investment space, through the delivery of an always-on press office, spokesperson profiling, thought leadership positioning, digital optimization and strategic communications counsel. Since its founding in 1997, NESsT has invested over $27M, trained and supported over 30,000 entrepreneurs, and accelerated and financed 233 enterprises sustaining more than 89,000 formal jobs. “Milk & Honey has already proven to be a great PR partner, helping us to land impactful media coverage, including featuring the important work the NESsT team is doing on the ground in Central and Eastern Europe to support refugees from Ukraine and other countries,” said NESsT co-founder and CEO Nicole Etchart.

DB

Bubble Agency is appointed global PR agency for d&b, a worldwide provider of professional audio technology and AVLM (audio visual, lighting and media) solutions. The agency will provide comprehensive PR support to both d&b audiotechnik (which produces professional PA speakers and audio systems) and d&b Group, to communicate the brand's message to a wider audience. Headquartered in Backnang, Germany, d&b has created sound solutions for events at London’s iconic Wembley Stadium, and most recently the tours of such artists as Coldplay, The Killers and Björk. “The strategic PR expertise and global reach of Bubble Agency makes it the perfect partner for us in a moment in which our growth is demanding a holistic approach,” said d&b audiotechnik VP global marketing Michael Case.

CIE

Redpoint Marketing books AOR status with CIE Tours, a tour operator for Ireland and Britain vacations. They’ll be handling North American trade and consumer media relations in celebration of and throughout the tour company’s 90th year in operation. The agency has also been tapped for strategic consulting and marketing by Cape Cod, MA-based Pelham Hospitality Group, with a focus on strengthening the company’s year-round appeal for leisure travelers and lifting their profile as a destination wedding and events venue. Pelham owns three lodging properties on the Cape including the flagship Pelham House Resort, Pelham on Earle, and Pelham on Main.