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Manifest signs on to provide PR services for travel booking platform Omio, which promotes such sustainable ground transport options as trains, buses and ferries, as the UK-based company expands to the US. In addition to managing the platform’s UK and US press office work, Manifest will work on creative campaigns, influencer relations and overseeing brand awareness. The only platform that offers train, plane, ferry and bus options all in one place, Omio has raised more than $400m and is backed by investors including Atomico and Battery Ventures. “Manifest’s impressive understanding of the Omio brand and the agency’s strong press office portfolios, creative capabilities, and team dynamic made them the perfect choice for the next chapter of our growth in the US,” said Omio VP of brand & creative Catharina Rijstenbil.
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VVK PR + Creative, The Martin Group and Hearst are partnering as Team MVH to serve as the official communications and marketing agency of record for the Great Lakes Water Authority. The partenership will work to enhance and support GLWA’s brand position, media relations efforts and overall public communications. The multi-year selection, which commenced on December 1, follows a competitive procurement process conducted by the GLWA during Summer 2023. The Great Lakes Water Authority provides drinking water services to nearly 40 percent and wastewater services to nearly 30 percent of Michigan’s population. As part of its commitment to water affordability, the Authority offers a Water Residential Assistance Program to assist low-income households in participating member communities throughout the system.
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Codeword, a communications design agency that is part of WE Communications, signs on to work with ASUS’ Systems Business Group. The agency develop brand-building campaigns, strategic media outreach and consumer-focused thought leadership to showcase the power of ASUS’s laptops, desktops, gaming devices and phones, targeting the consumer tech, gaming and hardware domains. The goal of the efforts will be to build the brand among consumer communities which may not possess extensive technical knowledge but still value breakthrough computing experiences. “Creatively and strategically, Codeword has the ambition we need to make this vision a reality,” said ASUS’ Systems Business Group director of marketing Jenny Chang.
Rubenstein Public Relations lands Wellgistics Health, a Tampa, FL based health IT company... CIIC PR is named agency of record for Drey Hotel and Terraces at The Drey, a travel and lifestyle destination located within mixed-use development The Village Dallas... quench, which focuses on the food and beverage sectors, gets AOR duties for Chicago's Home Run Inn Pizza, a nearly-80-year-old brand. 
IMAGINE PR is appointed North American PR representative for Thailand's Chiva-Som, a wellness brand... Gilly Group, which works with clients in the golf industry, is named AOR for architecture firm Staples Golf Design... Merlot Marketing lands BlackPine Communities to support the launch of Nānā Kai, a master-planned residential community on the South Kohala Coast of Hawaiʻi's Big Island. 
Racepoint Global signs on to work with MIPS, which develops tools, software and compute required for building autonomous edge computing platforms... Allen & Gerritsen picks up Appalachian Mountain Club, the oldest operating outdoor and recreation conservation organization in the US... RG2 Communications scoops up The Broome, a boutique hotel in Manhattan’s SoHo neighborhood. 
Strategic Objectives is selected by Waterfront Toronto to lead integrated communications for the opening of a new section of the city’s Biidaasige Park... Scout Lab, which works with clients focused on human and planetary health, is named AOR for auction-based platform BuyWander... Marketplace Excellence Corporation is named US PR firm for the Anguilla Tourist Board. 
5W is named agency of record for Strength of Nature, which offers such multicultural haircare brands as African Pride, as well as Motions Xpress Shampoo Hair Color... RG2 Communications is representing Rebelo de Andrade, an architecture and design studio based in Portugal... Big Fish Collective is engaged as agency of record for publicity and media relations for Nikwax, which produces PFAS-free waterproofing and aftercare solutions for outdoor apparel, footwear and gear.
