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Eleven Six, which works with clients in the hospitality and lifestyle communications sectors, signs on with The Algonquin Hotel, Autograph Collection, in New York City; Vakkaru Maldives in the Indian Ocean; and Rock Springs Retreat Center in Tennessee. The agency will handle public relations, influencer marketing, social media and partnerships for the The Algonquin Hotel, Autograph Collection, the second Autograph Collection property on its roster. For Vakkaru Maldives, a resort located a secluded reef island, Eleven Six’s scope of work includes promoting their new residences and luxury experiences, as well as handling partnership collaborations. Rock Springs Retreat Center, which offers retreats with a focus on holistic wellness, has engaged Eleven Six to promote Rock Springs’ its range of retreats, focusing on earned media relations.
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FNK IR is hired to represent ECD Automotive Design as the retrofitter of British luxury classic autos goes public via a business combination with EF Hutton Acquisition Corporation I that is valued in the $330M range. The custom-car builder has delivered over 500 customized vehicles since it was formed in 2013. The Orlando-based company reported a 28 percent increase in first-half 2023 revenues to $9.4M and a $3.2M gross profit vs. $1.7M in the first six months of 2022. FNK IR has Rob Fink, Matt Chesler, Robert Meyer, Jeffrey Stanlis and Stephen Lee on the ECD account.
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Firecracker PR has been engaged by Ecobat, a global leader in battery recycling, as the company’s agency of record. The agency’s scope of work will include strategic communications, media relations and social media for both Ecobat in the US and their European operations. Ecobat runs 11 smelting facilities, three lithium-focused facilities, a collection truck fleet, and 65,000 battery collection points, offering seamless service for battery collection and recycling.
Redpoint is named US-based PR agency of record for Kintetsu Railway, the largest private railway system in Japan...Ogilvy Health is named PR and marketing agency of record for Azurity Pharmaceuticals... Zapwater Communications signs on .HERE Maldives, a resort operated by Seaside Collection... Cherish PR's London-based team has been engaged by the Lagos International Theatre Festival for a UK PR brief to raise awareness of this year’s Festival.
FleishmanHillard is named strategic communications consultancy for the Bay Area Host Committee... Kite Hill is named PR partner for the Artist and the Machine summit, which till take place Nov. 19 in Los Angeles... Alliance Connection, a Detroit-based agency that specializes in all-inclusive resorts, travel and hospitality, wins Elite Island Resorts with properties in Antigua, Barbados and Panama.
Merlot Marketing is named agency of record for Nichiha USA, a manufacturer of building material solutions... Sally Beauty, the consumer retail division of parent company Sally Beauty Holdings, appoints Creative Media Marketing as its public relations agency of record... Doner comes on board as agency of record for Rush Street Gaming, which operates Rivers Casino locations in Pittsburgh; Philadelphia; Des Plaines, IL; Portsmouth, VA; and Schenectady, NY.
JPR Group picks up Kimmel Architecture (formerly Kimmel-Bogrette Architecture + Site) to establish a presence in the senior living marketplace... RG2 Communications, adds Pollini at Ladbroke Hall, an Italian restaurant that is part of the 43,000 sq.-ft. Edwardian landmark, which presents live music, contemporary art, dance and gastronomy... M&C Communications assumes PR duties for Hope for Stomach Cancer nonprofit group.
Konnect Agency connects with Crescent Hotels & Resorts... FleishmanHillard specialty agency Methods+Mastery’s "Team BDG” comes on board as agency of record for Blue Diamond Growers... The Lacek Group, a loyalty, CRM and brand marketing agency that is part of Ogilvy One, picks up FNBO financial services outfit.
