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Weber Shandwick picks up AOR duties for Zelle parent company, Early Warning Services. In addition to promoting the digital payments company, Weber will raise awareness for Paze, Early Warning Services’ online checkout solution slated for general consumer availability later this year. The agency will also handle media relations, executive communications, social media and influencer strategy support. “Weber Shandwick’s forward-thinking approach to the client-agency partnership makes them the natural choice to help us expand our reach in communicating about innovative payment and online shopping tools consumers can trust,” said Early Warning Services VP of communications Jane Khodos
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C8 Consulting, which works with “disruptive-tech” companies, is selected to work on delivering a media relations program for VertiGIS, a company that develops software solutions and services that enable professionals in the utilities, public sector, telecommunications and infrastructure sectors to connect their business processes with spatial management technology. C8 will focus on securing editorial placements that resonate with audiences in global, national and trade publications. The goal is to position VertiGIS and its key spokespeople—including London-based CEO Andy Berry—as experts in geographic information systems. Since VertiGIS was acquired by Battery Ventures in 2017 the company has made 10 acquisitions in North America and Europe. “C8 has extensive industry expertise, impressive PR strategies and strong relationships with global media,” said VertiGIS CMO Lisa Cottrell.
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LDPR, a travel and lifestyle PR firm, checks in with Cayo Levantado, the Dominican Republic’s first all-inclusive luxury wellness resort, and Sonesta Hotels of New York. The agency’s work for the clients will include media relations, social media/influencer marketing, and collaborative brand partnerships. Cayo Levantado, which opened on a private island off the coast of Samaná in June 2023, features 218 guest rooms and villas, Sonesta Hotels of New York is a collection of four New York City hotels: The Benjamin Royal Sonesta, The Shelburne Sonesta, The Fifty Sonesta Select and The Gardens Sonesta ES Suites.
Finn Partners will promote the Alzheimer's and Parkinson's Diseases and Related Disorders (AD/PD) international conference slated March 16-20 in Barcelona and online as a hybrid event.
Impact PR & Communications signs on to provide strategic communications and support for Hudson Valley Connected, a regional initiative expanding free technology assistance and digital literacy resources throughout the Valley... TURNER is named national PR partner for Travel Oregon... Rubenstein Public Relations is named AOR for workforce development organization America Works.
FINN Partners flies with Textron Aviation Inc., working on the company’s 2026 Special Olympics Airlift and other key initiatives... Archer is named lead strategy and North American PR firm by CASE Construction Equipment... NLG Communications signs on as strategic communications advisor for Metrolink, a commuter rail system in Southern California. 
Rubenstein Public Relations re-ups as agency of record for Doroni Aerospace, a provider of personal electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft... Zapwater Communications is appointed US AOR for The Cliff Hotel Jamaica, a luxury destination resort in Negril’s West End... MZ Group lands strategic investor relations and financial communications program for Zefiro Methane Corp.
Ripley PR is named PR shop for HCSS, which provides construction management software for the heavy civil and infrastructure construction industry... Redpoint checks in at The Alfond Inn at Rollins College... RG2 Communications lands International Design, a curatorial platform bringing together collectible design, contemporary art and cultural experiences.
