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French/West/Vaughan picked up Rise Against Hunger, a Raleigh, N.C.-based organization with the mission of eradicating hunger worldwide by 2030. The #1 PR firm in the Southeast in O'Dwyer's rankings will be responsible for strategic planning, creative design, writing, earned and social media, program activation, event management and partnership development for the organization. Campaign components will roll out over the next several months. A global operation with over 376,000 volunteers, Rise Against Hunger produces and packages meals that are distributed to partners in countries around the world as well as implementing such programs as skills training and education, clean water initiatives, business and agricultural assistance, health and nutrition awareness, and crisis response.
Austin & Williams, Hauppauge, NY-based branding and digital marketing firm, landed Kaled Management, a property management and development business with offices in Westbury and New York City. Led by Jody Fisher, A&W’s PR practice has also represented Larry Silverstein at the World Trade Center, Brookfield at Manhattan West, Fisher Brothers, Plaza Construction, Skanska USA, Tishman, Turner and Vornado.
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The Pollack PR Marketing Group added RedZone, a Helios & Matheson unit, to help broaden U.S. business and consumer awareness of the RedZone MapTM, a personal safety navigation tool that warns users of potential hazards they may encounter en route to a given destination. Pollack will work in partnership with Tel Aviv-based Now You Global Communications, a fellow member of Worldcom Public Relations Group, to secure tech trade, consumer and business media interest for the applications of RedZone’s technology as well as promoting CEO Ted Farnsworth as a thought leader in crime and safety technology.
M&C Saatchi PR earned U.S. PR duties for Thomson & Scott Skinny, a sparkling wine brand that originally launched in the UK. The firm will provide ongoing support to drive consumer awareness that leverages the brand's position and product.
Gateway Group gets investor relations duties for Genasys, a company offering a comprehensive portfolio of preparedness, response, and analytics software and hardware systems... Stone Junction lands Precision Micro, a photochemical etching company, to help raise its visibility in industrial markets... PhillComm Global is named agency of record for futurist Matt Maher and his firm, M7 Innovations.
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.
