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Cheryl Andrews Marketing Communications has been selected as the North American PR agency of record for Couples Resorts, a group of four all-inclusive resorts in Jamaica. The Couples Resorts collection includes Couples Tower Isle and Couples San Souci, both in Ocho Rios, as well as Couples Negril and Couples Swept Away, both in Negril. CAMC previously represented the properties in the early 2000s. In addition to Couples Resorts, CAMC’s current client roster includes the tourism boards of Costa Rica, Grenada and Montserrat and resorts throughout Florida and the Caribbean.
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R&J Strategic Communications has been named the marketing agency of record for Profeta Farms, a 100% organic farm and market in Hunterdon County, N.J. R&J will develop and execute a comprehensive marketing program across traditional and digital media platforms in support of Profeta Farms’ mission to provide organic food that is sustainably grown on their local neighborhood farm. The agency will also support the launch of a 25,000-square-foot farm market that Profeta is set to open in spring 2018 with a marketing program including traditional PR and advertising campaigns; digital tactics such as social media advertising and search engine marketing; and a newly designed website.
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PublicHaus has signed on to provide both digital and influencer marketing work for Homemade by Ayesha Curry. Curry, the wife of NBA star Stephen Curry, is author of the New York Times bestselling cookbook The Seasoned Life and hosts the show “Ayesha’s Home Kitchen” on the Food Network. Homemade delivers boxes filled with ingredients and recipes selected by Curry. The family-inspired recipes are aimed at cooks of all skill levels, and there are a range of subscription plans, including one targeted specifically to kids.
4media group completes its acquisition of Family Features Editorial Syndicate... Illumination PR, which represents lifestyle brands, influencers and celebrities, launches DR Media Group... EAG Advertising and Marketing acquires pay-for-performance firm INK inc. Public Relations. 
LLYC launches Signs of Pride, a campaign that revives the original protest banners of the first Pride marches... The Abu Dhabi Chamber of Commerce and Industry forms the Public Relations and Digital Marketing Working Group... Circle of One Marketing, a Miami-based, minority-owned marketing agency, is named official agency of record for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Miami. 
Vogel Group, a DC-headquartered government affairs and consulting firm, forms a strategic partnership with Montreal-based public affairs firm Boléro Stratégies... Matter Communications launches project-based offerings for B2C companies looking to increase brand awareness and visibility... Tucker/Hall, a Tampa-based PR and public affairs firm, opens a new office in Orlando. 
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Edelman is laying off 330 people (5.3 percent of its workforce) to cope with an anticipated eight percent shortfall in 2024 US revenues, and client demand for one-stop shopping for speciality services.
