 Scott Signore |
Matter Communications added Abalta Technologies, Prūf Cultivar, Bishop House, GG Expo, IOTAS, Mirador and Timeshare Exit Team to its roster. The firm moved its Portland base to a new space in the city’s upscale Pearl District. CEO Scott Signore said the new digs enable easy team collaboration and the opportunity to work more closely with clients. “Portland is such a special city with a hotbed of exciting companies looking to change the world,” Signore said. “It’s also a strategic location for our expanding reach across the Pacific Northwest, as evidenced by our recent West Coast client additions.”
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The Republik in Raleigh picked up PR and advertising agency of record status for academic open software partnership OLE (Open Library Environment). It will work on name development, brand positioning, messaging, website development, public relations and, beginning in 2018, launch advertising. OLE’s target audience will be academic and research librarians worldwide. An employee-owned agency, The Republik’s other clients include the International Zinc Association, Organic Transit, Modern Surfaces, Graybeard Distillery, First Flight Venture Center and LexisNexis.
 Ross Belfer |
Xhibition, an agency based in Tel Aviv and New York, has been retained by HQ Architects in collaboration with developer Yarden Gilan of Ram Aderet Group, to lead HQ’s international PR representation. Xhibition’s work for HQ will coincide with the firm’s launch of Harugei Malchot, a residential project that will transform an eight-unit building in Tel Aviv’s Ramat HaHayal district into a 21-unit residential structure. The project is slated to be completed in 2019. “We are incredibly humbled to be entrusted by one of Israel’s most prolific and innovative architectural firms to spearhead global PR efforts and media exposure to its target markets," says Ross Belfer, Founder of Xhibition and Director of its Tel Aviv office.
 Scott Adkins |
Adkins Publicity has signed on to provide exclusive PR/publicity representation for Nashville independent label Silverado Records. Silverado’s roster of talent includes established performers Joe Diffie and David Adam Byrnes as well as new vocalists Crystal Yates, Tyler Jordan and Ali Morgan. The label is part of Las Vegas-based Exegan Media & Entertainment, which owns more than a dozen record-label catalogs. “I’m extremely excited to be working with Scott and his team at Adkins Publicity, as I believe they totally appreciate and understand our non-traditional approach to growing our company,” Silverado Records President/CEO Scott Thomas said.
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.
