Van Eperen & Company (VE & Co.), an award-winning communications consulting firm in Bethesda, Md., announces that Steve Simon, a veteran Maryland public relations professional whose previous posts include serving as the chief spokesperson for both Montgomery College and Montgomery County Public Schools, has joined the company as a vice president.Read More
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Spire Communications Hires Christine Kerick as Account Director Veteran Public Relations Professional to Manage Government Accounts
Spire Communications, an integrated marketing, public relations and advertising firm, today announced that it has added Christine Kerick to the firm as account director. Kerick brings 15 years of public relations and public affairs experience working for public and private organizations. She is also adept at marketing and has worked with government agencies and contractors to help them improve their outreach, communications strategies and launch successful marketing campaigns.Read More
E-commerce accessory boutique, SadeeSays.com, announces Cece Feinberg PR as Agency of Record
Popular jewelry and accessories website, SadeeSays.com, today announces they are teaming up with luxury lifestyle and fashion boutique PR firm, Cece Feinberg Public Relations to handle all of their public relations needs and forthcoming campaigns.
SadeeSays.com showcases the talent of many up and coming designers who share owner and curator Sharon Silfens luxe-hippie aesthetic. Cece Feinberg Public Relations, an established firm specializing in fashion and luxury goods with offices in New York and Miami, will implement a dynamic and focused on-going media campaign to promote a core group of featured designers as well as the retail website to fashion and lifestyle press.Read More
Beautiful Planning Marketing & PR Adds More “Talent” to Its Clientele for 2011
Top New York City public relations agency, Beautiful Planning Marketing & PR (www.beautifulplanning.com), announced today that they have added City Model and Talent (CMT) to their esteemed list of clients. The PR firm began working with City Model and Talent back in June and successfully completed a PR campaign for their NYC based “Fighting Leukemia with Fashion” event. A runway based event where ticket proceeds went to directly benefit The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. The young PR firm had on deck for the evening Alex McCord and Simon Van Kempen from The Real Housewives of New York City, editors from In Style Magazine, People, Vogue and more.Read More
IABC/Pittsburgh 2011 Business Communicator of the Year to be Honored at 32nd Annual Golden Triangle Awards
Alison Conte, president of IABC/Pittsburgh, announced today that Katie McSorley, president, Mid-Atlantic, Euro RSCG Worldwide PR will receive the 2011 Business Communicator of the Year Award at IABC/Pittsburgh’s 32nd Golden Triangle Awards on October 6.
The event will take place at the DoubleTree Hotel and Suites, Pittsburgh City Center, starting at 5:30 p.m. with a cash bar, dinner at 6:30 p.m., followed immediately by the award presentations. This year’s emcee is Paul Alexander, a veteran sportscaster with Pittsburgh radio and television stations, now covering the Penguins and Pirates for Root Sports.Read More
O’Connell & Goldberg to Open New York City Office in January
O’Connell & Goldberg, a top independent regional PR firm, announced today that it will expand its base of operations with the opening of a New York City office in January 2012. President and Co-Founder Barbara Goldberg will oversee both offices.
O’Connell & Goldberg has also promoted long-time agency executive, Matt Levinson, to Vice President/Managing Director.Read More
Green Public Relations: Boost Your Brand, Boost Your Stock Price
With all due respect to Kermit the Frog, it has gotten easier to be green. It has also gotten easier to communicate your “greenness” by employing various green public relations techniques…
How important is it to engage in green public relations? Quite… Consider that a survey revealed that four out of five people say they are still buying green products and services today-which sometimes cost more-even in the midst of a U.S. recession. The survey also indicated that fifty percent say they are buying just as many green products now as before the economic downturn, while 19 percent say they are buying more green products.Read More
The Important Role Of PR
Public Relations has many definitions, but most commonly it is described as the art of building and maintaining relationships between an organisation and its target audiences.
Many tools can be used to create and build on these relationships; press releases, social media activity, events – but the aim in all activity is to help businesses create strong relationships with consumers.Read More
North Jersey Public Relations Firm Expands Online Services for Corporate and Political Clients
Vision Media Marketing Inc., a full-service North Jersey public relations and media consulting firm, today announced the availability of custom websites, corporate blogs, email marketing, online advertising and social media integration for its corporate and political clients.
“… we believe the use of inbound marketing, prevalent in most online activities, will play an increasingly larger role in the marketing mix.”Read More
PR firm offers employees option of coming in hour later Tuesday to celebrate Tampa Bay Rays
In salute to the Tampa Bay Rays and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers for bringing positive publicity to the region, the PR firm The Publicity Agency (www.thepublicityagency.com) announced today that it will offer employees the option of coming in an hour later on Tuesday to encourage community pride.
“Work should not trump community involvement and excitement. Having the Tampa Bay Rays and the Buccaneers showcased nationally is big from a public relations perspective because it sends the message that in Tampa we’re winners and we’re smiling,” says Glenn Selig, founder of the PR firm The Publicity Agency. “That positive vibe resonates and exudes optimism which is always good and particularly important when the economy is where it is. And that should be celebrated.”Read More