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WS wins Alzheimer’s account

Posted October 31, 2006 * Comments(0)

CHICAGO: Alzheimer’s Association has selected Weber Shandwick as its AOR, following a competitive agency review. The agency will assist Alzheimer’s Association, a provider of research and support, with an integrated consumer campaign.

Filed under: Account win, News Briefs

Peppercom named Synygy AOR

Posted October 31, 2006 * Comments(0)

NEW YORK: Peppercom has been selected as AOR by Synygy, a sales performance management firm. The agency plans to use digital marketing, media relations, and thought leadership work to raise the company’s profile.

Filed under: Account win, News Briefs

GH launches Engage

Posted October 31, 2006 * Comments(0)

CHICAGO: Golin Harris has launched a new practice, Engage, to handle activism issues for its clients. Central to the agency’s new offering is the Golin Harris Activist Engagement Index which researches and monitors activist group activities, issues and communications continuously. Engage will be led by Scott Farrell and Mitch Head. Farrell is MD of the agency’s Chicago office, and Head is MD of the Atlanta office.

Filed under: Agency, News Briefs

Virgin Islands issues RFP

Posted October 31, 2006 * Comments(0)

The United States Virgin Islands Department of Tourism has issued an RFP for a PR agency that will help promote tourism to the islands of St. Croix, St. John, and St. Thomas. Proposals must be received by November 16.

Filed under: Government, News Briefs

Cohn opens new digs

Posted October 31, 2006 * Comments(0)

ATLANTA: Cohn, Overstreet & Parrish has opened two new offices in Brunswick, GA and Orlando, FL.

Filed under: Agency, News Briefs

WS announces Nordic affiliate

Posted October 30, 2006 * Comments(0)

NEW YORK: Weber Shandwick has expanded its affiliate network in the Nordic region with the Reykjavík firm, Icelandic Public Relations. This year, WS has added a number of offices to its network from Central and Eastern Europe including Poland, Croatia, and Latvia.

Filed under: Agency, News Briefs

Mason Onofrio hires Swift

Posted October 30, 2006 * Comments(0)

BETHANY, CT: Mason Onofrio Public Relations has selected Danielle Braca Swift as PR director. Swift will oversee strategic planning, new business, and firm operations with agency president, Francis Onofrio. Swift has 15 years of industry experience. She joins the firm from R&R Partners in Nevada, where she was associate director of PR.

Filed under: People Moves

Eggland’s Best Eggs selects WS as US AOR

Posted October 30, 2006 * Comments(0)

NEW YORK: Weber Shandwick has been selected as US AOR for Eggland’s Best Eggs. WS’s New York office will be working with the Chicago and Cambridge, MA offices on strategic communications, consumer marketing outreach, nutrition communications, and Web relations.

Filed under: Account win, News Briefs

VA Racing Commission hires CRT/tanaka

Posted October 30, 2006 * Comments(0)

NEW YORK: The Virginia Racing Commission has hired CRT/tanaka to provide strategic counsel on increasing public awareness of the equine industry within Virginia, including promotion of horses as an agricultural commodity. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

Filed under: Account win, News Briefs

Qorvis reps MediaServices

Posted October 30, 2006 * Comments(0)

WASHINGTON: Qorvis Communications is providing strategic counsel and media outreach in the UK and US for the Russian firm MediaServices LLC, which operates the music file-sharing service AllofMP3.com. The deal runs through August 27, 2007, and is worth $25,000 a month.

Filed under: Account win, News Briefs

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