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5W sues Four Corners for $20 million

Posted December 16, 2008 * Comments(0)

NEW YORK: The New York-based 5W PR firm and its CEO, Ronn Torossian, is suing Four Corners Communications and its founder Drew Kerr for $20 million in damages. The December 4 suit alleges that Kerr and his firm acquired the Internet domain name ronntorossianpr.com and placed an advertisement for a Summer’s Eve Douche product there, which caused “irreparable harm to Torossian’s goodwill and reputation in violation of common law trademark principles,” according to court documents.

Filed under: Agency, News Briefs

Tags:5W PR, Drew Kerr, Four Corners Communications, Ronn Torossian

Hip-hop star Trina signs with 5W PR

Posted November 18, 2008 * Comments(0)

NEW YORK: Hip-hop artist Trina, of Slip N Slide Records, hired 5W PR to help extend her brand. The agency will provide strategic counsel, media relations, and brand building within the music, entertainment, and fashion industries.

Filed under: Account win, News Briefs

Tags:5W PR, Slip N Slide Records, Trina

Licensing International Expo taps 5W

Posted November 14, 2008 * Comments(0)

NEW YORK: The Licensing International Expo 2009, a brand and property marketplace, hired 5W PR to oversee media relations for the second consecutive year. The show is moving to Las Vegas after 28 years in New York.

Filed under: News Briefs

Tags:5W PR, Licensing International EXPO 2009

5W adds three

Posted November 4, 2008 * Comments(0)

NEW YORK: 5W Public Relations is now the AOR for three new clients: JoonBug Productions, online hip-hop community Global Grind, and Dr. Leslie Seppinni, a licensed marriage family therapist and doctor of clinical psychology based in Beverly Hills, CA.

Filed under: News Briefs

Tags:5W PR, Dr. Leslie Seppinni, Global Grind, JoonBig Productions

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