PR Happenings at BerlinRosen, FleishmanHillard, Omnicom PR, Global Strategy Group, and MWWPR
Groundbreaking on New York’s Second Highest Skyscraper
BerlinRosen did double duty at the recent groundbreaking ceremonies at 1 Vanderbilt near Grand Central Station in Midtown. The New York PR firm represents the project developer SL Green as well as Mayor Bill de Blasio who was among the dignitaries attending the ceremony. BerlinRosen works with the Mayor’s re-election campaign currently, and if he wins that bid he’ll still be serving in 2020 when the new building is slotted to be completed.
The 1 Vanderbilt project includes building a 58-story tower over 1400 feet tall as well as an overhaul of Grand Central Terminal that’s just across the street, all at the estimated cost of $220 million. They will be renovating and updating the subway platforms and the mezzanine level of the terminal.
FleishmanHillard’s office in Hong Kong now Repping Turkish Airlines
FleishmanHillard’s Hong Kong office has been appointed to provide communication services and media relations for Turkish Airlines in the expanding Hong Kong travel sector. FH has been tasked with bringing the airline more Hong passengers and highlighting what they offer as well as their hospitality service.
Omnicom PR’s Q3 Revenues Are Up
Omnicom PR’s Q3 report was not all great, but overall the holding company’s PR arm reports a 4.4% organic revenue increase, which outpaced their advertising and CRM divisions at 3.6% and 1.6% for the quarter (respectively). At last year’s third quarter the PR branch was down 1.5% and earlier quarters for 2016 were either level or slightly down.
The PR side of Omnicom includes a number of PR firms. Some of the top firms are FleishmanHillard, Marina Maher Communications, Porter Novelli, and Ketchum. Omnicom as a whole reported net income for Q3 of $253.8 million and operating income of $453.1 million.
Tanya Meck Named Partner at Global Strategy Group
Tanya Meck has been with Global Strategy Group (GSG) since 2011, starting as a senior VP and working her way up to the position of executive VP and then managing director. Now she’s been named a partner in the firm. The area she’ll oversee is communications and public affairs, reporting directly to the CEO and founding partner, John Silvan.
Meck has worked in the New York, Washington DC, and Connecticut offices of the firm. Before starting at GSG, she worked at Northeast Utilities as director of corporate communications, at MB Associates as principal, and for Connecticut’s secretary of state as the chief of staff.
MWWPR Issues New Millennial Marketing Report
MWWPR announced their marketing report on their website. The report, “Millennials and Spirits: Influencing the Path of Discovery,” looks at effective marketing to the group regarding the spirits industry. Since the youngest of the “Millennials” reach legal drinking age during 2016, the wine and beer industries are particularly interested in determining what appeals emotionally to this demographic.
Not surprisingly, some of the highest influencing factors come from peers sharing experiences on social media. The research shows that up to 90% of millennials are excited when they discover a new brand of liquor, and as much as 66% of them are so excited they then share it with friends – often via social media.
