In the last 12 months 12 new firms have joined IPREX, the global
public relations corporation. At its most recent two-day meeting, held
in Lisbon at the end of March, delegates were introduced to companies
from Moscow to Hawaii. The new firms are:
Europe
Lead Communication (Milan, Italy)
Prime Time PR agency (Sofia, Bulgaria)
Xpromt (Moscow, Russia)
North America
Bridgeman Communications and Kortenhaus Communications (Boston)
Communications-Pacific (Honolulu)
French/West/Vaughan (Raleigh, North Carolina)
Preferred Public Relations & Marketing (Las Vegas)
Saxum Strategic Communications (Oklahoma City)
Seigenthaler Public Relations (Nashville)
Silvia Pendas (Mexico City)
The Ulum Group (Eugene & Portland, Oregon)
Tunheim Partners (Minneapolis)
Chairing the meeting, IPREX President/Worldwide Kathryn Blanchard
said "This unprecedented growth is in response to the demands of our
clients, who are assigning work with greater geographical spread. We
have also begun to add additional firms in particular markets, where
our clients need further specialist support from us."
IPREX is one of the world's major corporations of independent
public relations firms. Founded in 1983, its 58 members have 70
offices in North America, Europe, the Middle East and Asia Pacific,
with annual revenues of $94.0m. Its 750 professionals provide a
comprehensive range of services for some of the world's most
successful companies.
