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Public Relations Boutiques International Celebrates First Anniversary; Doubles Membership Since Inception

Posted on: Thursday, 19 February 2009, 14:03 CST

Four new members join PRBI to join forces with boutique public relations agencies worldwide

NEW YORK, Feb. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Public Relations Boutiques International (PRBI), a worldwide collaborative network of boutique public relations firms, has celebrated its first year anniversary with the news that membership has doubled since its inception in February 2008.

"PRBI's growth reflects increasing marketplace recognition that boutique public relations firms provide great value: experienced, hands-on, senior-level consultants," said network president Lucy Siegel, CEO of Bridge Global Strategies in New York City. "Our group's professionals have deep sector expertise to offer in their various markets. They fight for their clients every day, not only tactically but strategically, to gain media mindshare and thought leadership, and to increase brand value and visibility - never an easy task, but particularly challenging in this economy."

Four new firms have joined PRBI recently, bringing total membership worldwide to 24 agencies in 11 countries in North and South America, Europe and Asia. The new members are: David and Sam Public Relations, Phoenix, Ariz.; fd Comunicacao, Sao Paolo, Brazil; Scott Public Relations, Canoga Park, Calif.; and The Darnauer Group, Aspen, Colo.

Other PRBI network members, in North America, are: Bridge Global Strategies, New York; High View Communications, Toronto; Lang/Pan/Chan Public Relations, Los Angeles; Leinweber Associates, Boston; Marx Communications, Trumbull, Conn.; Metrospective Communications, Philadelphia; Red PR, New York; Scott Phillips + Associates, Chicago; Shira Miller Communications, Atlanta; Weisberg Communications, Salt Lake City; Media & Communications Strategies, Washington, D.C.; Prima Public Relations, Cleveland; Oh.

In Europe: Campaignteam, Sussex, England; gbc Public Relations, Dublin; Mind The Gap Comunicacion, Madrid; Omnes Imperium Group, Moscow; PHPR, Edinburgh, Scotland; and TEAG Advisors AG, Grabs and Olten, Switzerland.

In Asia: C.J's World (CJSW Public Relations), Seoul; and Japan Public Relations Institute, Tokyo.

About PRBI:

Public Relations Boutiques International (PRBI) is an international network of boutique public relations firms. The principals of member firms are experienced practitioners who have held senior positions in large PR agencies and/or corporations but now put service first and work directly with clients. PRBI member firms excel in meeting a huge range of client needs in a large number of industries, including corporate public relations, consumer PR, health care PR, investor relations, crisis management, business-to-business PR, economic development PR, not-for-profit, academia, government, financial, technology, legal, multicultural and international PR. Member practitioners have won the highest levels of professional awards, with qualifications ranging from PhDs to former top journalists. They also represent memberships in the most noteworthy international public relations and business associations. For more information, visit www.PRBoutiques.com.

SOURCE Public Relations Boutiques International

Source: PR Newswire

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