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CONTACT: Patricia Pérez
VPE Public Relations
(626) 403-3200 ext. 214
patricia@vpepr.com
LOS ANGELES PUBLIC RELATIONS GLOBAL NETWORK (PRGN) MEMBER VPE PUBLIC
RELATIONS
ANNOUNCES ADDITION OF TWO NEW PRGN AFFILIATES IN GERMANY AND CANADA
Los Angeles, CA, December 4, 2009 –
Los Angeles Public Relations Global Network (PRGN) (www.prgn.com)
agency VPE Public Relations today announced the addition of two new
PRGN affiliates in Germany and Canada. PRGN, the international
network of leading independent public relations agencies, now
numbers 40 independently-owned public relations agencies on six
continents. The PRGN members approved the new agencies at its
semi-annual meeting in New York late last month.
Joining the ranks of PRGN are cometis AG, a financial services and
corporate communications consultancy near Frankfurt, Germany; and
public relations agency Fantail Communications from Toronto, Canada.
“PRGN is strategically adding members in key geographic areas where
we’re experiencing business growth,” said VPE partner and PRGN
president-elect Patricia Pérez. “Through our global network,
independent agencies are able to provide clients seamless
communications representation in multiple countries.”
“We are delighted to welcome cometis and Fantail to PRGN,” said José
Luiz Schiavoni, president of PRGN and chief executive of São Paulo,
Brazil-based PR firm S2 Comunicação Integrada. “PRGN has experienced
tremendous growth over the past few years and the addition of two
new members further expands our global reach and will provide
additional strategic resources for our members’ clients.”
New PRGN member agencies are:
cometis AG
Frankfurt (Wiesbaden), Germany;
www.cometis.de
Cometis AG is a consultancy focused on financial and corporate
communication. Founded in 2000 and originally based in Frankfurt,
the company is now based in Wiesbaden, the capital of the German
state of Hesse. Cometis’ team of about 20 employees commands
long-standing experience in capital markets, the foundation of
cometis’ top-of-the-range strategic, operational and methodical
consulting services. Cometis has realized 14 IPO projects and two
additional stock market listings over the past four years and
established itself as a leading IR consultancy in Germany and
throughout Europe.
Cometis also offers a broad range of services to clients for ongoing
financial communication, including drafting content, designing
quarterly and annual reports, investor presentations, press and ad
hoc releases, corporate Web sites, organizing media and investor
road shows and preparing for annual shareholders' meetings. A key
focus of the company’s consulting services is personal coaching for
company representatives, including both individual media and
financial coaching.
"We are extremely honored to be invited to join PRGN as a new
member,” said CEO Michael Diegelmann. “This network brings together
entrepreneurial communication specialists from all over the world.
The experience they have already shared with us is invaluable for
cometis and our clients. We look forward to offering our financial
expertise for international companies that want to communicate in
the heart of Europe."
Fantail Communications, Inc.
Toronto, Ontario;
www.fantailinc.com
Fantail Communications Inc. is an award-winning Toronto-based public
relations agency delivering results for growing and changing
organizations. New challenges, clients with spunk and collaborative
relationships are all cornerstones of the firm’s marketing and
corporate communications practices. Fantail’s team of senior
advisors has worked both on the big agency and client side, yet are
truly entrepreneurs at heart. Clients range from a global bank and
technology leader, to national food companies, the world’s leading
book club, a university, regional health associations and local
professional services firms. In all cases, the agency offers
communications strategy expertise, inspiring ideas, quantifiable
outcomes and a roll-up-the-sleeves work philosophy. In addition to
traditional PR agency services, Fantail specializes in sponsorship
activation, social media campaigns and corporate social
responsibility programs.
“At Fantail, we’re big believers in innovation and charting new
territory for our clients. We are delighted with the invitation to
join PRGN,” said Jim Warrington, President of Fantail
Communications. “What better way to give our clients greater reach
and access to new markets and to a world of talent and ideas? And,
other PRGN member agencies globally now have some firm feet on the
ground in central Canada. It’s a win-win for all concerned.”
Public Relations Global Network:
Connected Thinking. Globally.
www.prgn.com
More than 1,000 clients across six continents depend on the combined
resources of the Public Relations Global Network (PRGN) to deliver
targeted public relations campaigns in more than 80 markets around
the world. With revenues of more than $100 million (U.S.D.), PRGN is
among the world’s top five public relations networks. PRGN harnesses
the resources of 40 independent public relations firms, 50 offices
and more than 800 communications professionals to connect
international companies and organizations with individual and
culturally diverse markets globally. Visit PRGN online at:
www.prgn.com.
About VPE Public Relations:
VPE is an independent, Hispanic-owned public relations agency
specializing in reaching the U.S. Hispanic market. Established in
1988, VPE is consistently ranked by the Los Angeles Business Journal
among the 20 largest independent Los Angeles-based public relations
agencies. The agency offers a full range of marketing communications
services to industry leaders such as McDonald’s, Disneyland, Nestlé,
The California Wellness Foundation, First 5 LA, Southern California
Edison, and others. For more information visit
www.vpepr.com.
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