SOUTHFIELD ? Technology focused Airfoil public relations has partnered with Babel PR of Europe to offer clients expertise, experience and local support from North and South America to Europe, the Middle East and Africa.
Airfoil also announced it is creating Airfoil Global Group to encompass additional affiliate relationships and extend the company?s global reach.
?Typically clients have had two choices for sourcing a global partner for their communications needs: global agencies or networks. Both have their challenges,? said Janet Tyler, APR, Airfoil co-CEO. ?Based on our collective experience with global programs, we are formalizing our global offering in a way that offers both our clients and our teams a way to optimize global programs without creating complexity.?
Under the terms of the agreement, global programs managed by either organization will be sourced to the other pending a joint review of the clients? requirements. Campaign activity will be delivered by teams working primarily in Silicon Valley, London and Detroit. Programs determined to require niche expertise, geographic focus or capabilities will be resolved through the agencies? combined networks.
?The model we?ve adopted provides our clients with exactly what they and others in the sector demand ? specialist industry knowledge and high-level support in multiple markets coupled with the efficiencies of a single management and billing structure,? said Ian Hood, Babel PR Joint Managing Director. ?For technology start-ups, mid-market challengers and established brands, the collective capabilities of Airfoil and Babel are unrivalled.?
The affiliate relationship was established following a rigorous review of potential alternative partners by each agency. The evaluations assessed expertise, capabilities, geographic coverage, culture and past performance.
?Ultimately our decisions were based on what would deliver the best result for our clients,? added Lisa Vallee-Smith, APR, Airfoil Co-CEO. ?Babel and Airfoil each have a reputation for intelligent campaign strategy and faultless implementation ? we?ve worked together for a number of years; we think and act in the same way and that gives us confidence we can replicate success in all markets.?
Airfoil, with offices in Michigan and Silicon Valley, is an independent firm specializing in marketing communications and public relations for both emerging and leading technology companies. Airfoil?s teams drive technology communications for a growing client roster across consumer, enterprise, health care, cleantech and industrial segments. The agency provides services to inform and accelerate clients? marketing communications, digital, social media and brand strategy programs.
Launched in 2006 and based in London, Babel is a specialist technology PR agency, working in both B2B and B2C sectors, and providing services to growing technology companies and major brands. Babel provides clients with expert strategic direction, tactical design, content creation and faultless implementation.
