GRAND RAPIDS - Lambert & Co. announced this week a joint venture and co-investment with Houston-based 9thWonder’s communications, public relations and multicultural market reach. The deal, Lambert said in a press release, also will fund future acquisitions in the U.S. and internationally. Hispanic-owned 9thWonder is among the nation’s leading marketing and brand strategy firms with
GRAND RAPIDS — Lambert & Co. closed on its second acquisition in two months with a deal for New York-based Casteel Schoenborn Investor Relations & Corporate Communications. For the Grand Rapids-based public relations and investor relations firm Lambert & Co., the deal accelerates the company’s growth strategy and boosts its investor relations and financial services expertise, according to
ROYAL OAK—Airfoil Group announced nine new clients for project and retainer work: AthenasOwl, GTA, The Mars Agency, Memorial Healthcare, Peloton, Quantiphi, Transient Plasma Systems, University Liggett School and Zero Mass Water. “Each of these clients has a unique story to tell, and we look forward to helping them compete and succeed in their respective industries,”
DETROIT - Kimberly Palter has been named director of marketing and communications for the Wayne State Office of Economic Development and TechTown. Palter comes to TechTown with 14 years’ experience in marketing and communications including a decade with the Detroit Red Wings and Olympia Entertainment. Kimberly Palter “I am thrilled that someone of Kimberly’s experience
ROYAL OAK – Airfoil Group was recently given awards for campaign in the Print Media, Integrated Marketing category and the Electronic Media/Social Media/Interactive Media categories in an international competition. Airfoil Group was awarded the Hermes Creative Platinum Award in the competition’s “Print Media, Integrated Marketing” category for its company branding campaign it conducted on behalf of
DETROIT - Tina Benvenuti-Sullivanhas been named chief operating office for Franco public relations. She previously was senior vice president. Since joining Franco as an account manager in 2011, she has expanded the agency’s integrated communications capabilities to better serve Franco’s automotive, technology and consumer clients. Benvenuti-Sullivan works with organizations like the Steel Market Development Institute
GRAND RAPIDS — Public Relations agency Lambert has added four staff member to support the company’s expanding services for clients in 20 states and six countries. “Lambert’s employees are truly the foundation of our firm’s success, and it’s gratifying when great talent chooses us,” said Jeff Lambert, CEO and founder of Lambert. “Each of these
ROYAL OAK - Lisa Vallee-Smith, the co-founder of Airfoil Communications, has reorganized her 18-year old PR agency under a holding company that she will lead. Vallee-Smith will now serve as CEO of Airfoil Group, overseeing the business strategy for both Airfoil Communications and Airfoil Digital. Twelve-year Airfoil veteran Keith Donovan, former senior vice president, steps
GRAND RAPIDS - Lambert, Edwards & Associates Inc., already one of the largest pubic relations agencies in the state, got bigger this week when the company announced it had acquired Owen Blicksilver Public Relations Inc. of New York City. Terms of the deal were not announced. Through this acquisition, Lambert Edwards created a top 10
ROYAL OAK - Jeff Lutz is an Airfoil Group Boomerang employee, who started his career at Airfoil Group, left and returned a year ago to become vice president. He’s working hard to build great professionals as well as land a new technology clients. Although Airfoil also has non-tech clients. Airfoil’s core competencies include public relations,
