Colorado-based public policy and issues firm SE2 has added the Colorado Regional Health Information Organization (CORHIO) as a client. CORHIO works to improve the health care of all Coloradans by facilitating the state’s efforts to harness technology that will allow health care providers across the state to securely share patient information.
Category: Wins
Dovetail Solutions Lands Three New Clients
Dovetail Solutions has added CBIZ, High Sierra Water Services and McDonald Automotive Group as clients.
Room 214 Expands Client Roster
Boulder-based social media agency Room 214 landed skin-care product company Bioelements as a new client.
Denver PR News & Notes
- Alexis Hammack has joined Level 3’s corporate communications team as a contractor handling media relations, analyst relations and internal communications and social media. Hammack formerly was at JohnstonWells.
- COMPA Ministries has hired Greg Morton as director of marketing and communications, a new position for the agency. Morton previously was with Vladimir Jones and he also ran an independent marketing and public relations firm for five years.
- Trippe & Company announced it has designed a new logo for the Ralston Valley Pom Squad and donated it to the team.
Metzger Wins Marketing/Design Client
Metzger Associates has landed interactive marketing and design firm IdeaWork Studios as a client. IdeaWork Studios is based in Las Vegas, Nev., and Santa Barbara, Calif., and specializes in the nightlife, gaming and hospitality industries. Its clients include Harrah’s Casino, Hard Rock Hotel and Casino and Cirque du Soleil.
Denver Agency Wins
- Pivot Communication has been named agency of record for St. Louis-based healthcare management services company Peak PACE Solutions.
- Metzger Associates has been retained by Waxing the City, a Denver-based group of exclusive waxing salons devoted solely to the art of hair removal.
Keeton PR Adds Spatial Technology Company to Client Roster
Keeton Public Relations has been retained by Aiken, S.C.-based Bradshaw Consulting Services to help increase awareness of the company’s spatial technologies.
Dovetail Lands Midchix.com
Dovetail Solutions has added Midchix.com to its client roster. Based in Denver, Midchix is a boutique social networking community for women over the age of 40.
Dovetail Adds Consulting Firm to Client Roster
Dovetail Solutions has landed the Denver-based business consulting firm RAS & Associates as a client.
Vladimir Jones Lands Broadmoor as Client
The Broadmoor has selected Vladimir Jones to promote its summer sale and photo contest in the Denver area.
Mango Media Lands New Clients
Internet marketing and social media firm Mango Media has picked up PaySimple, Alive at 25, Similasan USA, Albeo Technologies, Hammond’s Candies and The International Center for Performance & Health and The Healthiest Executive Competition as clients.
Fogo de Chão Selects Linhart
Brazilian steakhouse Fogo de Chão, scheduled to open downtown in mid-July, has selected Linhart PR to handle its launch communications.
Denver Agency Wins
- Metzger Associates picked up the Metropolitan Denver Affiliate of Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure as a client.
- Vladimir Jones landed a project with the Governor’s Energy Office (GEO) to handle marketing strategy, creative and media planning/buying to promote its Colorado ENERGY STAR New Homes Program.
SJPR Announces New Client
Stefanie Jones PR landed Sport Dimensions as a client. Sports Dimension is a motorsports marketing firm in Denver that works with companies such as Shell Oil, Penzoil and Best Western.
Denver Client Wins
- Pivot Communication won Memphis-based Correctional Counseling as a client. Correctional Counseling provides a wide range of treatment and training programs for offenders involved in the correctional system.
- Traction Communications added sun and sport performance eyewear company Native to its client roster.
Denver Agency Wins
- JohnstonWells landed law firm Faegre & Benson as a client.
- Pushkin Public Relations added the Medical Group Management Association as a client.
- Weise Communications announced the Eating Disorder Center of Denver (EDC-D), Rocky Mountain Cancer Centers (RMCC), St. Louis University Hospital and SALT Electric as clients.
Webb Lands Several New Accounts
If you run into Pete Webb this weekend, make sure he buys the drinks. The Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) has re-upped Webb PR’s three-year contract to promote CDOT’s anti-drunk driving and seat belt use campaigns, and the agency also nabbed several new accounts, including Colorado Department of Human Services, Jacobs Entertainment (owners of the Lodge and Gilpin Hotel Casinos in Black Hawk), Nobel Energy and Eagle County Ambulance.
Denver Agency Wins
- 104 West Partners won New York-based Daily Makeover, a leader in interactive media and virtual reality try-on technology.
- Pivot Communication was selected as agency of record for Castle Country Assisted Living, a nonprofit organization based in Castle Rock and Parker.
Vladimir Jones Inks COMPA Ministries
Vladimir Jones has signed COMPA Ministries. VJ will help generate awareness of the non-profit organization serving the homeless, under-employed and at-risk in the Denver area. The part paid/part pro-bono scope of work is focused on positioning the organization to have greater fundraising potential in order to ultimately help more people in need.
Clifton Gunderson Names Clarus AOR for Colorado
National CPA firm Clifton Gunderson has selected Chicago-based Clarus Communications to handle public relations in Colorado. Clifton Gunderson was formerly represented by LeGrand Hart.
Denver Agency Wins
- Volume PR has added American Energy Resources, Faction Media, JuicedHybrid.com, WebSafety.com, Auto-trol Technology and The Alternative Board as clients
- The Bawmann Group landed HSA Colorado and HPL as clients, and added David Whitney as account coordinator
- SSA Public Relations has been selected by TeleTech as its agency of record
- GroundFloor Media was selected by Westwood College as its national public relations agency of record
GBSM Lands Slew of Consulting/Communications Assignments
GBSM has been awarded management consulting, strategic communications and/or public affairs assignments over the last quarter from AARP State Operations, Black Creek Capital Group, Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, Denver International Airport, Denver Water, Evergreen Energy, Grease Monkey International, Red Robin Gourmet Burgers, The Klutznick Company and the Pikes Peak Area Council of Governments/Fort Carson Regional Growth Plan.
Local Agency Wins
- Trippe & Company has landed Lafayette-based Aegis Analytical as a client and announced a dedicated social media practice.
- Pivot Communications has been selected as agency of record by What’s Next Career Transition Services.
Turner PR Continues to Grow
The Denver Business Journal profiled Turner PR this week, noting that, “While many businesses struggle to survive the recession, Turner PR is doing something surprising: expanding its clients and staff. The Denver company, which also has offices in New York and Los Angeles, has picked up six high-profile clients since November and is looking to hire a new social media specialist.” New clients include Eddie Bauer and Hotel Teatro. I’d point out that much of that growth has followed Turner’s hiring of Jordan Blakesley and BrieAnn Fast, but they are far too modest to want me to do that.
Cactus Wins Colorado AIDS Project
Colorado AIDS Project selected Cactus to develop a locally activated and culturally relevant statewide HIV/AIDS awareness campaign.
JohnstonWells Adds Two Clients
JohnstonWells added consulting firm Boatz Knutsen and the American Institute of Architects (AIA) Colorado to its client roster.
Local PR Wins
- The Creative Alliance has been selected by Naples (Fla.) Jet Center to redevelop that organization’s corporate identity, Web site and other marketing tools.
- Pivot Communication was named agency of record for The Boomer Group, a Denver firm that connects companies with experienced baby boomer temporary or full-time staff.
- SHiFT was selected by Boulder County Public Health to “refresh the organization’s graphic identity, develop strategic brand messaging, produce a PSA as well as print ads for the organization, all aimed at increasing awareness of BCPH health services.”
Metzger Wins ION Engineering
Metzger Associates has landed ION Engineering as a client. Metzger will “develop industry positioning strategies and conduct a national public and investor relations program” for the company.
Local Agency Client Wins
- Linhart PR has been selected by Colorado Springs-based Colorado Technical University as its national public relations firm of record.
- The Bawmann Group has added Rocky Mountain Youth Clinics as a client.
Carmichael Lynch Spong Lands New Client
Carmichael Lynch Spong has landed Prestige Wine Group as a new client. The account will be led from the agency’s Denver office, and CLS will help PWG raise awareness of its line of affordable wines.
Voca PR Announces Three New Clients
Voca PR has picked up Metro Brokers Inc., Equity Estates and the Davis Phinney Foundation as clients.
Carmichael Lynch Spong Wins Calphalon Account
Calphalon, the professional-quality cookware company, has selected Carmichael Lynch Spong as its public relations and advertising agency of record. The account will be led out of CLS’s Denver office.
Dovetail Announces New Client, Board Member
Dovetail Solutions has landed EnviroTech Services as a client and added Lisa Hogan of Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck to its board of directors.
Dovetail Wins One, Promotes One
Dovetail Solutions added Assurity Financial Services as a client and promoted Beverly Razon to director of Client Services.
‘Information Superiority’ Doesn’t Come Cheap
This morning, as I slipped my Bentley into reverse, pulled out of the driveway of my modest 14,000 square-foot Cherry Hills home and waved to my neighbor Phil Anschutz, I had only one thought: “Thank goodness the Pentagon spent an eight-figure budget with my PR firm last year. I don’t know how those agencies who don’t get a piece of that action stay open.”
GroundFloor Wins Bellco Credit Union
Bellco Credit Union has selected GroundFloor Media as its agency of record for its community-relations program.
Denver PR Jobs
Among those hiring this week are Northern Colorado Water Conservation District, Town of Snowmass Village, City of Lone Tree, LuciData (contract position), the City of Papillon (Neb.), and CIGNA (in Phoenix).
SHIFT Wins New Account
The Colorado Collaborative Law Professionals Association has selected Longmont-based SHiFT as its agency of record.
Bawmann Group Wins One, Hires One
The Bawmann Group has landed Pelvic Specialty Care as a new client and added Sarah Dent as an account coordinator.
SolaRover Selects Linhart
SolaRover, a provider of environmentally-friendly mobile power generation systems, has selected Linhart as its national agency of record. Linhart will “develop tailored marketing collateral and implement an ongoing media relations campaign to create a regular pulse of news and build credibility with key journalists.”
SHiFT Announces New Client
Longmont-based SHiFT has landed Emergenetics as a client.
Turner PR Expands Client Roster
Turner PR has landed several new accounts: Caribbean real estate developer Oil Nut Bay, Caribbean resort Biras Creek, premium men’s sportswear brand Howe, and beauty/healthcare company DGL Products.
Niman Ranch Retains Linhart
Denver-based Niman Ranch has selected Linhart PR as its national public relations firm to create brand awareness of the company and its products through targeted media relations, community outreach and strategic communication programs.
CDHS Extends Bawmann’s Contract for Fatherhood Initiative
The Colorado Department of Human Services has extended its relationship with The Bawmann Group to support its “Be There for Your Kids” public awareness campaign for the Colorado Promoting Responsible Fatherhood Initiative.
Catapult Lands JNBridge
Catapult PR-IR won Boulder-based JNBridge, a supplier of Java/.NET interoperability tools for software developers, as a client.
Noodles & Company Selects Carmichael Lynch Spong
Colorado-based Noodles & Company has selected Carmichael Lynch Spong as its public relations agency of record. CLS will begin work immediately on brand strategy, creative development, local relationship marketing and public relations services.
Linhart Lands Allon Hill
Linhart PR has picked up Allon Hill, a mortgage due diligence provider, as a client.
104 West Lands Venture Capital Conference
104 West Partners has picked up the 2009 Venture Capital in the Rockies Winter Conference as a client.
GroundFloor Wins ‘Chip Your Cat’ Campaign
The Denver Area Veterinary Medical Society and the Dumb Friends League have selected GroundFloor Media to handle their Chip Your Cat campaign.
Wildlife Experience Selects GroundFloor
The Wildlife Experience has selected GroundFloor Media to help promote its Animal Grossology exhibit, which “offers hands-on interactive exhibits for all ages and includes the themes of slime makers, vomit munchers, blood suckers, dookie lovers and other gross stuff.”
‘Get Smart Schools’ Selects GroundFloor
Get Smart Schools, a new nonprofit education reform organization in Colorado, has selected GroundFloor Media as its agency of record.
Bawmann Wins NIPM Account
The Bawmann Group has been retained by Northpointe Institute for Public Management, Inc. to help with strategic planning, rebranding, marketing and public relations services.
More Denver PR Wins (and a Couple of Hires)
- 104 West Partners has added three new technology clients: HiveLive, Global Technology Resources Inc. and Transverse.
- Xstatic PR has added two new healthcare clients: Oncure Medical Corp. and Quantix. Xstatic also added Sasha Tinkham to its staff. Tinkham formerly was with Schenkein and Lois Paul & Partners in Boston.
- Voca Public Relations has added Julie Bielenberg and Riegel “Reggie” Brasseux as senior account executives. Bielenberg formerly was managing editor of Colorado Homes & Lifestyles and Brasseux formerly was at Fletcher Group.
Denver PR Wins
- Schenkein has added the international mega law firm Greenberg Traurig to its client roster.
- Absolutely PR has been named agency of record for Albany, Ind.-based Bell Aquaculture.
Morton’s Selects GroundFloor
Morton’s The Steakhouse has selected GroundFloor The PR Agency to promote its 30th anniversary celebration in Colorado.
Metzger Adds ReLogic
Metzger Associates has picked up the commission-free, full-service real estate brokerage ReLogic as a client.
Denver Agency News
- Schenkein has landed Idea Work Studios as a client
- PRSourceCode named Catapult PR-IR’s Guy Murrel and VisiTech’s Kendra Westerkamp as Top Tech Communicators
- Cactus landed the Center for Healthy Living and Chronic Disease Prevention at the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment
ProConnect Lands New Client
ProConnect PR has added custom book publisher Outskirts Press as a client.
Linhart Lands Ohio Biotech Client
Linhart PR has added Ohio-based Ganeden Biotech as a client.
Creative Alliance Lands New Client
The Creative Alliance has landed PhoCusWright as a client, and will brand, promote and publicize the company’s annual conference. Let’s hope the relationship gives TCA a chance to rebrand the company as well.
“… And here we see how the cow is stunned with a bolt to its head.”
In a move that only PETA could think is a good idea, the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association has retained GolinHarris to “launch a video-based campaign to show U.S. consumers how their beef is produced.”
Schenkein Adds Client
Schenkein has added Project Angel Heart as a client. The non-profit prepares and delivers meals to people with HIV/AIDS, cancer and other life-threatening illnesses.
PrimaDonna PR Adds Several Clients
PrimaDonna PR announced it has hired Genesis Kobos, formerly of LeGrand Hart, and added author Caryn West, SEE Eyewear, Delish Demure and The Gerald P. Murphy Cancer Foundation as clients.
GBSM Client Wins
GBSM has been awarded management consulting and strategic communications assignments from new and existing clients, including AARP, the National Endowment for Financial Education, Colorado Council of the Arts, the Colorado chapter of the National Association for Industrial and Office Properties, Regional Transportation District, Boulder Scientific and New Mexico State University.
Bawmann Group Adds Two Clients
The Bawmann Group added Quality Is Learned and Rocky Mountain Learning Center as clients.
GroundFloor Media Wins SmartyPig
GroundFloor Media has picked up SmartyPig as a client.
Linhart Wins UNC
Linhart PR has added the University of Northern Colorado as a client.
VisiTech Lands New Account
VisiTech PR has picked up Seattle-based Hubspan as a client.
Molson Coors Selects Ogilvy As AOR
Molson Coors has retained Ogilvy as its corporate agency of record. Ogilvy’s office in Denver played a role in winning the account, which will focus on reputation management, social responsibility and issues management.
Bawmann Group Announces Three Client Wins
The Bawmann Group has added three new clients: Downing Events (Cherry Creek Sneak, the upcoming Tri for the Cure), Aspire Behavioral Health (the launch of Aspire’s acute-care hospital for geriatric patients) and Quantum Integrations (the launch of collegesurvive.com and facultysource.com Web sites).
CH2M HILL Unit Selects GroundFloor Media
Chalk another one up for GroundFloor Media. CH2M HILL picked the agency to handle PR duties for its Enterprise Management Solutions business unit.
Catapult Client Win
Boulder-based Catapult PR-IR has added Aztek Networks as a client.
Coors Names CarryOn Communications AOR
Coors Brewing Co. has named CarryOn Communications as its Agency of Record for its domestic brands. The account will be led out of Chicago.
New Client Wins
PRimaDonna PR has landed several new clients, including Brand Juice, Grand Teton Lodge Company, Brazilets and Trio Interior Design. Public relations at Brand Juice, Brazilets and Trio previously was handled in-house, while Grand Teton formerly was represented by LeGrand Hart before dropping them and switching to PRimaDonna.
CP+B Beats Fallon for Microsoft Advertising Account
Miami/Boulder-based Crispin Porter + Bogusky has won the $300 million Microsoft advertising account, beating out Minneapolis-based Fallon.
VOCA PR Announces Two New Clients
Luxury real-estate and travel agency Voca PR has announced two new client wins: EcoBroker International and Maytag Mountain Ranch.
GroundFloor Lands Two New Clients
GroundFloor Media has picked up two new clients: Fuser and Rally Software.
Ayers PR Clients Start to Make Moves
The shake-out from Sydney Ayers’ decision to leave her own firm to take the MD job at Arment Dietrich’s new Denver office appears to have started. Floor-care company BonaKemi USA has left Ayers PR after approximately eight months and selected LeGrand Hart as its agency. LeGrand Hart seems like a natural fit because it previously rep’ed Orange Glo, but curiously it appears based on its Web site that most of the team members who worked on the agency’s Orange Glo account have since left the firm.
Philosophy Communication Lands Cherry Creek Condo Project
Denver-based Philosophy Communication has landed the Monroe Pointe account to promote the luxury condominium development in Cherry Creek.
A Few Other Denver PR Wins
- GroundFloor Media announced it won the VICORP Restaurants (Village Inn and Baker’s Square) account.
- ProConnect announced it won the Unity Business Networks and Innovative Sound Solutions accounts.
- InterPro announced it won the Metro Denver Automobile Dealers Association and 2008 Denver International Auto Show accounts.
Schenkein Announces Client Wins
Schenkein announced it has added the Colorado Ballet and the Colorado Nonprofit Association as clients.
Turner PR Lands Two New High-End Resort Clients
Turner PR has added two new high-end resort and real-estate clients, Viceroy Anguilla and Viceroy Mayakoba, to its client roster. Turner PR will build the Viceroy brand and create greater visibility for the two communities using strategic media relations programs.
SAVVIS account to be lead by Ogilvy’s Denver, D.C. offices
IT infrastructure company SAVVIS has selected Ogilvy PR’s Denver and Washington, D.C., offices to lead its account. SAVVIS’s CMO is James Whitemore, a Sun Microsystems veteran who worked with the Ogilvy’s Denver office when the agency represented Sun’s storage unit several years ago.
GroundFloor Media lands ‘Point B’ project
Seattle-based consulting firm Point B Solutions Group has selected GroundFloor Media to develop a national strategic public relations plan. No word on the value of the deal.
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