{"id":16854,"date":"2017-05-11T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-05-10T22:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.soundpr.it\/post_news\/due-nuove-agenzie-si-uniscono-al-public-relations-global-network-prgn-raggiunto-il-traguardo-dei-50-membri\/"},"modified":"2017-05-11T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2017-05-10T22:00:00","slug":"due-nuove-agenzie-si-uniscono-al-public-relations-global-network-prgn-raggiunto-il-traguardo-dei-50-membri","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.soundpr.it\/en\/news\/due-nuove-agenzie-si-uniscono-al-public-relations-global-network-prgn-raggiunto-il-traguardo-dei-50-membri\/","title":{"rendered":"Sound PR and Public Relations Global Network (PRGN) Now 50 Members Strong"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<p class=\"Body\" style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"center\"><i><span lang=\"EN-US\">New Agencies Added in North Carolina<\/span><\/i><span lang=\"EN-US\">,<\/span> <em><span lang=\"EN-US\">USA<\/span><\/em><i><span lang=\"EN-US\"> and Austria<\/span><\/i><i><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 8.0pt;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/i><i><span lang=\"EN-US\">Group elects Christina Rytter as president during bi-annual meeting; a powerful, new PRGN.com strengthens search functionality for prospects and offers new tools for PR professionals<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-US\">What better way to celebrate your 25<\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\"><sup>th<\/sup> birthday than with 50 of your best friends? Sound Public Relations\u00a0and the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.prgn.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Public Relations Global Network (PRGN)<\/a> today announced the addition of two new communications agency affiliates to one of the world\u2019s largest PR agency networks. These firms \u2013 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sacommunications.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">S&amp;A Communications<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.asoluto.com\/en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">asoluto<\/a><\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\"> \u2013 joined PRGN during the consortium\u2019s recent bi-annual meeting in Dallas, Texas. The group also unveiled a new PRGN website, which incorporates powerful search functionality to help companies find the right expertise in the right location around the globe. The new prgn.com also is a new resource for PR professionals searching for tools and templates, including press releases or plans, while serving as one of the first-ever international<\/span> <span lang=\"EN-US\">job search banks for the profession.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u201cSound PR has been a proud PRGN member since 2005,\u201d said Alessandra Malvermi, Managing Partner\u00a0of Sound PR. \u201cOur ability to harness the power of more than four dozen independent agencies worldwide allows us to serve clients whenever and wherever they need us.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-12576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.soundpr.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Christina-Rytter-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" \/>During the Dallas meeting, PRGN members elected Christina Rytter, managing director and founder of Copenhagen, Denmark-based <a href=\"http:\/\/scandinaviancommunications.com\/en\/home-en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Scandinavian Communications<\/a> as its new president. Rytter, who replaces Evelyn Holtzhausen, founder and director of South Africa-based <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hwb.co.za\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">HWB Communications<\/a>,\u00a0 leads the worldwide network of 50 independently owned firms for the next 12 months. Founded in 1992 by a group of visionary public<\/p>\n<p class=\"Body\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">relations leaders, PRGN is planning a celebration for its 25<sup>th<\/sup> anniversary later this year. With more than $101 million in revenues and 900 professionals in 50 locations, PRGN is one of the world\u2019s largest international public relations networks.<br \/>\n<\/span><br \/>\n\u201cAs we celebrate 25 years of service to our clients around the world, we\u2019re thrilled to reach the 50-member mark for the organization,\u201d said Rytter. \u201cThe addition of a multi-disciplinary firm in Austria further strengthens our impact across the European Union, while our expansion in the southern US increases our capabilities in such key practice areas as technology, health care and government relations.<\/p>\n<p>The newly inducted agencies are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sacommunications.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">S&amp;A Communications<\/a>: Founded in 1982, this North Carolina, USA-based firm is an integrated marketing brand that grew from deep-seated PR roots. For more than 35 years, it has evolved into a team of strategic marketing professionals whose driving goal is to help clients outthink, outwork and outperform their competition. S&amp;A\u2019s nationwide client base looks to them for public relations, marketing, digital, creative, photography, event planning and custom-publishing services. S&amp;A\u2019s executive leadership team includes Chuck Norman, APR, owner and principal; Bill Zadeits, owner and principal; and Ron Smith, APR, founder and owner.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.asoluto.com\/en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">asoluto<\/a>: The Vienna, Austria-based agency is among the country\u2018s biggest PR and communications organizations. Founded in 2011 by the merger of two long-established firms, asoluto combines traditional PR with integrated digital services, including social media campaigns and web project development under one brand. The team of 20 specialists works for both local and international clients, representing such brands as AEG, Roche, paysafecard and QuintilesIMS. asoluto earned a national award nomination for its non-smoker protection communications campaign, \u201cDON\u2018T SMOKE,\u201c which ultimately led to the passing of new legislation in Austria. asoluto is led by managing partners Robert Bauer, Brigitte M\u00fchlbauer, Andreas Freitag, B\u00e9atrice Verdino and Martin Verdino.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><u>The New PRGN.com<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>PRGN\u2019s enhanced website represents a significant milestone for the global network. A complete redesign of the site now allows businesses and corporations worldwide to more easily research and connect with the communications partners that fit their needs.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe new, search friendly PRGN.com gives prospective clients one-stop access to a curated suite of PR services. Also, it serves as a common conversation point for member agencies to interact with each other and build business together,\u201d said Alessandra Malvermi, Managing Parter of Sound PR. \u201cFor those on the outside, it\u2019s a new resource that anyone can use, including those hunting for a job in one of our 50 markets.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>PRGN partners meet twice a year in cities around the world. The next meeting will be held in October 2017 in Kyoto, Japan. At each meeting, the group\u2019s leadership teams discuss best practices and find new ways to collaborate and develop business partnerships globally. Agency members are independent, local, owner-operated public relations and marketing communications firms that share expertise and resources, while providing broad-based comprehensive communications strategies to clients worldwide. Companies or organizations interested in the services of PRGN\u2019s local agency network can visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.prgn.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">www.prgn.com<\/a> for more information.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-12575\" src=\"https:\/\/www.soundpr.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/PRGN-Dallas-300x196.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"196\" \/>Independent agencies interested in joining the network can visit the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.prgn.com\/member-recruitment\/\">member recruitment<\/a> section of the PRGN website for more information or email its membership chair, Layth Dajani, founder of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tcf-me.com\/\">The Content Factory<\/a> at <a href=\"mailto:layth@tcf-me.com\">layth@tcf-me.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><i><span lang=\"EN-US\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/i><\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":16856,"template":"","news_categories":[134],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Sound PR and Public Relations Global Network (PRGN) Now 50 Members Strong - soundPR<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.soundpr.it\/news\/due-nuove-agenzie-si-uniscono-al-public-relations-global-network-prgn-raggiunto-il-traguardo-dei-50-membri\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"[:it]Due nuove agenzie si uniscono al Public Relations Global Network (PRGN): raggiunto il traguardo dei 50 membri!\u00a0[:en]Sound PR and Public Relations Global Network (PRGN) Now 50 Members Strong[:] - soundPR\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"New Agencies Added in North Carolina, USA and Austria Group elects Christina Rytter as president during bi-annual meeting; a powerful, new PRGN.com strengthens search functionality for prospects and offers new tools for PR professionals What better way to celebrate your 25th birthday than with 50 of your best friends? 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