Blanc & Otus Promotes Eight Employees; Staff Members Recognized for Excellence and Track Record for Generating Superior, On-Strategy Results for Clients.SAN FRANCISCO San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden -- Blanc & Otus, the public relations public relations, activities and policies used to create public interest in a person, idea, product, institution, or business establishment. By its nature, public relations is devoted to serving particular interests by presenting them to the public in the most agency for start-up Start-up The earliest stage of a new business venture. , high-growth and Global 2000 technology companies, today announced eight staff promotions. Kim Barsi (formerly Bouic) was promoted to senior vice president in the agency's San Francisco office, where she oversees business development. Since joining Blanc & Otus from Waggener Edstrom in January 2003, Barsi has successfully led new business efforts that have added more than $2 million in billings annually. In addition to Barsi, other well-deserved promotions were announced in Blanc & Otus' San Francisco, Boston and London offices, as well. "Technology public relations demands superlative communication skills, rigorous strategic and creative thinking, and a passion for helping clients change the buying behavior and opinion in their markets," said Greg Spector, Blanc & Otus president and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. . "These promotions are in recognition of superior work, and highlight the terrific caliber of people Blanc & Otus attracts and employs to further clients' business plans and objectives." San Francisco, CA Syreeta Mussante was promoted to account director. Mussante leads teams for B&O's parent Hill & Knowlton on behalf of ProCurve Networking by HP, Office of the CIO CIO: see American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations. (Chief Information Officer) The executive officer in charge of information processing in an organization. and Global Operations Global Operations is a first-person shooter computer game developed by Barking Dog Studios and published by both Crave Entertainment and Electronic Arts. It was released in March of 2002, following its public multiplayer beta version which contained only the Quebec map. , including supply chain, infrastructure and e-business. Suzi Lambourne was promoted to account executive. Lambourne works with parent Hill & Knowlton on HP's small-to-medium business and desktop accounts. Lambourne is responsible for defining and executing media opportunities, writing press materials and initiating campaign ideas. On the operations side of the house, Matt Emerson is expanding his duties as accounting manager. During his three-and-a-half years at Blanc & Otus, Emerson has managed the company's billing process and rolled out a web-based time entry system. Boston, MA Leanne Agurkis was promoted to account director. Agurkis has been with Blanc & Otus for more than three years and in that time has delivered superior service to clients, both large and small, and most recently took a leading role on the agency's work for Computer Associates. Also in Boston, Nicole Morales was promoted to account coordinator and works on a variety of account teams, including Computer Associates and 1&1 Internet. London, UK Kirsten Ackroyd is the newest account director in B&O's London office. Ackroyd has been with the Blanc & Otus UK office from its opening day, serving both business-to-business and business-to-consumer clients. She currently helps to lead the E.piphany, Fujitsu Software, NEC (NEC Corporation, Tokyo, www.nec.com, www.necus.com) An electronics conglomerate known in the U.S. for its monitors. In Japan, it had the lion's share of the PC market until the late 1990s (see PC 98). NEC was founded in Tokyo in 1899 as Nippon Electric Company, Ltd. CI, and PKWARE accounts. Trudie Parsons Parsons, city (1990 pop. 11,924), Labette co., SE Kans.; inc. 1871. It is a shipping point for dairy products, grain, and livestock. Manufactures include ammunition, wire and paper products, plastics, and appliances. was recently promoted to campaign manager and continues to play an instrumental role in securing media and analyst briefings for a number of new clients including Agile ag·ile adj. 1. Characterized by quickness, lightness, and ease of movement; nimble. 2. Mentally quick or alert: an agile mind. , Fujitsu Software and Nominum. Parsons started her PR career four years ago in Australia and joined Blanc & Otus in September 2003. About Blanc & Otus Blanc & Otus Public Relations works with technology companies to achieve their immediate and long term business objectives by helping change buying behavior and reshape opinion in fiercely competitive markets. Our services are designed for corporate decision makers who insist their company stand apart from the competition, need to build or transform their brand, or establish their company and executives as market leaders. We combine our passion for innovation, strategic thinking, and market insight to make it possible for our clients to clearly define and communicate who they are, what they do and why they are better. Blanc & Otus has an 18-year track record for generating superior, on-strategy results for its clients. Blanc & Otus (www.blancandotus.com), a Hill & Knowlton company, has offices in San Francisco, Boston, Atlanta, Austin, and London. About Hill & Knowlton Hill & Knowlton, Inc. is a leading international communications consultancy, providing services to local, multinational and global clients. The firm is based in New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of , with 71 offices in 37 countries, as well as an extensive associate network. The agency is part of WPP Group WPP Group plc (LSE: WPP) (NASDAQ: WPPGY), based in London, United Kingdom, is one of the world's largest communications services groups (and one of the big six advertising holding companies, the others being Omnicom, Interpublic, Publicis, Dentsu and Havas) employing plc (Nasdaq:WPPGY) one of the world's largest communications services groups. |
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