Public Relations Boutiques International More Than Doubles Membership in Less Than Two Years

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The worldwide collaborative network of PR firms, Public Relations Boutiques International™ (PRBI), continues to see rapid growth. The organization announced that in recent months it has added eight more member firms, expanding the roster to 29 agencies in 11 countries.

“Success breeds more success, and as the word has spread about PRBI, we have heard from scores of interested boutiques”

The new firms include:

Darnauer Group (Aspen, Colo.)
Elliott & Partners Reputation Management (Duesseldorf, Germany, metro area [Wegberg, Germany])
fd comunicação (São Paulo, Brazil)
Hagen and Partners (Kansas City metro area [Leawood, Kan.])
Impress Public Relations Inc. (Phoenix, Ariz., and San Francisco, Calif.)
Maslowski & Associates Public Relations (New York metro area [Roseland, N.J.])
Scott Public Relations (Los Angeles metro area [Canoga Park, Calif.])
Serious PR (Belfast and Moira, Northern Ireland, U.K.)

“Success breeds more success, and as the word has spread about PRBI, we have heard from scores of interested boutiques,” said network president Lucy Siegel, CEO of Bridge Global Strategies in New York City. “The growth of the organization has created some new business opportunities for member firms in various countries working cooperatively on international PR programs.”

Twelve member firms launched the organization in February 2008.

About PR Boutiques International:

Public Relations Boutiques International™ (PRBI) is an international network of boutique public relations firms. The principals of member firms are experienced practitioners who have held senior positions in large PR agencies and/or corporations but now put service first and work directly with clients. PRBI member firms excel in meeting a huge range of client needs in a large number of industries, including corporate public relations, consumer PR, health care PR, investor relations, crisis management, business-to-business PR, economic development PR, not-for-profit, academia, government, financial, technology, legal, multicultural and international PR. Member practitioners have won the highest levels of professional awards, with qualifications ranging from PhDs to former top journalists. They also represent memberships in the most noteworthy international public relations and business associations. For more information, visit http://www.prboutiques.com.