DiGennaro Communications (DGC) Announces Strategic Partnership With London-Based PR Agency Eulogy!

NEW YORK, NY--(Marketwire - Feb 6, 2012) - New York City-based DiGennaro Communications (DGC) and London-based Eulogy! today announced a strategic partnership to service the multi-national PR needs of the media, marketing, entertainment and tech sectors. The agencies will collaborate to offer cross-border public relations strategy development, implementation and best practices for existing and prospective clients. Additionally, DGC and Eulogy! will provide an employee exchange program, among other collaborations, to enhance international public relations knowledge and experience on behalf of clients.

The DGC/Eulogy! Partnership launches with two clients: global media agency MEC and global brand strategy agency The Brand Union, both part of holding company WPP, with many more prospective client discussions underway.

"Both of our agencies are powered by a passion for PR and an expert understanding of the marketing industry, a premium strategic offering. Through this partnership, we expand our reach across continents to offer clients access to brand influencers and decision makers, organizations and media necessary to build their international footprints, or service their local market offices," said Samantha DiGennaro, Founder and CEO of DGC. "Also, it offers our talent new opportunities to grow their knowledge base and experience, keeping them thinking in new, fresh ways."

"We've been looking at the best way to enhance the services we offer our clients in the U.S. market for some time. In our discussions with DGC it became apparent there was not only a complementary culture but a common skill set. The media, advertising, marketing services and digital communities are themselves seeking out global opportunities and need PR support which mirrors this. This announcement also supports Eulogy!'s international growth strategy," said Lara Leventhal, Managing Director of Eulogy!.

DGC and Eulogy! have seen increased desire from clients for cohesive strategies covering the two, creative media centers of the world.

Shared client, MEC Chief Communications Officer Nathalie Haxby, commented, "The partnership between Eulogy! and DGC is a smart move for both agencies and for their clients. We've been working successfully with Eulogy! and DGC independently for a number of years, and with this alliance we look forward to a genuinely joined up approach in two of our key markets."

Toby Southgate, CEO, UK and Ireland at The Brand Union, adds, "DGC and Eulogy! are best-in-class agencies. We're delighted to be the first to benefit from this working relationship, and the new dimension this will deliver to our communications strategy. This partnership will enact a seamless approach to our UK and US PR campaigns, and makes perfect commercial sense for our business."

A naturally symbiotic partnership, both agencies are market leaders at public relations counsel for the c-suite at advertising, media, marketing services, tech and entertainment companies. DGC has witnessed consistent year-over-year growth since opening its doors in 2005, was named to the Inc. 500|5000 list in 2011, and most recently won an international Stevie Award for Best Overall Company of the Year, in the Business Services category. For its part, Eulogy! won the prestigious PRCA specialist agency of the year accolade for its work in the marketing services sector.

About DGC
DiGennaro Communications is the leading full-service strategic communications company specializing in the marketing, media, entertainment and business sectors. Its clients include premiere global and boutique companies such as GroupM, David & Goliath, Goodby, Silverstein & Partners, Mr Youth, Organic and Live Nation. In 2011 DGC was named one of the top five most entrepreneurial companies in New York City by the New York Enterprise Report, was named a finalist in the HR category of the New York Enterprise Small Business Awards and is listed on the Inc. 500|5000 list.

About Eulogy!:
Eulogy! launched in 1996 and is one of the top 20 independent PR agencies in the UK. In 2008 Eulogy! acquired digital PR agency Onlinefire to become a fully integrated communications company. May 2010 saw the Eulogy! Group expand into India. Eulogy! India is rapidly growing with 7 offices in key cities including Bangalore, Mumbai, Delhi and Kolkata.

The Eulogy! Group works across B2B and consumer PR both on and offline, with clients such as The Brand Union, Gyro, MEC, APA, ABC, NRS, Royal Mail, Santander, Panasonic, Paramount Home Entertainment, Disney, Apollo Cinemas, and Brown Forman.

Industry awards success includes the 2010 CorpComms Digi Award for Best Integrated Agency with Digital Expertise; Eulogy! was previously crowned PRCA Agency of the Year and the PRCA Specialist Agency of the Year. Eulogy! is one of PRWeek's 10 Best Places to Work and famous for being a strategically intelligent and creative consumer and B2B agency.