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Emerge PR Marks One-Year Anniversary With Strong Momentum, 63% Increase in Monthly Revenue
Fifteen New Clients in First Year
| Source: Emerge PR
BOSTON, MA -- (MARKET WIRE) -- November 1, 2006 -- Emerge Public Relations, a growing firm serving
high-technology, financial, consumer and business services firms, today
announced it has exceeded its growth projections in its first full year of
business. Launched on November 1, 2005, Emerge PR has increased its monthly
run rate by 63 percent since its inception, securing 15 new clients while
adding strategic senior staff.
"The progress we have made as we mark our first anniversary has surpassed
all of our expectations. A year ago, we were hopeful we would hit the $1
million mark in our first full year of business, and we have already
exceeded that. We have built our business on relationships, and we are
grateful to our clients for placing their confidence in us," said Mara
Bartucca, principal, Emerge PR.
"As the holiday season approaches, we have much to be thankful for. We have
been fortunate to attract a stellar professional team, enabling us to
guarantee senior-level attention for all our clients. We thank our whole
team for sharing our vision and helping us build an exciting new agency,"
said Catherine Marenghi, principal, Emerge PR.
On its first day of business a year ago, Emerge PR was already an
established PR firm. By bringing together the staff and clients of Marenghi
PR, an award-winning firm founded by Catherine Marenghi in 1992, and Dark
Horse Consulting, a communications consultancy formed by Mara Bartucca
after leading the Horn Group's Boston office for nine years, Emerge PR
launched with a strong team and an impressive client portfolio, with 10
charter clients.
Since then, Emerge PR has added eight retainer clients including Cartesis,
DestinationWeddings.com, Harte-Hanks (including its Trillium Software
division), Harvard Business School Publishing, Information Builders, The
Otto Club, Webgen, and Whitebirch Software, along with a variety of
projects including AccountAbility Outsourcing, MEMS Industry Group,
Optasite, and Syrinx Consulting. In addition, the agency is serving the
Wellness Community of Greater Boston on a pro bono basis.
In addition, Emerge PR has built its professional team to a total of 13
staff, including several strategic team leaders with an average of 10 years
of PR experience. New additions since the firm's founding include
Stephanie Fallon, account director; Samantha Smith, account director; Liza
Colburn, senior account manager; Matthew McCarthy, account executive; and
Sheila Bohan, account coordinator.
About Emerge PR
Emerge Public Relations partners with smart, ambitious companies to drive
awareness and market share through relationship brokering, thought
leadership and other strategic communications programs. With deep
connections in the press, analyst, venture capital and other key influencer
communities, Emerge PR helps high-technology, health care, financial and
service organizations achieve their desired goals. The firm is
headquartered at 300 Congress Street, Suite 204, Quincy, Mass. 02169, (617)
729-3170.