Peppercom Inc and Flagship Consulting form Strategic Alliance
New combination provides platform to expand strategic communications and marketing services to Peppercom Inc clients in United Kingdom and throughout Europe
26 October 2011 – London: Flagship Consulting, and Peppercom Inc, a leading US communications agency headquartered in New York (“Peppercom”), are forming a strategic alliance to provide clients with a broad array of marketing and communications services in the UK and Europe. One of the world’s leading independent communications firms, Peppercom is currently ranked 25 on the US PR Week list.
The alliance will enable Peppercom’s and Flagship’s clients to tap a variety of integrated communications and marketing services, including digital and social media strategy and campaign management, public relations, crisis communications, creative services, editorial development, licensing and web development.
Commenting on the alliance, Edward Moed, managing partner and co-founder of Peppercom said, “Our partnership with Flagship will provide clients with a depth and quality of service in the UK and throughout Europe that they have come to expect from Peppercom in the Americas. After an exhaustive review of potential partners in London, we are convinced Flagship possesses the skills, expertise and culture we need to service our global brand clients with sophisticated marketing and communications campaigns.”
Moed added, “Peppercom’s growth is enabling us to make strategic investments that improve how and where we service our clients. As a result, we intend to grow our relationship with Flagship over time and make an equity investment in the firm by the end of the year.”
Flagship Chief Executive Diana Soltmann said, “We are delighted to be working with a partner that can provide us with an international reach and a full-service communications approach. What has really excited us about Peppercom is their ability to innovate and push the boundaries of communication thinking.”
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For more information about Flagship Consulting, please visit www.flagshipconsulting.co.uk or contact Kiren Pooni kiren.pooni@flagshipconsulting.co.uk 0207 886 8442
For more information about Peppercom Inc, please visit www.peppercom.com or contact Kristin Davie kdavie@peppercom.com +1 212 931 6100
Editor’s Notes:
Flagship Consulting is an award-winning corporate and brand public relations consultancy with expertise in areas including media relations, crisis management, social media, reputation building and event management. With a proven track record of helping organisations of all sizes achieve their communications goals, Flagship prides itself on delivering creative campaigns that drive results and get people talking. Established in 1999, Flagship has a 15-strong team of PR professionals based in London’s West End and a sister office at Flagship South West’s base in Exeter.
To find out more visit www.flagshipconsulting.co.uk.
Peppercom, Inc. is a strategic communications firm headquartered in New York, which focuses on understanding the business of a client’s business. In addition to being a full service public relations firm, the agency recently acquired H2O Associates, a digital and interactive firm, whose services complement a solution set that already includes: PepperDigital, helping clients integrate emerging media tools with traditional communications; PepperCommotions, the in-house strategic events and sponsorships division; and GreenPepper, helping clients develop and communicate sustainability strategies to key stakeholders. Peppercom is a finalist for PR Week’s 2010 Mid-Sized Agency of the Year and is currently ranked number 34 on a national industry list by PRWeek.
To find out more visit www.peppercom.com.
