Dear Friends &
Associates,
We are proud to share news of
our continued growth through the recent acquisition of Haber & Quinn Public
Relations & Marketing, a Fort Lauderdale-based firm specializing in the
marine and healthcare industries.
Our combined talent,
expertise and service offerings will bring about an even stronger agency with
additional resources and creative assets. We encourage you to visit our
website to review our capabilities, and welcome hearing from you with any
comments or questions.
For more specific details on
this announcement, see the news release inserted below. To keep abreast of the
latest news from rbb, please find us on Facebook and visit our blog. Along with our new
associates from Haber & Quinn, we look forward to continue working together
to achieve great things!
Your friends at rbb
rbb Public Relations
Acquires Haber & Quinn PR
Miami – May
27, 2010 – rbb Public Relations today announced the acquisition of Haber &
Quinn Public Relations & Marketing, a Fort Lauderdale firm specializing in
the marine and healthcare industries. The announcement was made by Christine
Barney, CEO of rbb Public Relations.
“John Quinn
and Geri Haber bring their talents, staff and quality clients into the rbb
fold,” said Barney. “We share a best-practices approach to delivering strategic
results for clients and together have a stronger portfolio that will fuel the
firm’s future growth.”
Haber &
Quinn (H&Q) leadership cited rbb’s national award-winning reputation,
digital media expertise and employee-driven culture as key factors in the
decision to join the firm. “rbb was the perfect choice for H&Q,” said John
Quinn, partner at Haber & Quinn. “We wouldn’t have considered a move
that would bring anything less than rbb’s top-quality to our clients and
staff.”
Geri Haber
will be senior counselor and VP of the soon-to-be-named rbb/HQ event division.
John Quinn will take on the mantle of VP of healthcare for rbb. The healthcare
division includes well established brands such as Blue Cross Blue Shield of
Florida, Cleveland Clinic, United Home Care Services and the FIU College of
Nursing & Health Sciences.
The event
division’s client experience includes the Fort Lauderdale International Boat
Show, the world’s largest boat show, Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey
Circus and Disney on Ice, the 2010 American Institute of Architects National
Convention, the Florida Marlins, among others.
Haber &
Quinn staff will work out of both rbb’s Miami and Fort Lauderdale offices.
About
rbb Public Relations
rbb
Public Relations has a national reputation for delivering results on par with the
largest national firms, but with the individual attention of a boutique agency.
Named PRWeek’s “2008 Agency of the Year” and The Holmes Report’s “2009 Boutique
Agency of the Year,” rbb’s bilingual staff excels in media relations, corporate
communications, digital/social media, product introductions and crisis
counseling. The firm’s capabilities encompass a variety of practice areas,
including B2B, consumer products, crisis communications, travel & leisure,
health and fitness, real estate, and food and beverage. rbb is a founding
member of the Converge network of PR firms. For more information, call
(305) 448-7450 or visit www.rbbpr.com.
About
Haber &Quinn Public Relations
Haber & Quinn Public Relations & Marketing
works on a local, regional, national and international basis with clients range
from privately held companies to multinational corporations. The firm’s
experience encompasses a variety of different industries, with special emphasis
in the marine and healthcare industries. The firm is based in Fort
Lauderdale, Florida.
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