LifeSpan, the fitness gear manufacturer named “America’s Healthiest Company” by Health magazine, has chosen Adam Ritchie Brand Direction to launch its Ampera Power-Generating Office Bike. The bike will charge a user’s laptop and phone using pedal power, empowering them to work from anywhere. (Business Wire)
Adam will join a roundtable panel discussion at Crescendo, where he will cover the application of brand-building techniques to entertainment marketing.
The new juvenile products brand, Urbini, which makes versatile baby gear that crosses every boundary to delight parents and babies everywhere, has selected Adam Ritchie Brand Direction as its public relations agency of record. The Aritchbrand team will support Urbini and its line of new products, which includes the world's lightest full-featured stroller, a surprisingly compact travel system, an extremely versatile 3-in-1 travel system and an infant car seat with a super lightweight carrier. (The Holmes Report) (Bulldog Reporter) (PRNewser)
The agency brought home a win in the MarCom Awards for its work with Cyber Aces. The MarCom Awards "recognize excellence in marketing and communications."
A new invention from the brand that put generations of experience into perfecting the classic wooden snap trap will be introduced by the Aritchbrand team. Details will be released when the product is announced.
The foundation working to address the shortage in the nation's cybersecurity workforce by discovering and nurturing new talent has selected Adam Ritchie Brand Direction to lead communications efforts for its series of competitions.
LifeSpan, the fitness gear manufacturer named “America’s Healthiest Company” by Health magazine, has chosen Adam Ritchie Brand Direction as its communications agency of record. Aritchbrand will help LifeSpan launch new products, including the Treadmill Desk. The Treadmill Desk was designed to combat the negative effects of sedentary lifestyles by keeping bodies in motion, and allowing people to walk and work at the same time. (PRWeek) (Bulldog Reporter) (The Holmes Report) (PRNewser) (The New York Times)
Adam Ritchie Brand Direction has been appointed communications agency of record by stkr.it, a social media brand that helps people share and archive their memories by creating digital connections to physical items. The communications program developed by Adam Ritchie Brand Direction will highlight unique uses of the technology that make the impersonal, personal. (PRWeek) (Bulldog Reporter) (The Holmes Report) (PRNewser)
"Crystal Lagoons, the Santiago, Chile-based company that purifies large bodies of water to create the world’s largest swimming pools, has selected Adam Ritchie Brand Direction to lead communications efforts for its U.S. launch. The communications program developed by Aritchbrand will raise awareness of the company’s entry into the U.S. and its new manmade cooling ponds, designed to cut thermal pollution from power plants, while conserving energy, water and aquatic life." (The Holmes Report) (PRWeek) (Bulldog Reporter) (PRNewser) (The New York Times)
"Adam Ritchie Brand Direction has been named global communications agency for Nuna, a Dutch company that makes premium and practical baby gear. Work for Nuna will involve brand strategy and communication across the company’s international network of public relations agencies. The global PR program driven by Aritchbrand will highlight Nuna’s smart Dutch design, style blended with the reality of having kids, ability to grow with the child, compactness, quality and durability. The work will span traditional and social media marketing." This account win contributes to the agency's international portfolio. (Bulldog Reporter) (PRWeek)
Adam Ritchie Brand Direction will manage advance- and on-site media for Zumix, in conjunction with the Walk For Music: a volunteer event to raise funds and awareness for arts programs. Zumix is an arts nonprofit that empowers youth with music education.
Adam Ritchie Brand Direction will volunteer its services to manage advance- and on-site media for the Alpha Phi Omega National Convention in Atlanta. Alpha Phi Omega is a volunteer co-ed community service fraternity with chapters on more than 350 college campuses, working to foster leadership, friendship and service.
Adam Ritchie was interviewed about working with influential bloggers by the digital media division of PBS. The article covers Adam Ritchie Brand Direction's approach to placing its clients' news on top blogs.
Adam Ritchie Brand Direction will assist the launch of the African Diaspora Marketplace, an initiative from Western Union and USAID. The program will provide funding and on-the-ground assistance to entrepreneurs in Sub-Saharan Africa, working to create sustainable jobs that address social issues in the region.
Adam Ritchie Brand Direction will be supporting, "Dig It," Timberland's four-city eco tour. Work will include national media outreach, on-site media management in Boston, New York, Los Angeles and San Francisco, and viral video production and distribution. The tour will feature urban greening events and concerts by Stone Gossard of Pearl Jam.
Detours and OnRamps, a forum that addresses the needs and issues of working mothers, has chosen Adam Ritchie Brand Direction to promote its mission and networking conference at Bentley College in Waltham, M.A.
The Magic Hat Brewing Company has tapped Adam Ritchie Brand Direction to launch its new Orlio organic brand. The premium, certified organic beer will carry an active lifestyle positioning and debut at the Natural Products Expo East in Baltimore, M.D.
"Greenable, a green building company that offers a range of eco-friendly building materials for residential and commercial projects, formalized an AOR relationship with Boston-based Adam Ritchie Brand Direction. The agency will help build awareness for the company, handle marketing and oversee media relations in the Greater Delaware Valley." (PRWeek)
"The agency has been named agency of record for Changents, an online destination that connects innovators on the front lines of social and environmental change with people who can help them. Work for Changents will involve using new media and social networks to build a grassroots following online, combined with media relations." (Bulldog Reporter)
"Adam Ritchie, who previously worked in the brand marketing and crisis & issues management practices at Cone Inc., launched his own independent brand communications agency. Adam Ritchie Brand Direction, based in Boston, provides marketing, media outreach, crisis management and creative development services." (BRANDWEEK) (Boston Business Journal) (Bulldog Reporter)
