ECCO signs up Czech P.R. in the Czech Republic

Prague and London, 11 July 2005

ECCO International Public Relations Ltd. announced today that it has appointed Czech P.R. to be the ECCO member for the Czech Republic.  ECCO is one of the world’s leading international public relations and marketing services networks and ranks 4th in Europe (source: PR Week European league table 2005) with an overall fee income of £ 18,654,100 (almost € 27.5 mil) in 2004 and over 400 consultants. The addition of Czech P.R. expands ECCO’s membership to 35 PR agencies across 30 countries around the world.

Czech P.R. is independent PR consultancy founded in 1995. It offers a comprehensive range of public relations services including corporate communications, media relations, investor relations, event management, crisis communications and services. The agency provides public relations services in diverse sector including banking and finance, energy industry, telecommunications, information technology, manufacturing, real estate and drinks and beverages industry. 

Kathryn Bishop, ECCO Operations Co-ordinator, comments: “ECCO is pleased to welcome Czech P.R. to the network.  We have focused efforts in the last 12 months on establishing client service facilities in the emerging economies of China, India and Eastern Europe and the addition of Czech P.R. fills one of the last gaps in network coverage. In the last year we have seen increased demand for work in these regions.”

Vít Kurfürst, managing director, Czech P. R. says: “Joining the ECCO independent agencies network is a great challenge for us. This step means we have the opportunity to offer our services to clients in 30 countries worldwide. At the same time, we also have access to a wide range of experience offered by other partner organisations in the ECCO network.”
 
Sara Render, ECCO Director and Executive Chairman of ECCO’s UK agency, Kinross + Render comments: “All our members are independent owner-managed businesses with a strong track record of good client retention and excellent work. Czech P.R. meets the criteria as well as, importantly, having principals with an international mindset and experience of running global programmes. We are pleased to have them on board.”

For further information:

Czech P.R.
Vít Kurfürst
Managing Director
Národní 17
110 00 Prague 1
Czech Republic
Tel: +420 224 210 206
Fax: +420 224 210 615
kurfurst@czechpr.cz
www.czechpr.cz

ECCO International Public Relations
Sara Render
Director, ECCO International Public Relations / Executive Chairman, Kinross + Render, Ltd.
Tel: +44 207 592 3105
sr@kinrossrender.com
www.ecco-network.com

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Notes to Editors

ECCO is a network of independently owned and operated PR and marketing communications consultancies located in over 30 countries and headquartered in London, ECCO member agencies are successful in their own right and are owner managed by senior people with big agency / big client experience.

The objective for ECCO is to offer the best services to the client, taking advantage of its international presence and of the full independence of its partners. ECCO clients include BenQ, ACR, Sanitec, Xerox, Crafts & Hobbies Association, MEGA.