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Why Indie PR Is Favouring Collaboration Over Competition

Public relations has historically been a competitive, cutthroat sector, especially in fashion. But the new generation of independent PR firms are banding together to share their expertise and compete in the age of agency consolidation.
Founder of FuTong & Friends, Georgina FuTong, creative consultant Emma Chozik and founder and chief executive of Agency Eight, Aurielle Kaminski.
Georgina FuTong, founder of FuTong & Friends; Emma Chozick, founder of creative consultancy Gr8 Collab; and Aurielle Kaminski, founder and chief executive of Agency Eight. (Weston Wells)

When designer Harleen Kaur hosted her first ever brand dinner in New York earlier this month, she did so with the help of not just one, but two PR firms.

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The Paris public relations star Lucien Pagès is forming a joint venture with Adam Iezzi’s London-based firm AIPR, backed by superagency The Independents.

How to Choose a PR Agency

A good agency can feel like an extension of a brand and bring fresh expertise towards telling its story. But picking the right partner is growing more complex as the definition of PR rapidly evolves.

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Haley Crawford
Haley Crawford

Haley Crawford is Marketing Correspondent at The Business of Fashion. She is based in New York and covers the marketing and public relations industries.

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