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  • « For many years IC AG does PR for the Beiersdorf brand Eucerin®. The IC team has excellent contacts with our target media and produces results which we are very satisfied with. »

    Inka Walden, Product Management Eucerin®, Beiersdorf

  • « IC AG supports us again and again on project basis: e.g. with our new website, a brochure or specific trade PR. We are always very satisfied with their results. »

    Michael Bruhns, CEO Werner Bruhns Lagereigesellschaft mbH (Logistics / Warehousing)

  • « For more than 5 years IC is our agency partners in Germany for our common customer Finnair. IC realizes a very professional media work and helps us in the implementation of market-oriented communication concepts. »

    Päivi Holmqvist, Account Director, Miltton, Finland´s biggest independent PR agency

  • « IC AG´s business experience, adaptability, energy and resourcefulness, have all contributed to our proud entry in these markets. They are reliable, results-driven and highly responsive. »

    Karin Mugnaini Girault, Communications Manager, Activeion (Europe) GmbH

  • « IC has been realizing our PR for many years. Their work has helped to create awareness and a positive image for a very special product of building materials. This has ultimately helped boosting sales as well. »

    Norbert Westphal, CEO, Hanseatisches Schlackenkontor ARGE Vertrieb

  • « IC AG supports our activities for burned children with professional PR. They do this pro bono.

    Thank you so much! »

    Adelheid Gottwald, Paulinchen - Initiative für brandverletzte Kinder e.V. (Initiative for Burned Children)

  • « The agency team knows really well the media landscape, knows to convince journalists of Finnair issues, provides good ideas and last but not least many high-quality clippings. I will be happy if we continue working together on this high level for the next years. »

    Jan Pellinen, Director Sales Germany, Finnair

  • « As newcomers to the field of end user PR, we feel advised in a very competent manner by IC AG. We get tailored strategies that meet our requirements and above all they are clear and understandable. No matter if with small or big budget. »

    Petra Mendoza, Brand Manager, TePe Mundhygieneprodukte Vertriebs-GmbH

  • « A couple of years ago we at Vocollect booked IC as our PR agency for Germany as we began our European operations. We are very satisfied with the results that they have achieved for us and the thoroughness of their work. They represent Made in Germany in the true sense of the meaning. »

    Greg Tanner, former Managing Director, Vocollect Europe, London

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    Technology
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    … and more (on request)

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News

New US client on board

Hamburg, May 6, 2012 – IC AG and Other PRGN Members Mark Anniversary by Building House in Cape Town Township for Impoverished Family. ... read more

 

New US client on board

Hamburg, March 29, 2012 – Industrie-Contact AG (IC AG) is happy to announce the market leader Trex Company from Winchester, Virginia (USA), as new client. ... read more

 

2 new clients from Finland

Hamburg, March 5, 2012 – We are happy to announce 2 new project clients from one of our favorite countries Finland: Neste Oil is the biggest Finnish oil refining and marketing company producing mainly transportation fuels and other refined petroleum products. [...] The second new client is Jujo Thermal, one of the world's leading suppliers of durable direct thermal papers for label, tickets & tags and point-of-sales use. ... read more

 

IC AG - PR agency IC AG awarded quality seal 2012

Hamburg, January 31, 2012 – As one of the few communications agencies in Germany the Hamburg-based PR agency Industrie-Contact AG (IC AG) was awarded the VdWa seal for excellent quality for the 3rd consecutive year. The independent directory of German communications agencies (VdWa) gives this seal only to agencies after intense checks of critical areas as client experiences and references, range of services, agency management, qualifications of staff, and financial behavior. ... read more

 

IC AG - Good start to the year 2012

Hamburg, January 11, 2012 – With two attractive new customers, the IC AG started the new year: Zumba Fitness from Florida, currently one of the hottest fitness workouts in Germany has, after a six-month probationary period, a public relations plan for 2012 approved. Moreover, with the globally acknowledged microphone and headphone manufacturer Sennheiser from Wedemark near Hanover the IC AG could agree on a newsletter project. ... read more

 

IC AG supports two aid organizations pro bono

Hamburg, December 14, 2011 – Also this year Industry-Contact AG (IC AG) supports the Initiative for Burned Children (www.paulinchen.de) with pro bono PR activities. This organization operates nationwide prevention campaigns in Germany to raise awareness about the potential hazards and consequences of thermal injury in childhood and their treatments. In Germany every year more than 30,000 children under 15 years get burned or scalded so badly that they need medical care, about 6,000 children have to be hospitalized. ... read more

 

IC AG: Client Finnair wins Finnish Marketing Communication Award for Quality Campaign

Hamburg, November 07, 2011 – Finnair has won the category "B2C" in MTL Communications Awards with the "Rethink Quality" campaign. Although the award is Finnish, the jury specifically mentioned that the coverage both in Finland and internationally was remarkable. In Germany, IC AG was responsible for the campaign's public relations. IC has been working for the Finnish airline for many years. ... read more

 

New Public Relations Global Network (PRGN) Affiliate, The Conroy Martinez Group (Miami, Florida, USA)

Hamburg, October 17, 2011 – The Conroy Martinez Group has joined the Public Relations Global Network (PRGN) as its new Miami, Florida member. PRGN is the world's fourth-largest network of independent public relations agencies. The Conroy Martinez Group is the 41st agency to join the worldwide network. ... read more

 

Global Twitter Live Chat Premiere

Hamburg, September 24, 2011 – Our international Public Relations Global Network (www.prgn.com) arranged the first global twitter live chat on the topic "Social Media" yesterday. ... read more

 

IC AG successful with football legend campaign - Client Finnair wins Euro Effie award for innovative marketing

Hamburg, September 19, 2011 – Finnair has won a Silver Euro Effie award in recognition of its Local Heroes marketing campaigns in Germany and England. In Germany, IC AG is responsible for the "Litti" PR with media activities, travel agent event and blog activities. ... read more

 

Get rid of the ad value equivalent?

Hamburg, September 8, 2011 – Several German PR agencies have newly rejected the ad value equivalent (AVE) as method to measure PR. This resulted in the German PR Magazin survey of 16 service providers. The occasion was the announcement of Ogilvy PR, following the principles of Barcelona to use no longer the AVE for measuring PR results. However, we are not convinced by all the answers. We see things differently and are happy to offer furthermore the AVE to our customers. However, we do not restrict ourselves to this methodology. ... read more

 

Social Media and PR

Hamburg, August 25, 2011 – The IC AG organized an event with Mathias Will, the social media expert and operator of the well-known blogs netz-leben.org. The event worked out precisely what role social media play in modern public relations, which customers they serve and what time and financial commitment make sense. ... read more

 

PRGN world's fourth largest network of independent PR agencies

July 16, 2011 – Founded in 1992, Public Relations Global Network was recorded in 2010 a turnover of 110 million dollars. Compared with 2009 this represents an increase of 10 percent. ... read more

 

70 Percent of Corporate Communicators Expect to have a Global Marketing Function at their Organization within Five Years, PRGN Survey Reveals

Chicago, May 24, 2011 – Marketing and communications executives are "going global," with seven out of 10 saying their organizations currently have, or will have in the next five years, a global marketing function, based on the results of a study commissioned by the Public Relations Global Network (www.prgn.com), one of the top international networks of independent public relations agencies. ... read more

 

Public Relations Global Network (PRGN) Elects Francine Robbens as President

Hamburg, 20.04.2011 – Public Relations Global Network (PRGN) (www.prgn.com), one of the top international networks of leading independent public relations agencies, today announced the election of Francine Robbens of PRP - Public Relations Partners in Brussels as president. Robbens will lead the worldwide network of 42 independently-owned public relations agencies on six continents. She takes over the helm from Patricia Pérez of Los Angeles, California-based PR firm VPE Public Relations. ... read more

 

Industrie-Contact AG Awarded Quality Seal 2011

Hamburg, 23.01.2011 – For the second time after 2010 the Hamburg based PR agency Industrie-Contact AG has been awarded the VDWA Agency Quality Seal. The agency had to pass through an assessment process including critical areas such as finance, experience, background, positioning and range of services, agency management and customers. Only about 50 agencies are allowed to carry this seal. ... read more

 

Top List of Major 2010 PR Stories:
Gulf Coast Oil Spill, Chilean Miner Rescue

January 3rd, 2011 – A survey of public relations professionals around the globe indicates that the BP Oil Spill in the Gulf of Mexico and the October rescue of the trapped Chilean miners ranked as the top PR stories of 2010. ... read more

 

New member agencies added in India and Russia

November 17, 2010 – Public Relations Global Network (PRGN) (www.prgn.com), the international network of leading independent public relations agencies, today announced the addition of two new members in India and Russia. ... read more

 

Public Relations Global Network Elects Patricia Pérez as New President

May 4th, 2010 – Public Relations Global Network (PRGN) (www.prgn.com), the international network of leading independent public relations agencies, today announced the election of Patricia Pérez of VPE Public Relations in Los Angeles, CA as president. ... read more

 

IC AG – Innovative cleaning client starts PR in Germany

March 19th, 2010 – Activeion, the innovative international cleaning industry client has assigned IC AG to implement PR programs in Germany. ... read more

 

IC AG – New client from Sweden has boarded

March 15th, 2010 – The Hamburg affiliate of the Swedish company TePe has assigned IC AG to implement a PR program with four activities in Germany this year. ... read more