Kimball Hughes Public Relations, a national agency specializing in reputation and crisis communications management for the B2B as well as B2C markets, announces Allison Finazzo has joined the company as a public relations manager. Finazzo brings extensive knowledge and a decade of agency experience in communications, media relations and client strategy.
In her new role, Finazzo will lead the public relations strategy and planning for various clients in the insurance, legal and retail sectors, among others.
“Allison’s prior leadership roles and experience leading campaigns provide valuable expertise that will benefit both our clients and our agency,” said Rod Hughes, president and principal at Kimball Hughes PR. “She brings a wealth of knowledge regarding B2B and B2C media. We look forward to her contributions to our agency work and welcome her to the team.”
Finazzo joins Kimball Hughes at a time of tremendous growth for the agency. In June alone, Kimball Hughes PR added five new clients in the insurance, insurtech and legal industries seeking advisory services on issues of communications strategy and business development, as well as content development and media relations support.
In her most recent public relations role, Finazzo served as associate vice president for a global lifestyle PR agency with experience guiding client strategy, handling media relations and developing strategic partnerships. She held progressively responsible roles at various New York City agencies with clients in the hospitality, travel and lifestyle sectors and has successfully secured media coverage in publications such as The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Daily Mail, New York Magazine, CNBC, ABC News and many more.
A resident of New York, Finazzo earned her bachelor’s in business administration with a concentration in marketing, management and international business from the University of Delaware. She can be reached at afinazzo@kimballpr.com.
About Kimball Hughes PR
Kimball Hughes Public Relations (www.kimballpr.com) is a national agency specializing in reputation and crisis communications management with operations in Philadelphia, New York, Boston, Hartford and Chicago. Founded in 1995 by Gary Kimball and led by a team of former journalists, the agency provides innovative public relations and brand content solutions for B2B and B2C clients in industries that include insurance, finance, law, trade associations, hospitality, technology, healthcare, manufacturing and others. Visit us on Twitter (@kimballpr) and Facebook (www.facebook.com/kimballpr).