BENCHMARK PORTER NOVELLI SETS UP SHOP IN B.C.
By Adnews Staff
Toronto-based public relations firm BenchMark Porter Novelli is establishing the firm's first presence in Western Canada with the opening of a office in Vancouver. BenchMark's new office is being led by Patricia Misutka, former manager at the firm's Toronto office. Misutka is currently sharing office space with the BenchMark Porter Novelli's sister agency Palmer Jarvis DDB. She will be serving the firm's Vancouver-based clients such as SUMmedia.com and BuildDirect.com as well as working with PJ DDB on a client-by-client basis. The opening of the Vancouver office is part of the firm's expansion plans announced earlier this year when BenchMark Communications and Canada Porter Novelli merged operations. In addition to creating a presence in Western Canada, the firm plans to expand into Ottawa as well. The agency currently operates offices in Toronto and Montreal.