NEW YORK: UK-based restaurant chain Pret A Manger has selected Sharp Communications as its first PR AOR in the US as it expands its business in the country. Lewis PR previously managed the brand’s communications globally, said Jennifer Nelson, marketing director for Pret A Manger USA. She added that the firm is still handling PR for the… read more>>

We know its not nice to brag, but…the PR team skillfully placed not one but three Sharp clients on the pages of the Wall Street Journal in March. The Heard and Scene column profiled both The Society of Memorial Sloan- Kettering Cancer Center’s annual Bunny Hop …       … as well as the Randall’s Island Park Alliance’s… read more>>

Working with several manufacturers in the home décor space, we receive a lot of requests from architects, designers, celebrities, and entrepreneurial everyday homeowners, who want to work with our client’s products in their home projects.  Our PR team carefully evaluates each opportunity and many of them get declined but every once in a while all the stars… read more>>

The Sharp Public Relations team was busy this week, supporting two high-profile charitable events in New York City on Tuesday night. The National Committee on American Foreign Policy (NCAFP) Gala Awards Dinner This year’s event brought approximately 270 attendees including some of the country’s foremost scholars, government officials, diplomats, business leaders and philanthropists.  The evening honored former… read more>>

It was right back to business in the New Year with a flurry of January clips.  From Sharp’s design team, The Chicago Tribune featured Kohler‘s Moxie shower head in the “Home Briefs” section. Connecticut Cottages & Gardens featured Cosentino‘s new suede finish detailing how “the matte covering is striking over the brand’s quartz surfaces,” and Architectural Digest… read more>>

The PR team used their savvy know-how and a little bit of festive spirit to tap into “holiday giving” news stories for several of our non-profit clients and brands with CSR initiatives in December.  New York’s source for hyper-local news, DNAinfo.com, covered The Society of Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center Thrift Shop’s Winter Wonderland Sale.  The article included… read more>>

Last month was busy as ever.  But while deep in 2013 planning, the PR team never stops pitching.  In November we gave thanks for the following three slam dunks… In print, the Wall Street Journal featured Kohler’s latest product, Moxie, the first showerhead with an integrated Bluetooth speaker for listening to audio fromyour smartphone (genius.) In broadcast,… read more>>

Fall is the season for philanthropy and Sharp kicked things off with one of the city’s most glamorous fundraisers this October, The Society of Memorial Sloan-Kettering’s Cancer Center’s Annual Preview Party for the International Fine Art and Antique Dealers Show.  Avenue magazine dedicated a full page Q&A with Sigourney Weaver on her role as Celebratory Chair of… read more>>

Frank Pollaro, founder of Pollaro Custom Furniture, came to us a while back with exciting details on a new design collaboration with Brad Pitt. Four years in the making, the limited-edition line showcases a dozen high-end, handcrafted furnishings influenced by their shared passion for Art Deco masters. Our team hit the ground running — it was an… read more>>

Design and luxury scored highly for three of our top media placements last month.  The New York Times “Home” section ran an exclusive on Milano SmartLiving’s Multibed Castello crediting the savvy space-saving Italian brand with taking the convertible couch “to a whole new level.”  Also in home design, LA Confidential ran a full-page feature story on PUNCHouse… read more>>