Public Relations Global Network Adds Affiliate in Los Angeles

PRGN welcomes The Hoyt Organization to its 46 agency member network

PRGN leadership is pursuing additional partnership opportunities in China, Africa, Belgium and New York

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The Public Relations Global Network (PRGN) today announced it has selected The Hoyt Organization, Inc., a Los Angeles-area based full- service public relations agency, as its newest affiliate. The Hoyt Organization is the 46th member of the group, thus expanding the PRGN presence in most major cities around the globe. The induction into the global consortium was made during PRGN’s twice-yearly meeting, which just concluded in Dubai.

“Today’s business climate is global and it’s critical that we be able to serve companies in that capacity”

“The pleasure of adding an agency in one of our priority markets in the Americas is vital to the growth of our agency network,” said Ed Stevens, APR-M, president of PRGN and owner ofStevens Strategic Communications, the PRGN affiliate based in Cleveland, Ohio. “After an extensive selection process, we determined that The Hoyt Organization embodies the values and best practices of this elite set of local firms, located around the world.”

Founded in 1986, The Hoyt Organization (www.hoytorg.com) is a public relations agency based in Torrance, California, in the county of Los Angeles. As a full-service strategic communications firm that provides complete public relations counseling and crisis communication services, The Hoyt Organization specializes in developing public relations programs for business to business and business to consumer-based companies that focus on the real estate, financial and professional services, retail, legal, technology and healthcare industries. Current clients include Auction.com, Sotheby’s International Realty, USC Lusk Center for Real Estate, Westwood Financial Corp., Genton Property Group for the Four Seasons Private Residence, Los Angeles, among others.

“Today’s business climate is global and it’s critical that we be able to serve companies in that capacity,” said Leeza Hoyt, APR, founder and CEO of The Hoyt Organization. “Joining PRGN is a logical extension of our ongoing efforts to grow our business in Southern California and around the country. It extends our reach into the world’s most significant global marketplaces where we now have the ability to provide on-the-ground coverage.”

The PRGN partners meet twice a year in cities around the world. Agency members are independent, local, owner-operated public relations and communications agencies that share expertise and resources, while providing broad-based comprehensive communications strategies to clients worldwide. If a company or organization is interested in the services of PRGN’s local agency network, go to www.PRGN.com for more information.

PRGN is actively recruiting PR members in China, Africa, Belgium and New York. If a PR agency is interested in joining the network, visit the PRGN website’s member recruitment section for more information or email its membership chair, C.L. Conroy, at CL@conroymartinez.com.

About Public Relations Global Network (PRGN)

Clients across six continents depend on the combined resources of the Public Relations Global Network (PRGN) to deliver targeted public relations campaigns in markets around the world. With revenues of more than $110 million (U.S.D.), PRGN is one of the world’s largest international public relations networks. PRGN harnesses the resources of approx. 50 independent public relations firms and more than 900 communications professionals to connect international companies and organizations with individual and culturally diverse markets globally. Visit PRGN online atwww.prgn.com or on twitter at @PRGN.