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rbb Communications, LLC


Tina Elmowitz, Chief People Officer & Partner
Tina Elmowitz
Chief People Officer & Partner
Lisa Ross, President & Partner
Lisa Ross
President & Partner
Christine Barney, CEO
Christine Barney
CEO

CONTACT INFORMATION

www.rbbcommunications.com
[email protected]
Miami, United States
355 Alhambra Circle
Suite 800
Miami, Florida 33134
United States
Country Code: 1
(T) 305-448-7457
(F) 305-448-5027
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CONTACT(S)

Christine Barney, CEO
Miami, Florida 33134
United States
(T) 305-448-7456
(E) [email protected]
Tina Elmowitz, Chief People Officer & Partner
Miami, Florida 33134
United States
(T) 305-448-7459
(E) [email protected]
Lisa K. Ross, President & Partner
Miami, Florida 33134
United States
(T) 305-448-7457
(F) 305-448-5027
(E) [email protected]
Amanda Magistad, PROI Contact - Integrated Marketing Manager
Miami, Florida 33134
United States
(T) 3054456264
(E) [email protected]
Julie Jimenez-Padron, Vice President
Miami, Florida 33134
United States
(T) 3054487450
(E) [email protected]

Agency Profile

About rbb Communications 

rbb Communications is a full-service integrated agency, with decades of experience delivering effective PR, creative, digital, and marketing strategies for regional, national and global organizations. rbb is a certified women-owned business, producing work that has earned hundreds of national marketing awards, including being recognized as U.S. Agency of the year six times.  

  

rbb champions Breakout Brands, using proprietary research to inspire companies with insights to create customer passion and deliver bottom-line results. The firm’s toolbox includes media relations, digital & social marketing, influencer engagement, corporate communications, and creative & design services. Specialty practices include B2B & Professional Services, Health & Wellness, Consumer & Lifestyle, Travel & Hospitality, Real Estate and Energy & Renewables. The firm also has international reach across more than 160 cities in 50 countries through its partnership with PROI Worldwide, the largest global network of independent communications agencies. 


Give us a call if you want to chat about navigating the world of integrated marketing and transforming your company into a Breakout Brand™.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

  • Entertainment
  • Logistics
  • Retail
  • Real Estate
  • Professional Services
  • Hospitality & Travel
  • Food, Beverage & Spirits
  • Consumer Products
  • Construction & Construction Materials
  • Natural Resources
  • Healthcare-Pharmaceuticals
  • Sports Marketing
  • Fashion/Lifestyle
  • Environmental Communications
  • Not for Profits
  • Reputation Management
  • Technology

SERVICES

  • Advertising
  • Campaign Strategy
  • Change Management/Consulting
  • Content Creation
  • Corporate Reputation
  • Creative/Branding
  • Crisis & Issues Management
  • Executive Positioning
  • Influencer relations
  • Media Monitoring and Analysis
  • Media Relations
  • Paid Media and Digital Marketing
  • Reputation Management & Measurement
  • Social Media/Community Management
  • Strategic Counsel
  • Strategic Positioning
  • Thought Leadership

MANAGEMENT TEAM

Christine Barney, APR - CEO & Managing Partner
Lisa Ross - President & Partner
Tina Elmowitz - Chief People Officer & Partner
Jeanine Karp - Vice President & Partner
Josh Merkin - Vice President & Partner
Maite Velez-Couto - Senior Vice President & Partner
Sandra Fine Ericson, APR - Executive Vice President, Director of Results Measurement & Partner
Shawn Warmstein - Vice President & Partner
Robert Gill - Senior Writer
Laura Guitar - Executive Vice President, Crisis Communications & Issue Management, & Partner
Lisette Loughner - Vice President of Human Resources & Partner

Rashid Saker - Vice President of Operations & Partner

Lauren Bernat - Vice President of Account Services & Partner

Amanda Magistad - Integrated Marketing Manager

SELECTION OF CLIENTS

  • Altura Capital
  • AMResorts
  • Apex Service Partners
  • Apple Leisure Group
  • Artefacto
  • Avila Law Firm
  • AvMed
  • Bank of America
  • BDO United States
  • Berger Singerman
  • Blanca
  • Boca Raton Arts District Exploratory Corporation
  • Breathless Resorts and Spas
  • Brown & Brown Insurance
  • Bureau Veritas
  • BurgerFi
  • Caregiver Services
  • Carollton School of the Sacred Heart
  • Casi Cielo
  • Chick-Fil-A
  • Cinch Home Services
  • Cleveland Clinic
  • CodePath
  • Codina Partners
  • Deutsch Blumberg & Caballero
  • DHL Express
  • Diabetes Research Institute Foundation
  • Disney on Ice
  • Dreams Resorts & Spas
  • Duncan Hines
  • eCombustible
  • ELM
  • Embassy Suites by Hilton
  • Emera Technologies
  • EMSI
  • Engage PEO
  • Feld Entertainment
  • Fernandez Family Real Estate
  • FI Oncology
  • FirstService Residential
  • Florida City Gas
  • Florida Crystals
  • Florida International University - Nicole Wertheim College of Nursing & Health Sciences
  • Florida Power & Light
  • Florida Vocational Institute
  • Franklin Street
  • Future of Cities
  • Global Life Technologies Corporation
  • Gold & Gold
  • Greater Miami Convention & Visitor's Bureau
  • Grossman Roth
  • Grove Bank and Trust
  • Gulf Bay Properties
  • Gunster Law
  • Hampton by Hilton
  • Hilton Garden Inn
  • HNTB Corp
  • Holland and Knight
  • Home2Suites
  • Homewood Suites by Hilton
  • Invicta
  • Jackson Health Systems
  • Kaplan University
  • Kaufman Rossin
  • Keuhne Davis Law
  • Knight Foundation
  • Kotler Homes
  • Lion Country Safari
  • Livacor
  • Lofty Brickell Sales
  • Lyft
  • MAPCO
  • Marriot Vacations Worldwide
  • Mase Law Firm
  • Mast Capital
  • MDVIP
  • Merz Institute
  • Miami Jewish Heath Systems
  • Miami-Dade Beacon Council
  • MidFlorida Credit Union
  • Monster Jam
  • Morrison, Brown, Argiz & Farra, LLC (MBAF)
  • Mrs. Butterworth's Syrup
  • Neste
  • Now Resorts & Spas
  • One Thousand Museum
  • PA Consulting Group
  • Pacific National Bank
  • Primrose Schools
  • Related Group
  • Sabina Estates
  • SAFEbuilt
  • Scenthound
  • Scott Trust
  • Scout Cold Logistics, LLC
  • Secrets Resorts & Spas
  • Sentara Healthcare
  • Sidley
  • Simply
  • Suffolk Construction
  • Tavistock
  • Thomson Reuters
  • Toco Warranty
  • Trustbridge Hospice Care
  • Viper Equity Partners
  • Virgin Voyages
  • Vitas Healthcare
  • Vlasic
  • West Palm Beach Downtown Development Authority
  • Winegard Company
  • Wright National Flood Insurance Services
  • WSP Engineering
  • Zoetry Wellness & Spa Resort

Awards of Distinction

rbb’s awards span across multiple categories and reflect the entire staff’s talent from media campaigns and creative tactics to corporate reputation and thought leadership.

Agency Recognition

• PRNews: Agency Elite Top 100 in 2020 and 2023

• South Florida Business Journal, Women-owned Business Award 
• PRWeek’s: Overall PR Agency of the Year and Best Small PR Agency of the Year; Best Places to Work
• Holmes Report's Consumer Agency of the Year Finalist; Best Agencies To Work For; Boutique Agency of the Year
• Wall Street Journal: Top Small Workplace Four Years in a Row
• Inc.: Top Small Company Workplaces Winner



Campaign Awards

Ragan Video, Visual, and Virtual Awards!:

• 2022: Best Nonprofit Video

• 2022: Best Cause-Related Video - Honorable Mention

 

Bulldog Reporter:

• 2019: Best Media Relations Campaign

• 2019: Best Special Event or Publicity Stunt

 

Holmes Report/Gold SABRE:

• 2019: Best Use of Social Networks

 

• 2018: Energy & Natural Resources – FPL Hurricane Andrew

• 2017 Business-to-Business: Energy & Natural Resources – FPL Manatee Lagoon


PRSA/Silver Anvil/Bronze Anvil:

• 2020: Bronze Anvil - Hilton, Homewood Suites 30th Roadshow


• 2018: Content Marketing Consumer Services - FPL Hurricane Andrew

• 2017 Multicultural Public Relations / Business – Hampton by Hilton “First Comes ‘Like,’ then Comes Love”


Hospitality Sales & Marketing Association International (HSMAI)/ADRIAN Awards

• 2018 Silver Adrian Award – Influencer Marketing – All Suites Consumer BRING IT - Hilton Declares Affordable Suites for All 

• 2018 Gold Adrian Award – Best Placement Feature – All Suites Consumer STEVE TV Embassy Suites by Hilton Enlists Steve Harvey to Spotlight Job Training Program for Youth with Disabilities  

• 2018 Gold Adrian Award – PR Campaign – AMResorts Scandal Helps New Zoetry Resort Flip the Script

• 2017 Gold Adrian Award – Influencer Marketing – Homewood Suites and Home2 Suites by Hilton Challenge Men to be Travel MANagers

• 2017 Silver Adrian Award – Hampton by Hilton Uses Comedy to Connect With “Real” Travelers and Break The Aspirational Mold

• 2017 Bronze Adrian Award – Breaking up with Bad Romance: Secrets Resorts & Spas Dumps Stereotypes with Help from Influencers

Case Studies

DHL: Connecting the World - Global Reach for Every Business Delivered

Zumba: Launching A New Movement: Party In Pink

Homewood Suites by Hilton: Creating a vacation home for our military

Hampton by Hilton: The Power of Influencer Engagement

Duncan Hines: Stirring Up The Baking Aisle

Articles

  • 3 Top Tips from PR Pros on Building a Media List

    By: Paula San Agustin and Stefi Markowicz Read Article
  • Facebook to Rebrand with New Name to Reflect ‘Metaverse’

    By: Kathleen Low & Sam Wiener Read Article
  • rbb Communications Expands Real Estate Portfolio Amid Market Boom

    Read Article
  • 3 Reasons Why Brands Should Still Target Instagram

    By: Elizabeth Prats| Read Article
  • Reputational Bogey? Why the LIV Golf and PGA Tour Battle Bears Watching

    By: Shawn Warmstein Read Article
  • Social media may be the king of communication, but old school tactics still work best to reach reporters

    By: Tony Theissen Read Article
  • It’s Not Easy Being Green

    By: Shawn Warmstein Read Article
  • A “P.E.S.O” for Your Thoughts: 3 Reasons Why Integration Needs to be at the Core of Your Professional Service Marketing Plan

    By: Josh Merkin Read Article
  • A Path Through The Twitter Chaos

    By: Laura Guitar Read Article
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