PITTSBURGH, Nov. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Elias/Savion Advertising, Inc., an award-winning, full-service advertising and public relations agency located in Pittsburgh, PA, continues to grow its public relations practice with the appointment of two PR practitioners:

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• Jennifer Schmitt has joined Elias/Savion Public Relations as public relations specialist. Prior to joining the agency, Schmitt served as a public relations account executive with Pipitone Group in Pittsburgh, where her portfolio included work on accounts such as CENTRIA, Sauereisen and American General Insurance Companies. In 2008, Schmitt won the Rising Star Award from the Pittsburgh chapter of the Public Relations Society of America. A Pittsburgh native, Schmitt holds a Bachelor of Science degree in journalism from the E.W. Scripps School of Journalism at Ohio University.
  

• Elizabeth Bacheson has joined Elias/Savion Public Relations as public relations coordinator. Prior to joining the agency, Bacheson served as a communications coordinator at GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare, located in Moon Township, PA, where she was engaged in both internal communications and public relations activities. Prior to this, Bacheson served on the agency team at A to Z communications, inc. in Pittsburgh. A native of Bethel Park, Bacheson attended Westminster College and graduated cum laude with a Bachelor of Arts degree in public relations.
  

"Our clients continue to recognize the value of smartly developed, carefully executed public relations programs as part of their marketing/communications mix," said Jeff Donaldson, director of public relations for Elias/Savion Public Relations. "Jennifer and Elizabeth bring diverse backgrounds to our team, and they have already become assets to both the agency and to our clients."

In 2009, the Pittsburgh Business Times ranked Elias/Savion Public Relations as the second-largest PR agency in greater Pittsburgh.

For more information on Elias/Savion Advertising, Inc., visit www.elias-savion.com.

Elias/Savion Advertising, Inc.

Elias/Savion Advertising, Inc. is an award-winning, full-service marketing, public relations, private broadcasting and interactive services firm representing architecture/building, education, energy, financial, healthcare, hospitality/destination, the legal profession, luxury marketing, professional services, technology, telecommunications and retail. Since its inception in 1976, the agency continues to be recognized as one of the strongest forces of creative advertising in the region. Elias/Savion is the forth-largest advertising agency and the second-largest public relations agency in Pittsburgh (as designated by the Pittsburgh Business Times). For more information, visit www.elias-savion.com.

    Contact:  Jeff Donaldson
              412-642-7700
              jeff.donaldson@elias-savion.com

SOURCE Elias/Savion Advertising, Inc.

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