Tony Telloni Joins Spark as General Manager for the New York Office

SAN FRANCISCO, April 30, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Amid the agency's growth and momentum, Spark, one of the largest independent public relations agencies in the world, named Tony Telloni as General Manager (GM) of its expanding New York office. Telloni joins San Francisco GM Tim Turpin, and Silicon Valley East Bay GM Aaron Mann, in continuing the company's expansion. In his new role starting on May 5th, Telloni will oversee and support Spark's Consumer, Digital Advertising and Marketing, Financial Services and Technology practice groups. He will report to the agency's CEO Alan Soucy.

Spark has experienced rapid growth over the last 18 months with a reported 44% increase in 2014 revenue growth, and increased its talent pool with 11 new people hired in Q1 2015. Its growth is being acknowledged as a finalist for the Holmes Report's "Small Agency of the Year" Award.

"We are experiencing amazing growth in our brand, social and PR services and finding our cross channel offerings are what brands are looking for," said Alan Soucy, chief executive officer at Spark. "Tony brings incredible experience and vision to help continue our evolution of Spark and take us to the next level of growth."   

Telloni brings more than 20 years industry experience in New York and joins Spark from some of the industry's largest agencies. As the Managing Director of Golin's New York office, Telloni was responsible for driving growth, managing major account relationships, day-to-day business operations and new business development. Telloni provided corporate communications and brand reputation counsel to a number of diverse clients across the consumer brand and financial services sector.

Prior to Golin, Telloni spent nearly seven years as a Managing Director and Market Leader for Burson-Marsteller's New York office. While at Burson, he also served as President of Proof Integrated Communications, which is the company's integrated marketing services offering.

Previously, Telloni spent four years at Edelman New York as a Senior Vice President and Deputy General Manager for the Consumer Brands group.

"I have been watching Spark aggressively grow the agency and develop processes for new forms of narrative," said Telloni. "As the media and marketing landscape continues to evolve, I am excited to dig in and start adding value with highly creative and effective PR and integrated marketing communications strategies. Spark is gaining tremendous ground in New York, and I'm thrilled to join and lead the New York team."

About Sparkpr

Sparkpr is one of the largest independent public relations agencies in the world. The agency is headquartered in San Francisco with offices in New York and Silicon Valley East Bay. Since its inception, Sparkpr has represented clients ranging from stealth start-ups to Fortune 500 public companies. The agency has also won numerous awards including one of the fastest growing privately held companies for three years in a row by Inc. Magazine. For more information, visit www.Sparkpr.com.

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