Date Posted: Friday 2nd November 2018
Communications agency, SPRING London has announced the opening of its SPRING Los Angeles office. Located in West Hollywood, the office will be overseen by CEO Phillip Bodenham. The opening of the second office and showroom brings an exciting new chapter to the agency which, founded in 2009, has been offering services across PR, digital communications, influencer campaigns and VIP placement alongside experiential events and project work. The LA office will oversee the USA, South American, Canadian and Australian markets.
Partners at launch include critically acclaimed designers, Hussein Chalayan and A.F.Vandevorst; couture brand KHYELI; Danish contemporary jewellery brand Maria Black; international womenswear brand Alexia Ulibarri, luxury cashmere brand Mandkhai; Australian advanced contemporary womenswear brand, Rebecca Vallance; luxury swim and resort wear brand, Alexandra Miro; contemporary shoe brand, GOYA and London based womenswear brands, Bora Aksu, Malene Oddershede Bach, Lisou and Paula Knorr.
Phillip Bodenham previously worked in-house for 10 years at brands Versace, Saint Laurent, Mulberry and HUGO BOSS before launching SPRING London, and will celebrate 20 years in brand marketing and communications in 2019, the same year the agency turns 10.
The London team of 17 will continue to be overseen by him and PR Director Antonella Santapa’ who comes with over 15 years’ PR experience which includes 12 at Karla Otto London, developing communications strategy for brands such as Givenchy and Valentino.
Currently, the LA office has a team of three staff, with a PR Director to be announced in due course. The operation is fully self-funded.