Bianchi Public Relations Moves Up to #2 in Best Automotive & Transport PR Agency Ranking

Posted Apr. 9th 2015

TROY, Mich., April 9, 2015 – Bianchi Public Relations, Inc. – a public relations agency with deep expertise in the automotive sector – was named #2 in the Top Automotive, Transport and Infrastructure Public Relations Firms rankings by Toppragencies.com, an online provider of independent ratings and reviews to help clients select the best PR agency fit.

Founded 23 years ago to focus on PR for the automotive and transportation sectors, Bianchi PR offers extensive industry experience gained through long-term relationships with some of the world’s leading manufacturers.

“It’s truly an honor to be recognized among the top tier for our automotive and transportation industry knowledge, experience and effectiveness by toppragencies.com,” said James A. Bianchi, APR, Bianchi PR president. “This ranking recognizes our experienced team, our proven approach and our loyal clients in the most exciting business in the world: the industry that drives mobility.”

According to toppragencies.com, Bianchi PR earned an overall rating of 99.6 percent and was rated near-perfect across five key criteria deemed most important in identifying the best PR partners:
• The firm’s ability to identify a client’s needs;
• The level of experience the firm offers in the industry segment;
• The strength and depth of understanding of the industry offered by the firm’s professionals;
• Knowledge of, and contributions to, the industry; and
• The amount of success the firm has had across a variety of clients in the specific industry segment.

In the area of client retention, a key client metric, toppragencies.com ranked Bianchi PR the highest among the rated automotive and transportation PR firms, with a retention rate of 98 percent.

About Bianchi PR
With special expertise in automotive supplier PR and business-to-business PR, Bianchi PR was founded in 1992 and is ranked in the top five independent PR agencies based in Michigan, according to PRWeek’s 2014 ranking of public relations firms.

Among Bianchi PR’s ongoing automotive and business-to-business PR clients are BASF, Cooper Standard, Freudenberg-NOK Sealing Technologies, FRIMO North America, Johnson Controls, Schaeffler Group, TRW Automotive and 3M. The firm’s experience also includes work with heavy-duty trucking industry suppliers such as Accuride Corp., Fruehauf Trailer, Rockwell / Meritor, Bosch and TRW Commercial Steering, as well as organizations such as the SAE International, Automotive Industry Action Group, the Center for Automotive Research and the Steel Market Development Institute. For more information, visit http://www.bianchipr.com or call 248-269-1122.

Underscoring its deep knowledge of the North American automotive sector, Bianchi PR conducted the proprietary “Social Media and Automotive Supplier Habits™” study, which analyzed the social media practices of the top 25 North American OEM suppliers as ranked by Automotive News. http://www.bianchipr.com/article/study-reveals-five-ways-north-american-automotive-suppliers-can-improve-social-media-engagement-2015/

Bianchi PR is a member of the Public Relations Global Network – “The World’s Local Agency” –
one of the world’s largest international public relations networks. PRGN harnesses the resources of 49 independent public relations firms and more than 800 communications professionals to connect international companies and organizations with individual and culturally diverse markets globally. Visit PRGN online at www.prgn.com or on Twitter at @PRGN.

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Contact:
Leslie Dagg
248.269.1122
ldagg@bianchipr.com