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[vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/4″][vc_column_text css_animation=”slideInLeft”]\"AlisonGrand\"<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”3\/4″][vc_column_text css_animation=”slideInRight”]\n

Alison Grand<\/h1>\n

Founder and President<\/h3>\n

Alison Grand is a dynamic and sharp PR veteran with more than two decades of experience in publicizing some of the top names in entertainment, licensing and consumer electronics. She has made her mark working on behalf of prestigious clients such as Amazon, Entertainment One, BBC Worldwide, Discovery Channel, The Fred Rogers Company, HBO\/ Cinemax, Nelvana, Out of the Blue Enterprises, PBS KIDS, Scholastic Entertainment, and XM Satellite Radio, among many others.<\/span><\/p>\n

As agency Founder and President, Grand has directed numerous successful North American publicity campaigns for leading players in the tech and consumer electronics arena, including Amazon\u2019s indie-publishing and disc-on-demand platforms CreateSpace and Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP), Coby Electronics, XM Satellite Radio, and Unwired Technology. She has also orchestrated maximum media attention for top-rated series, websites, apps, consumer products, live shows and events for preschoolers through teens, such as\u00a0Peppa Pig<\/i>\u00a0and\u00a0PJ Masks<\/i>\u00a0(eOne),\u00a0Daniel Tiger\u2019s Neighborhood<\/i>,\u00a0Peg + Cat<\/i>\u00a0and\u00a0Odd Squad<\/i>\u00a0(The Fred Rogers Co.),\u00a0Super WHY<\/i>\u00a0(Out of the Blue),\u00a0Ready Jet Go!<\/i>\u00a0(Wind Dancer Films),\u00a0Teletubbies<\/i>\u00a0(Ragdoll),\u00a0Charlie and Lola<\/i>\u00a0(BBC Worldwide),\u00a0Wild Kratts<\/i>\u00a0(PBS KIDS GO!\/Kratt Bros. Co.),\u00a0George of the Jungle<\/i>\u00a0(Classic Media) and\u00a0SciGirls<\/i>\u00a0(tpt National Productions).<\/span><\/p>\n

In addition, Grand has led winning PR and social media programs for acclaimed documentaries, including Tribeca Film Festival entries \u201cA President to Remember\u201d and \u201cFrom Two Men and A War\u201d (Drew Associates), \u201cDifferent is the New Normal\u201d (WNET and Small Boys Productions), Emmy-winning\u00a0Sopranos<\/i>\u00a0actor and activist Joe Pantoliano\u2019s \u201cNo Kidding, Me 2!\u201d (Amazon), \u201cSEIZED: Inside the Mystery of Epilepsy (Twin Cities PBS and Partisan Pictures); as well as a broad range of licensed and non-licensed products, from toys and playthings (Crayola, Ravensburger, Cepia, Jay at Play, YOTTOY, Wooky Entertainment) to DVDs (Anchor Bay Entertainment, Gaiam, Cinedigm), books (Amazon, Weinstein Books) and beyond.<\/span><\/p>\n

Grand\u2019s strong writing and journalism background is evident in the well-crafted and compelling press materials she and her team develop for clients. Editorials she has ghostwritten have appeared in leading national media outlets, including\u00a0USA Today, Los Angeles Times<\/i>\u00a0and\u00a0Variety.<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n

Prior to forming the firm in 2001, Grand was Director of PR for The itsy bitsy Entertainment Company, where the national PR campaigns she spearheaded for\u00a0Teletubbies, Eloise<\/i>\u00a0and other top children\u2019s entertainment brands regularly captured the headlines of the world\u2019s most influential media. Grand directed and led all publicity efforts for the company and its chairman, ensuring widespread attention from top-tier national business and consumer press as well as leading industry trades.<\/span><\/p>\n

Before joining itsy bitsy in 1999, Grand was Senior Associate at a SoHo-based PR firm specializing in TV, licensing, the arts and education. During her nearly five-year tenure at the boutique agency, Grand supervised national PR programs for a wide range of kids series, including\u00a0Scholastic\u2019s The Magic School Bus<\/i>,\u00a0Goosebumps<\/i>\u00a0and\u00a0Animorphs<\/i>\u00a0(Scholastic Entertainment) and\u00a0Reading Rainbow<\/i>\u00a0(Lancit Media) as well as documentaries exploring a diverse array of political and social themes for HBO\/Cinemax and PBS. Grand also established and grew the firm\u2019s licensing and consumer products division, achieving widespread publicity for licensed product ranges such as the\u00a0Discovery Channel Exploration Toy Line and Nickelodeon Electronics.<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n

Grand\u2019s background includes reporting for the\u00a0Village Voice<\/i>\u00a0and\u00a0Extra!<\/i>, the magazine of media watchdog group, Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting (FAIR). She is a cum laude graduate of NYU\u2019s School of Journalism with a BA in Journalism and Mass Communications.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]\n<\/section>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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