# PMK•BNC

> PMK•BNC was the Los Angeles-centered creative communications agency formed in 2010 by combining PMK/HBH's celebrity-publicity heritage with BNC's corporate marketing practice. Owned by Interpublic Group, it sold media relations, experiential campaigns, content, sponsorships, product integration and access to talent to entertainment figures and major brands. Its best work turned ordinary product messages into culture people chose to pass along. The firm merged with Rogers & Cowan in 2019, and much of that lineage moved into the newly launched PMK Entertainment in 2025.

- **Founded:** 2010
- **Headquarters:** Los Angeles, United States
- **Founders:** Michael Nyman (Co-Chairman and CEO), Cindi Berger (Co-Chairman and CEO), Chris Robichaud (CEO)
- **Team size:** More than 300 employees across Los Angeles, New York and London before the 2019 merger; the combined Rogers & Cowan/PMK•BNC organization was announced with 350+ staff.
- **Products:** Talent and entertainment publicity, Brand marketing and communications, Experiential and event marketing, Celebrity and influencer marketing, Product integration and branded content
- **Notable:** Doubled revenue within five years of the 2009-2010 merger and grew to roughly 300 employees., Reported four consecutive years of double-digit growth through 2015, including 16.5% growth that year., Won a Cannes Lion and an In2 SABRE Best in Show for Audi's 'Barely Legal Pawn.'

## Products & services

- **Talent and entertainment publicity** — Personal representation, media relations, awards campaigns, crisis counsel and image strategy for actors, musicians, filmmakers and other public figures.
- **Brand marketing and communications** — Earned-media strategy, corporate communications, launches and brand positioning for major consumer and technology companies.
- **Experiential and event marketing** — Live activations, sponsorships, red carpets, press events and multi-market programs designed to create coverage and participation.
- **Celebrity and influencer marketing** — Talent procurement, influencer outreach and campaign design connecting brands to people with relevant audiences.
- **Product integration and branded content** — Placement, partnerships and original content that placed products inside entertainment rather than around it.
- **Insights, analytics and consultation** — Audience research, cultural intelligence, campaign measurement and strategic brand consultation.

## Achievements

- Doubled revenue within five years of the 2009-2010 merger and grew to roughly 300 employees.
- Reported four consecutive years of double-digit growth through 2015, including 16.5% growth that year.
- Won a Cannes Lion and an In2 SABRE Best in Show for Audi's 'Barely Legal Pawn.'
- Audi's 'The Challenge' drew nearly 8.3 million YouTube views with zero paid distribution, including five million in five days.
- American Express Jersey Assurance generated a reported 270 million media impressions and 25 million earned social impressions.
- Named both PR Agency of the Year and Marketing Agency of the Year at the 2016 American Business Awards.
- Ranked first on the Los Angeles Business Journal's 2016 PR firms list and 29th in PRWeek's 2016 Global Agency Report.

## Latest updates

- **2019-07** — PMK•BNC and Rogers & Cowan announced a merger combining 350+ staff, more than 500 talent clients and over 30 brands.
- **2025-11** — ACC launched PMK Entertainment with Cindi Berger as CEO; 77 former R&CPMK employees and most of its clients moved into ACC businesses with IPG's support.
- **2026-02** — PMK Entertainment added senior television, film and strategic-communications hires, continuing the PMK lineage under ACC.

## Links

- Website: http://www.pmkbnc.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/pmk-bnc
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/PMK_BNC
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pmk_bnc/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PMKBNC

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Last updated: 2026-09-16