Gourvitz Communications

Gourvitz Communications is a New York city based public relations firm that specialises in video production, including video news releases (VNRs).

"Imagine the credibility to be gained by having your message delivered by a trusted news anchor as opposed to a paid commercial spot, and you begin to realize the power of Broadcast Public Relations. There is an art to getting your message on the evening news, and Gourvitz Communications has been a master of that art for more than 25 years," states the firm's website. It also states that a "typical VNR costs around $18,000, and a B-Roll Package costs around $17,000." 

Gourvitz Communications was a founding member of the VNR industry lobby group, the National Association of Broadcast Communicators.

Satellite media tours
In October 2007, the Miami Herald reported that:
 * For between $10,000 and $12,000, companies can buy slots on one of five media tours planned this fall by New York's Gourvitz Communications. Among the topics: "Holiday Gifts for All Ages" with gadgets whiz Dick DeBartolo and "Cool Stocking Stuffers" with Dennie Hughes, a columnist for USA Weekend.

Clients
From the firm's website:
 * About.com
 * Absolut Vodka
 * Advantage Flea Control
 * All-Clad
 * Allergan, Inc.
 * American Associates, Ben-Gurion University
 * American Cyanamid Company
 * American Move Classics
 * Amazon.com
 * Aramis
 * Arctic Zone
 * Arm & Hammer Cat Litter
 * AT&T
 * Avon Products, Inc.
 * Bahamas Ministry of Tourism
 * Banana Republic
 * Barbados Board of Tourism
 * BeautyBuys.com
 * Binney & Smith
 * Biore
 * Black & Decker
 * Boehringer-Mannheim
 * Brooklyn Academy of Music
 * BSMG Worldwide
 * Buena Vista Home Video
 * Burlington Industries
 * Campbell Soup Company
 * Caring Grandparents of America
 * Citre' Shine
 * Charles Worthington Hair Care
 * Clairol Clear Logix
 * Clinique: Happy Perfume
 * Colgate-Palmolive
 * Compaq
 * Consulate General of Israel
 * Consumer Electronics Association
 * Coty/Lancaster
 * Eastman Kodak
 * Electronic Arts
 * Evans Food Group
 * Fiber Industries, Inc.
 * Gossip Fragrance
 * Hasbro
 * Herbal Essences Moisturizer
 * Hershey
 * Hewlett-Packard
 * Hill's Pet Foods
 * Hunter Douglas
 * Christian Dior: J'Adore Parfume
 * Joseph E. Seagram & Sons, Inc.
 * Keri Lotion
 * Kraft Foods, Inc.
 * Lane Bryant
 * LCI International, Inc.
 * Lippe Taylor Public Relations
 * Lou Hammond & Associates
 * Learning Curve Toys, Inc.
 * Lederle Laboratories
 * L'Eggs Sheer Energy
 * Lycos
 * Macy's
 * Manning Selvage & Lee
 * Margaret Muldoon Communications
 * Maybelline
 * McDonald's
 * MCI
 * MGM Grand Hotel
 * Mitsubishi
 * Motorola
 * National Association for Hospital Development
 * National Honey Board
 * National Pasta Association
 * Naturistics
 * New York Stock Exchange
 * Nine West
 * Oil of Olay
 * Panasonic
 * Patrice Tanaka & Co.
 * Perugina
 * Pfizer
 * Phillips Electronics North America
 * Planet Hollywood
 * Priceline.com
 * Quicken
 * Revlon
 * Schick
 * Sephora.com
 * Sharp
 * Simon & Schuster Interactive
 * Sony
 * Start Me Up
 * Supercomm
 * Thomson Consumer Electronics (RCA)
 * Tropicana
 * Tupperware
 * United States Army Reserve
 * Univision
 * VeryFine
 * The Walt Disney Company
 * Zeeks.com

Personnel

 * Paul Gourvitz
 * Dan McEnroe
 * Peter Hoffman
 * Jason Gourvitz
 * Joffre McClung
 * Robert Gourvitz

Contact details
729 Seventh Avenue, 5th Floor New York, NY 10019 Tel: (212)730-4807 Fax: (212)730-4811 Web: http://www.gourvitzcommunications.com/

SourceWatch resources

 * Audio news releases
 * B-Roll
 * Branded Entertainment
 * Covert propaganda
 * Fake TV news
 * Federal Communications Commission, the FCC
 * infomercial
 * Media releases
 * National Association of Broadcast Communicators
 * Radio Media Tours
 * Public Service Announcements
 * Satellite Media Tours
 * Video news releases