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Pinckney Hugo Group Announces Promotions

SYRACUSE, N.Y. – Pinckney Hugo Group, a full-service marketing communications firm, recently announced the promotion of seven team members across various departments.   Abby Antczak, of Clay, New York, was promoted to account director. Antczak was previously a senior account manager and has been with the agency for over 10 years. She has a bachelor’s degree in communication studies with a concentration in public relations and advertising from the State University of New York at Cortland.   Deanna Pomeroy, of Albany, New York, was promoted to digital strategist. Pomeroy was previously a senior media buyer and has been with the… Read More »

Pinckney Hugo Group Recognized as an Economic Champion of Central New York for the 16th Time

SYRACUSE, N.Y. – Pinckney Hugo Group, a full-service marketing communications firm, was recognized as an “Economic Champion of Central New York” by the CenterState Corp. for Economic Opportunity. This is the 16th year that the agency has received the distinction.  Since its inception in 2002, Pinckney Hugo Group has grown organically from five to nearly 100 employees. The agency continues to grow by supplementing its local business through partnering with out-of-the-region clients to provide work for its team. To support its… Read More »

Kimber Doolittle Named “40 Under Forty” Honoree

SYRACUSE, N.Y. – Kimber Doolittle, senior account manager at Pinckney Hugo Group, has been named to BizEventz’s 2025 “40 under Forty” list of honorees. She will be recognized at the 28th annual “40 under Forty” Awards celebration at the Oncenter on Thursday, November 6. Each year, 40 professionals in the Central New York region who are under the age of 40 are recognized for excelling in the workplace and in the community. Winners are chosen by a panel of independent… Read More »

Pinckney Hugo Group Welcomes Emane Haque

SYRACUSE, N.Y. – Pinckney Hugo Group, a full-service marketing communications firm, has hired Emane Haque, of Syracuse, New York, as an assistant account manager. She previously held communications positions at a digital marketing agency in New York City and at Church & Dwight in Princeton, New Jersey. Haque earned her bachelor’s degree in magazine, news and digital journalism from the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University with a marketing minor from the Martin J. Whitman School of Management. Read More »

Pinckney Hugo Group Welcomes Hailey Lawless

SYRACUSE, N.Y. – Pinckney Hugo Group, a full-service marketing communications firm, has hired Hailey Lawless, of Cicero, New York, as a junior art director. Lawless earned her bachelor’s degree in graphic design from Syracuse University’s S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications. During her time at SU, she gained experience in digital design and graphic design through internships and campus leadership roles. She is a former PHG digital design intern. Read More »

Pinckney Hugo Group Welcomes Farrah Zalla

SYRACUSE, N.Y. – Pinckney Hugo Group, a full-service marketing communications firm, has hired Farrah Zalla, of Syracuse, New York, as an assistant media buyer. Zalla recently earned her bachelor’s degree in media and communication from St. John Fisher University. During her time there, she gained experience in digital content creation, media planning, and audience research through internships and campus leadership roles. Read More »

Pinckney Hugo Group Announces 2025 Summer Interns

SYRACUSE, N.Y. – Carley Calabro, of Skaneateles, New York; Korey Hans, of Utica, New York; Georgia Randall, of Simsbury, Connecticut; and Luke Renaud, of Skaneateles, New York, have joined Pinckney Hugo Group, a full-service marketing communications firm, as summer interns. Calabro will work in the social media department. She is expected to graduate in May 2026 with a bachelor’s degree in marketing and management from the Charles F. Dolan School of Business at Fairfield University. Hans will work in the creative department. She is expected to… Read More »

Pinckney Hugo Group Welcomes PJ Harlow

SYRACUSE, N.Y. – Pinckney Hugo Group, a full-service marketing communications firm, has hired PJ Harlow, of Williamsport, Pennsylvania, as an account manager. Before joining Pinckney Hugo Group, Harlow was an account executive at Gregory Welteroth Advertising, an advertising agency in Montoursville, Pennsylvania. He has a bachelor’s degree in communication studies from Commonwealth University-Bloomsburg (formerly known as Bloomsburg University) and is expected to graduate in July 2025 with a Master of Business Administration from Louisiana State University Shreveport. Read More »

Pinckney Hugo Group Welcomes Mary Austin

SYRACUSE, N.Y. – Pinckney Hugo Group, a full-service marketing communications firm, has hired Mary Austin, of Jamesville, New York, as an account manager. Before joining Pinckney Hugo Group, Austin was an account executive at FCB New York, an advertising agency in New York City. She has a Master of Business Administration and a bachelor’s degree in business management from the Jack Welch College of Business and Technology at Sacred Heart University. Read More »

Pinckney Hugo Group Welcomes Shannon Kirkpatrick

SYRACUSE, N.Y. – Pinckney Hugo Group, a full-service marketing communications firm, has hired Shannon Kirkpatrick, of Syracuse, New York, as a junior art director. Prior to joining Pinckney Hugo Group, Kirkpatrick was a graphic designer at the Kolisi Foundation. She has a bachelor’s degree in graphic design from the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University. Read More »