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+ Torossian is married with two children.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://nypost.com/2003/08/16/bride-and-gloom-powerless-city-leaves-couple-at-altar/ |title=Bride and gloom - powerless city leaves couple at altar |first=Marianne |last=Garvey |newspaper=[[New York Post]] |date=August 16, 2003}}</ref> The couple lives in Manhattan.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2006/01/08/realestate/08cov.html?_r=0&adxnnl=1&pagewanted=1&adxnnlx=1426430288-Xk6+RvlJLXaQTPv8/zo0Gw |title=Goodbye, Suburbs |date=January 8, 2009 |first=Teri Karush |last=Rogers |newspaper=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref> |
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Torossian married his wife Zhanna in 2003. They lives in Manhattan with their two children. |
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Revision as of 09:44, 6 November 2015
Ronn D. Torossian | |
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 Ronn Torossian | |
| Born | August 25, 1974[1] |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | SUNY Albany |
| Occupation | Public Relations |
| Employer | 5W Public Relations |
| Known for | Public relations |
| Title | Chief Executive Officer |
| Spouse | Zhanna Osna (m. 2003) |
| Website | Official website |
Ronn D. Torossian is an American public relations executive, founder of New York City-based 5W Public Relations (5WPR),[2] and author.
His public relations firm, 5WPR, had revenues of about $19 million in 2014.[3] As a public relations executive, Torossian built his firm’s brand through aggressive media tactics, which has, at times, enmeshed him in controversy.[4][5]
Early life
Torossian was born in Brooklyn, New York, grew up in The Bronx and attended Stuyvesant High School in New York City.[2] While at SUNY Albany, Torossian became national president of the North American branch of Betar,[6] the international Zionist youth movement associated with Israel's Likud party.[7] After college, he moved to Israel, and co-founded with fellow Betar members who also became Israeli politicians, Danny Danon and Yoel Hasson, an organization called "Yerushalayim Shelanu" (Our Jerusalem), which promoted Israeli settlement in Eastern Jerusalem.[8]
Career
Torossian began his career in public relations in 1998, working with then New York City Council speaker Peter Vallone, Sr. during Vallone's trip to Israel. He also worked for the Likud Party in Israel.[2][9]
His early cause-related work was his opening to the world of public relations, and when he returned to the United States, [6] he began working in the field. He began his career in public relations in 1998, working with then New York City Council speaker Peter Vallone, Sr. during Vallone's trip to Israel, and also worked for the Likud Party in Israel.[2][9] He worked at two firms, including The MWW Group,[10][2] before launching his own firm. In 2002, Torossian opened 5W Public Relations.[10] The New York Times called him "brash and aggressively outspoken."[2]
Torossian has also written the book For Immediate Release: Shape Minds, Build Brands, and Deliver Results with Game-Changing Public Relations.[11][12][13]
Torossian was on Advertising Age's "40 under 40" list in 2006[9] and PR Week's "40 under 40" list in 2007.[14]
5WPR
Torossian's public relations agency, 5WPR, grew from two employees in 2002 to over 100 in 2014, with The New York Observer ranking it the 35th "most powerful" PR company in New York City.[15] Initially known for representing celebrities such as Ice Cube, Lil' Kim, Sean Combs, Snoop Dogg, and Pamela Anderson, the company's client base has broadened to include major firms such as Anheuser Busch, Barnes & Noble, Coca-Cola, Evian, McDonalds and Microsoft; religious personalities such as Benny Hinn and John Hagee; and organizations such as the American Bible Society, the Likud Party of Israel, Regent University, and the Trinity Broadcasting Network.[2][16][17] 5WPR has also represented such well-known brands as Girls Gone Wild, Gray Line Bus Tours, Gummi Bears, and LifeStyles Condoms.[16][17][18]
In 2014 5W launched a practice focused in Israeli companies. At that time it already represented 20 Israeli companies[19] and the government of Israel.[20]
Reception
Torossian's aggressive PR tactics have won him both praise and criticism. Business Week called him "loud, crass, buzz-obsessed... The Bad Boy of Buzz."[17] Atlantic Monthly writer Jeffrey Goldberg called him "the most disreputable flack in New York", particularly criticizing his representation of what Goldberg called the "lunatic fringe" of right-wing Israeli politics.[21] Gawker’s Hamilton Nolan wrote that Torossian "embodies the public’s worst ideas about what a PR person is: loud, brash, more flash than substance, dirty, manipulative, amoral, and, in the end, not particularly bright."[22]
On the other hand, clients have cited his "unlimited energy" and his unique approach to public relations as reasons for hiring him.[17] Jameel Spencer, former CEO of Bad Boy Entertainment-affiliated Blue Flame Marketing and Advertising, called Torossian "one of my most trusted business counsels,"[23] A The Jerusalem Post profile of him cited his "meteoric rise in the business world today".[24] Another client compared Torossian to former basketball player Dennis Rodman, whom "Everyone hated to play against. But if he was on your team, you loved him".[23] A Forward story said, "His aggressive style may not always be pretty, but the results speak for themselves."[6]
Some commentators see Torossian's style as a sign of the times. He is "one of the New Yorkiest practitioners of this quintessentially New York profession... the consummate scrappy publicist"", wrote The New York Times.[2] Businessweek wrote, "Torossian has anointed himself the brash new face of PR ... echoes the raw, unvarnished discourse of the blogosphere... Few seem better equipped to navigate a celebrity-obsessed culture."[17]
Personal life
Torossian married his wife Zhanna in 2003. They lives in Manhattan with their two children.
References
- ^ Torossian, Ronn (February 23, 2015). "Nonprofit Tax Sparks Outrage [author information]". The Ronn Torossian Foundation. Retrieved April 4, 2015.
- ^ a b c d e f g h
Kurutz, Steven (February 20, 2005). "Brash P.R. Guy Grabs Clients, Ink". The City. The New York Times. Retrieved September 5, 2008.
{{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "Worldwide Fees of Top PR Firms With Major U.S. Operations (Updated March 2015)". J.R. O'Dwyer Company. March 2011. Retrieved March 10, 2015.
- ^ Ciarallo, Joe (October 20, 2009). "ABC News Reporter On Being Interrupted By Publicist: "That Frequency and Aggression of Interruption I Have Not Seen Personally Before'". Ad Week. PRNewser.
- ^ Editor (August 22, 2015). "Apology". Jerusalem Post.
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Popper, Nathaniel (April 2, 2004). "Publicist scores with rappers, right-wing politicians". The Forward.
{{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "World Zionist youth movement – Home". Betar. September 23, 2011. Retrieved June 15, 2012.
- ^ Popper, Nathaniel (August 28, 2009). "Birthright Scored for Picking P.R. Firm Tied To Scandal, Hard Right Politics". Forward. Retrieved April 1, 2011.
- ^ a b c "Special Report – 40 under 40: Ronn Torossian". Adage.com. Advertising Age. August 7, 2006. Retrieved June 15, 2012.
- ^ a b Holmes, Paul (December 22, 2002). "MWW, KCSA Vet Torossian Launches New Firm". Holmes Report.
- ^ "Business Books Top Five US". Shanghai Daily. June 12, 2012.
- ^ Shenkman, Peter (2013). Nice Companies Finish First: Why Cutthroat Management Is Over--and Collaboration Is In (First ed.). Macmillan. ISBN 1137333502.
- ^ Torossian, Ronn (2011). For Immediate Release Shape Minds, Build Brands, and Deliver Results with Game-Changing Public Relations. New York: BenBella Books, Inc. ISBN 9781936661275.
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"40 under 40". PR Week. December 3, 2007.
{{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ Kaminer, Michael (November 19, 2014). "The Power 50 List". The New York Observer.
- ^ a b Jim Edwards (January 12, 2012). "What It's Like To Work Inside New York's Most Aggressive PR Spin Machine". Business Insider.
- ^ a b c d e Brady, Diane (November 11, 2007). "The Bad Boy of Buzz and His PR Problem". Businessweek.
{{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "5W Public Relations: Agency Business Report 2012". PRWeek US. August 28, 2012.[dead link]
- ^ PR Newswire. March 31, 2014 Press release: Ronn Torossian-Led 5W Public Relations Launches Israel Practice
- ^ Michael Bush for PR Week. February 18, 2007 Defiant Torossian takes pride in pushing buttons
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Goldberg, Jeffrey (October 27, 2008). "The Jewish Extremists Behind "Obsession"". The Atlantic Monthly. Retrieved June 17, 2012.
{{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ Wheaton, Ken (March 10, 2008). "Ronn Torossian: No Poster Child for PR Industry". Advertising Age. Retrieved February 23, 2014.
- ^ a b Nolan, Hamilton. "Famous Publicists: Self-promoting publicists and clients who love them". PR Week. Retrieved February 23, 2014.
- ^ Blum, Ruthie (August 5, 2009). "One on One: 'It's all about shaping a story'". Jerusalem Post. Retrieved June 15, 2012.