UPDATES: I’m hearing from tipsters that one of Hollywood’s top flacks there is also leaving. But I keep getting denials from PMK/HBH brass…
Here are the names of the flacks whom PMK/HBH let go today: Craig Bankey had some notable clients, but Jennifer Holiner (veteran from the NY office), Andy Snyder and Karen Oberman (both there less than a year) mostly serviced existing clients. [UPDATE: I also hear they let go a freelance sports publicist out of Chicago.] “None are part of our senior management,” an insider tells me. “As you know, the economy is forcing everyone to make tough decisions and we didn’t make these without a lot of consideration. Given that, the agency remains extremely healthy. We are more diversified than ever and we feel we are well positioned for continued growth.”
Editor-in-Chief Nikki Finke - tip her here.







As an ex PMK/HBH employee, this is not at all surprising. The company needs to change its entire operational/business structure. PMK is known as one of the sexiest celeb PR firms, but is quite the opposite in reality. The servicing techniques are ancient, everyone is worn out from working under the broken structure, everyone is under paid, and everyone is just generally miserable. It’s a place I learned a lot from, but am glad I left when I did. Jenn Holiner, however, is amazing and it is sad this happened to one of the GOOD publicists. Advice to anyone who is still there: ABANDON SHIP!
Hey is that you Ms. Luchs, ex pmk’er….?
The situation you left under does not apply here, though I agree with you and others, PMK is dead fruit on the vine.
Extina, a little presumptuous to guess based on the comment I left especially if knew of PMK’s turnover rate. Anyway, Luchs is not me.
Simon Halls is the biggest asshole that I have worked with in the PR/marketing industry. He deserves whatever s##t that comes his way, for sure.