Frankfurt Balkind spins off L.A. arm

New York-based agency Frankfurt Balkind Partners is spinning off its Los
Angeles entertainment marketing arm, Fankfurt Balkind West, into a stand-alone
shop named Bemis Balkind -- name for its veteran creative head and CEO, Peter
Bemis .

Bemis Balkind marketing campaigns have included work for NBC, HBO Premiere
Films, ESPN, Lifetime, Hallmark Entertainment and Comedy Central, and
syndication packages for Cosby, Roseanne and Beverly Hills
90210
.

Frankfurt Balkind retains ownership of the new agency.

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