“Thank you so much Hersh! It’s already a total success because of your amazing press release. Seriously, the theater could burn down or the screening not happen and we still walk away as winners because of you. Gratitude from the bottom of my shriveled blackened heart!” – Beth Dewey, writer/director, ‘Erasing Eden’
Hersh Rephun is an independent PR pro with 15+ years experience handling some of the world’s most celebrated production companies and directors, including Anonymous Content, Headquarters, Theodore Melfi (Hidden Figures, St. Vincent), Jason Reitman (Juno, Up in the Air), Jake Nava (videos for Beyoncé, Kanye West, The Rolling Stones) and Bob Giraldi.
His unique gift for capturing the “voice” of the artist or brand extends to creative direction for clients in the fashion and footwear industry. As CD of SLAM (Sportie LA Media), Hersh oversaw and executed grassroots PR/Creative Marketing campaigns for major footwear brands and trade organizations. His successful strategies now serve a diverse clientele, spanning advertising, entertainment and apparel, including serving as CCO of Propeller 5, whose clients include Mephisto USA, Flip Flop Shops and Ccilu International, a brand sold in 60 countries and now entering the US.
Current PR Projects:
Select Coverage:
- Freise Bros – adidas Golf “Dear Sports”
- Monty Marsh “adidas is never finished” Spec:
- Top 5 Creative Ideas of the Week – AdAge
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This Director Turned $5,000 Into an Outstanding Adidas Spec – Adweek
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These Six Films are a Glimpse Into What More Diversity Can Do For Advertising – Creativity
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Adidas Meets Afrofuturism, In Monty Marsh’s New Spec – SourceEcreative
- The Best Work You May Never See: Monty Marsh Directs adidas Spec Spot – SHOOT
- How Kanye West Used to Get Rare Adidas Back in the Day – Sportie LA – COMPLEX
- Superlounge’s Jordan Brady Directs for Stevinson – SHOOT
- SPW’s Most Watched Video of 2017 – Mama’s Got Bump – Daniel Luna
- Just For Men Launches Campaign to Redefine…Masculinity – Source
- Just For Men….Embrace Male Vulnerability – AdAge/Creativity
- Union’ Christopher Huth…’Mooch’ Trailer – SPW
- Papa John and Real Employes – AdAge
- New Papa John’s Campaign – Adweek
- Harry’s Ludacris- Jay – Adweek
- Harry’s Ludacris – JayThe Drum
- Harry’s Ludacris – Jay – XXL
- McCann NY-Nanette Burstein Team on STEM – SHOOT
- With ‘The Tables,’ Union’s Karen Kourtessis Offers a Slice of NY Life – SPW
- Union’s Einar…Toyota – Source
- Christjan Jordan:
- Taco Bell’s Latest Web of Fries Trailer – Adweek
- ContagiousLA’s Daniele Anastasion Directs “Girl Powered” For UPS, T3 – SHOOT Online
- “Back to the 90s” Director Ben Gidoux Joins Superlounge – SourceEcreative
- Jeannette Godoy Returns with The Myles Yachts Project – SourceEcreative
- Director Jeannette Godoy Returns to Superlounge – SHOOT Online
- How 2 Ad Guys Got This Surprisingly Funny Short Film About Incest Into Sundance – Adweek
- ‘A Reasonable Request’ is…a pretty hilarious film – Film School Rejects
- CCILU & QVC Zendaya – The Stylette
- Review – Toronto Film Scene – Erasing Eden
- Vimooz – ‘Erasing Eden’ to Screen @ DTLAFF + Trailer
- Women Directors Shine at DTLA Film Festival
- Tallgrass Film Festival – ‘Erasing Eden’ among Stubbornly Independent Selections
- SHOOT Front Page – ContagiousLA Adds Director Daniele Anastasion
- Q&A with Andrew Laurich, director of ‘A Reasonable Request’
Press Release Samples:
- Alesia Glidewell Becomes Eighth Superlounge Diversity Award Winner
- Here Are The Young Men – SHOOT Publicity Wire
- Bill Burr, Erik Griffin Among Headliners at ‘People for Puerto Rico’ Fundraiser
- Beth Dewey’s ‘Erasing Eden’ to Screen at DTLA Film Festival
- ‘Erasing Eden’ to Premiere at FeFF
- Dallas Cowboy Jeff Rohrer Unveils BadCowboyOils.com
- Jordan Brady Rolls into ‘I Am Battle Comic’ on a Tour for US Troops