Specializing in high-end resort, hotel, spa and restaurant clients, Marguarite Clark Public Relations provides comprehensive public relations efforts and integrated marketing and advertising consultation services.
Based in Southern California’s Laguna Niguel, MCPR offers a solid foundation in the luxury market, a valuable in-house perspective, a team of seasoned professionals and a network of affluent lifestyle influencers.
MCPR’s savvy and inspired approach provides strategic efforts with maximum impact.
Laura Lehrman & Andria Chin
Based in New York City, this hands-on duo has a proven track record and assists MCPR in the arenas of publicity and promotion for hospitality and food-related entities, including restaurants, restaurateurs, chefs and hotels/resorts.
Sydnie Moore
An award-winning public relations practitioner and former journalist, Sydnie assists with writing and media relations for MCPR and specializes in the restaurant, hospitality, interior design and real estate industries.
Margaret Thomas
Located in Los Angeles, Margaret has been in the field of public relations for more than 10 years. She assists with media relations by contacting journalists for stories and identifying important leads with editors and writers. She works with both print and broadcast media. Before Los Angeles, she lived in the Midwest and worked as a reporter and anchor for various NBC affiliates.
Ingrid Culbert
Ingrid has been a PR professional for more than 15 years. She is responsible for researching and qualifying media opportunities, developing targeted media lists, tracking clients' media coverage and distributing client information to online, print and broadcast journalists.
Doug Moore
A former creative director at one of San Diego’s leading advertising agencies, Doug’s expertise includes: Web site design; print advertising; television commercials; e-marketing inserts; photo shoot direction; brand review; identity and logo development; point of purchase materials; billboards; specialty advertising; promotional events; direct mail; and collateral materials, including annual reports and brochures.
MCPR specializes in high-end resort, hotel, spa and restaurant clients.
Opened October 2007, the AAA Five Diamond, Forbes Five-Star Grand Del Mar is the first luxury resort to capture the elegance and comfort of an old-world Mediterranean estate combined with the Southern California lifestyle – amid the natural beauty of Los Peñasquitos Canyon Preserve. Highlights include:
With views of the Pacific Ocean and nearby islands of Balboa, Lido and Catalina, the AAA Five Diamond Island Hotel Newport Beach continues to redefine luxury in one of the country’s premier oceanfront communities.
A member of The Waldorf Astoria Collection, La Quinta Resort & Club is a legendary destination opened in 1926 – the longest running resort in the Palm Springs desert area and one of only two resorts in the U.S. for which a city has been named. Set amidst 45 acres of citrus trees, framed by towering palms and the rugged Santa Rosa Mountains, the award-winning resort is celebrated for the beauty of its grounds and stunning colorful flower gardens, offering a tranquil and relaxed club atmosphere.
Opened November 2008, this AAA Five Diamond destination along the Pacific Ocean features striking Palladian-inspired architecture, world-class amenities and proximity to all the attractions and sports activities of Southern California – amidst a relaxing landscape of olive trees, lavender, cypress, fig, pine and palm trees.
Offering legendary Ritz-Carlton service highlighted by gracious Southern hospitality since 2002, this AAA Five Diamond property is located on Reynolds Plantation, a 10,000-acre retreat with 80 miles of tranquil shoreline on beautiful Lake Oconee, Georgia’s second largest lake.
Opened in 2004, Royal Davui is a one-of-a-kind boutique island resort situated on 10 acres in Fiji’s spectacular Beqa Lagoon and offers a level of service unsurpassed by other South Pacific resorts with the ultimate in luxury, service and privacy.
Opened in August 2010, at Southern California’s internationally recognized premier shopping destination, South Coast Plaza, this popular fresh grill and wine bar is the company’s first location in California and the first of its 12 restaurants to be located west of the Mississippi.
Based in San Francisco, this internationally recognized interior design firm has been transforming space into art for a multitude of residential and hospitality projects across the United States, Europe and Asia since 1981.
MEDIA CONTACTS: Marguarite Clark Public Relations
Orange County, CA:
Marguarite Clark, mc@mclarkpr.com, 949-295-2801
Kristi Turek, kristi@mclarkpr.com, 949-488-0251
Los Angeles:
Margaret Thomas, margaretthomas92@gmail.com, 213-841-2544
Kurstin Christie, kurstin.christie@gmail.com, 310-488-6822
San Diego:
Sydnie Moore, moore2com@gmail.com, 619-823-8448
Atlanta:
Kathy Siefert, kathy.siefert@gmail.com, 404-441-3669
New York:
Laura Lehrman, lrlehrman@gmail.com, 212-877-9321
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Celebrated Living - Spring 2010
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Golf & Lifestyle - July/August 2010
Conde Nast Traveler - May 2010
Departures - May/June Ratua
Southwest Spirit Magazine - June 2010
Sunset - February 2010
Marguarite Clark is a seasoned public relations veteran with 20 years of hospitality PR and related marketing experience. She started her own firm in 2005, specializing in high-end resort/hotel, spa and restaurant clients.
Based in Laguna Niguel, Clark represents some of Southern California's most exciting luxury travel and dining destinations, among them: San Diego's Grand Del Mar Resort & Spa and award-winning restaurant Addison (Chef William Bradley); the newly modernized icon Riviera Palm Springs; and La Quinta Resort & Club and new signature restaurant Morgan's in the desert (Chef Jimmy Schmidt). Her client list also includes: Noble House Hotels & Resorts, Portofino Hotel & Yacht Club, Redondo Beach; Island Hotel Newport Beach; Ratua, a private island retreat in the South Pacific; and Miracles for Kids, a nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the lives of children with life-threatening illnesses.
Since opening her own firm, she has successfully launched the independently owned and operated Grand Del Mar and its signature dining venue Addison, which have a slew of awards and much critical acclaim. The resort was listed on Conde Nast Traveler magazine's 2008 "Hot List," earning praise as a "Top New Hotel" and "Top New Spa," and received rave reviews from publications such as the Los Angeles Times, Travel + Leisure Golf, Robb Report Vacation Homes, Riviera and the San Diego Union-Tribune. In addition, Addison – now San Diego's only AAA Five Diamond, Forbes (formerly Mobil) Five Star restaurant – has attained status as a culinary powerhouse, with kudos in high-profile publications such as Food & Wine, Esquire, Wine Spectator, Los Angeles Times and Gayot.
Clark was also instrumental in the successful repositioning of the former Four Seasons Newport Beach to The Island Hotel, a beautifully refurbished AAA Five Diamond urban hotel owned and operated by The Irvine Company. Past clients also include: RH Restaurant & Bar at Andaz West Hollywood, Hyatt's new hotel collection; Laguna Beach's critically acclaimed restaurant Sapphire Laguna (Chef/Owner Azmin Ghahreman) and specialty shop Sapphire Pantry; Idaho's luxurious Whitetail Club & Resort (now The Shore Lodge); The Lodge and Spa at Three Forks Ranch along the Colorado-Wyoming border; Cap Juluca in the Caribbean; and the American Cheesemaker Awards.
As corporate director of public relations for Montage Hotels & Resorts, she opened Montage Resort & Spa Laguna Beach and its signature restaurant Studio (Chef James Boyce) in 2003, and helped launch the hotel company into the marketplace. In this capacity, she also oversaw public relations and lobbying efforts for Montage Beverly Hills during a heated citywide effort to gain public sanctioning of the project. Working closely with the development team, Clark played a key role in helping to obtain approval by residents in a contentious and controversial voter referendum. She also assisted with other Montage development and acquisition announcements.
Prior to Montage, she was regional director of public relations for Starwood Hotels & Resorts, overseeing public relations strategies and programs for The Phoenician, Scottsdale's premier luxury resort, and The Wigwam Resort, an historic property outside of Phoenix.
She was also regional director of public relations for Loews Hotels, supervising public relations, special events and community outreach for Loews Coronado Bay Resort and Loews Santa Monica Beach Hotel. She also served in a similar capacity for the Bel-Air Hotel Company, where she helped reposition the 120-room L'Auberge Del Mar Resort & Spa, as well as several boutique properties on the West Coast of Mexico.
A member of the Public Relations Society of America, Clark is also a certified sommelier and enjoys cooking, entertaining and yoga.
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