Local marketing, public relations and communications company Hagen and Partners in Leawood, Kan., has just been admitted for membership into Public Relations Boutiques International (PRBI). Hagen and Partners is one of eight new communications companies that have recently been selected for membership.

A worldwide collaborative network of public relations firms, PRBI is seeing rapid growth. Since its founding in February 2008 with 12 original member firms, the organization has expanded its roster to 29 agencies in 11 countries.

"We are delighted to become affiliated with a global group of talented and dedicated communication professionals," said Debbie Hagen, founder of Hagen and Partners.

"We believe our membership in PRBI will provide us with an array of resources that will generate additional opportunities for our clients."

Biz360, a leading provider of media and market intelligence solutions, has forged a strategic partnership with Chess Media Group and named its co-founder, Jacob Morgan, an advisor to the company. Both companies help organizations realize the impact of social media and the partnership provides accountability of social media investments made today.

Both Jacob Morgan and Chess Media Group are well recognized and respected social media business advisors. They have provided many companies, small and large, with expert strategy, implementation, and ROI analysis of their social media programs.

“Our leading monitoring and measurement technology is a perfect complement to the social media strategy and ROI expertise of Chess Media. We are proud to work with them to leverage our technology and their expertise to better serve the growing customer demand in social media,” says Brad Brodigan, CEO of Biz360, Inc.

Biz360, which recently launched its Community Insights Professional system, now offers the most flexible social media monitoring solution from affordable, self-service to full service, enterprise-wide rollouts. Businesses of any size can immediately experience the power of social media monitoring by visiting http://ci.biz360.com for a free trial.

“We are very excited to be partnering with a leading technology company such as Biz360. Their business intelligence platform combined with our accountable social business approach delivers compelling solutions that will justify and optimize our clients’ marketing investments,” says Jacob Morgan, Principal & Co-Founder of Chess Media Group.

Chess Media Group offers services that enable clients to create and capture the value of social media. Our processes can provide solutions that will optimize the effectiveness of any business’ social media investments.