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Dolphin Entertainment Acquires Talent Booking and Events Firm Special Projects (EXCLUSIVE)
Dolphin Entertainment has added talent booking and events firm Special Projects to the roster of PR and marketing services it offers for entertainment, media, fashion and luxury brands. Read article
The New York Times
Events Are the New Magazines
And Nicole Vecchiarelli and Andrea Oliveri, the founders of an agency called Special Projects, are here to celebrify them. Read article
The Los Angeles Times
As Hollywood enters awards season, two rising stars in the publicity machine are making a name for themselves
Special Projects, founded by two former magazine editors, is part of a new generation of event planners that is shaking up the celebrity PR scene. Read article
The Business of Fashion
The New Anatomy of a Magazine Cover
Big names don’t move issues like they used to, opening up opportunities for new and unexpected faces that make bold statements. Read article
The Hollywood Reporter
Amid Film Release Date Changes, Magazines Face Cover Chaos: “Do You Think It Will Move Again?”
“In some ways, [the past year] allowed for more creativity and freedom because you could look at, what is everyone talking about right at that moment, versus saying, ‘This Marvel franchise comes out on this date and we’re holding our breath to book this talent for it.'” Read article
Town & Country
Where Creative People Go to Get Things Done
Nicole Vecchiarelli & Andrea Oliveri, starmakers, in the dream factory: the Special Projects conference room. What if Schwab’s pharmacy were reborn in a former music studio in Soho designed by the decorator who did the Wing? That imaginary drugstore counter is where aspiring actors find themselves these days when participating in the time-honored tradition known as the meet-and-greet. Read article
Tory Burch Daily
Special Projects: Content Queens
In 2016, Andrea Oliveri and Nicole Vecchiarelli went from former colleagues — they met while working at Details magazine — to co-founders. The publishing industry veterans took their impressive rolodex of top agents and publicists and launched Special Projects, a bi-coastal booking and creative content agency that works with the best of the best in fashion and film. Read article
Of a Kind
Podcast: A Work-Wife Double Date
We’re bringing you a meet-cute, a pseudo-breakup, and the full story of a thriving bi-coastal relationship on the podcast today. We're chatting with Andrea Oliveri and Nicole Vecchiarelli, co-founders of Special Projects, all-around work-wife powerhouses with tons of advice on making their professional relationship hum and juggling the tough stuff in between. Read article
Architectural Digest
5 Steps to Throwing a Successful Virtual Event
A day-of reminder and explicit info on how to tune in are also helpful, says Nicole Vecchiarelli of Special Projects, an NYC- and L.A.-based booking and event planning agency. And remember that guests likely have shorter attention spans than they would in person. Special Projects cofounder Andrea Oliveri says 30 to 40 minutes is the sweet spot for the length of any virtual party. Read article
