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How is Influencer Marketing changing
Media Appearance Feb 2026 Revista BIZ

How is Influencer Marketing changing

The influencer marketing market in Romania continues to grow, surpassing €110 million. Beyond the financial dimension, the industry is undergoing major transformations t…

Highlight Group reports turnover of EUR 9.6 million in 2025, up 19% on the previous year
Press Release Jan 2026

Highlight Group reports turnover of EUR 9.6 million in 2025, up 19% on the previous year

Highlight, an independent integrated communications group comprising Highlight Agency and Highlight PR, ended 2025 with a cumulative turnover of €9.6 million, up 19% com…

[Restart 2026] Ionuț Curtean: The surprise was how quickly the industry conversation shifted from “what do we do that’s spectacular” to “what actually works”
Media Appearance Jan 2026 IQAds.ro

[Restart 2026] Ionuț Curtean: The surprise was how quickly the industry conversation shifted from “what do we do that’s spectacular” to “what actually works”

For Ionuț Curtean, CEO of Highlight Group, 2025 reaffirmed the idea that efficiency doesn’t limit creativity—it disciplines it. Moreover, stable, senior-level teams made…

Aela Cotabiță, Highlight PR: In an oversaturated media ecosystem, relevance is built through selection
Media Appearance Nov 2025 IQAds.ro

Aela Cotabiță, Highlight PR: In an oversaturated media ecosystem, relevance is built through selection

The noise in the communications field has never been louder. Brands publish daily, journalists juggle hundreds of pitches, and audiences filter their attention more than…

ABSOLUT x Highlight Group: Three Cocktails, a Festival, and a Summer to Remember
Press Release Aug 2025

ABSOLUT x Highlight Group: Three Cocktails, a Festival, and a Summer to Remember

At UNTOLD 2025, ABSOLUT was the vibe that lit up the atmosphere and colored every moment. Under the global concept Born to Mix, the brand created in the heart of the fes…

Must Be a Jameson: Pernod Ricard Romania and Highlight Group Wrote a New Irish Chapter at EC 2025
Press Release Aug 2025

Must Be a Jameson: Pernod Ricard Romania and Highlight Group Wrote a New Irish Chapter at EC 2025

At EC 2025, Jameson strengthened its presence as a brand of authentic connections and freedom of expression, and together with Highlight Group brought the Irish spirit i…

Rhythm, Colour and Tropical Experiences: Highlight Group and Pernod Ricard Romania Brought Bodega Havana Club to Electric Castle
Press Release Jul 2025

Rhythm, Colour and Tropical Experiences: Highlight Group and Pernod Ricard Romania Brought Bodega Havana Club to Electric Castle

This summer, Cuba made a stop in Bonțida, and Havana Club brought its tropical, free-spirited, and effervescent energy to Electric Castle, brought together under a vibra…

Aela Cotabita, Highlight PR: We don’t see PR as a standalone service, but as part of a broader strategic ecosystem
Media Appearance May 2025 Business Review

Aela Cotabita, Highlight PR: We don’t see PR as a standalone service, but as part of a broader strategic ecosystem

Last year, Highlight PR exceeded the initially set objectives, registering at the end of the year a turnover increase of 60% compared to 2023. BR sat down with Aela Cota…

[PR Playbook] Aela Cotabiță: In image crises, communication no longer targets just the press, but also consumers, who have their own voice on social media.
Media Appearance Apr 2025 IQAds.ro

[PR Playbook] Aela Cotabiță: In image crises, communication no longer targets just the press, but also consumers, who have their own voice on social media.

It may sound almost biblical, but it is part of the best practices in public relations, after all — not to lie, because PR does not mean inventing stories or avoiding th…

The cultural preferences of creative minds. Aela Cotabiță, Managing Director, Highlight PR Romania: “I’ve learned not to let perseverance turn into simple stubbornness”
Media Appearance Mar 2025 Urban.ro

The cultural preferences of creative minds. Aela Cotabiță, Managing Director, Highlight PR Romania: “I’ve learned not to let perseverance turn into simple stubbornness”

Urban.ro presents the cultural preferences of some of the most creative minds in the advertising industry.They are behind some of the biggest brands and campaigns in Rom…

Romanian PR thriving as a creative and adaptive industry
Media Appearance Mar 2025 Business Review

Romanian PR thriving as a creative and adaptive industry

Fewer than 10 PR companies in Romania focus strictly on public relations, while the rest have expanded their services beyond traditional communication. At the same time,…

Sustained growth for Highlight Group in 2024: 60% higher turnover for Highlight PR and 30% for Highlight Agency
Press Release Jan 2025

Sustained growth for Highlight Group in 2024: 60% higher turnover for Highlight PR and 30% for Highlight Agency

2024 meant for the Highlight Group a continuation of the constant growth of previous years, supported by efforts to strengthen the team, as well as by diversifying the p…

Aela Cotabiță (Highlight PR): “We, as communicators and people in advertising, feed our souls on the challenges we’re given”
Media Appearance Oct 2024 AngajatorulMeu.ro

Aela Cotabiță (Highlight PR): “We, as communicators and people in advertising, feed our souls on the challenges we’re given”

In January, Aela Cotabiță took over the leadership of the independent communication and public relations agency Highlight PR.What are the key “ingredients” a specialist …

Aela Cotabita, Highlight PR Romania: We test and adopt new tech when suitable for our activities
Media Appearance Oct 2024 Adhugger.net

Aela Cotabita, Highlight PR Romania: We test and adopt new tech when suitable for our activities

Aela Cotabita, Managing Director of Romanian Highlight PR, is a tech passionate, always eager to explore the latest tools available and tells, in an interview for AdHugg…

Aela Cotabiță (Highlight PR): “Relevance and efficiency are paramount in how we approach every brief and form the foundation of any creative approach we propose”
Media Appearance May 2024 Weinvent.ro

Aela Cotabiță (Highlight PR): “Relevance and efficiency are paramount in how we approach every brief and form the foundation of any creative approach we propose”

She took over the leadership of Highlight PR in January 2024. In this role, she oversees both the operational management of the agency and the coordination of the team o…

How to Bring Creativity into Leadership in 2024
Media Appearance May 2024 Cariere

How to Bring Creativity into Leadership in 2024

Leadership is constantly evolving in response to global, technological, and societal changes, which lead to the emergence of trends that reshape business methodologies a…

Women-Centered Communication
Media Appearance Apr 2024 Revista BIZ

Women-Centered Communication

Female empowerment is reshaping consumption patterns and influencing marketing and brand narratives around values that matter to women: value for money, fairness and inc…

Aela Cotabiță (Highlight PR): I hope in 2024 we will see more creative, disruptive, authentic campaigns
Media Appearance Mar 2024 Business Review

Aela Cotabiță (Highlight PR): I hope in 2024 we will see more creative, disruptive, authentic campaigns

2023 was a very dynamic and full year, until its end. But what should we desire from this year’s reality? BR sat down with Aela Cotabiță, Managing Director Highlight PR,…

Aela Cotabiță is the new Managing Director of Highlight PR
Press Release Mar 2024

Aela Cotabiță is the new Managing Director of Highlight PR

Aela Cotabiță took over the leadership of Highlight PR starting in January 2024. In this role, she oversees both the agency’s operational management and the coordination…

Every Woman Has a Hero: NIVEA and Highlight PR Celebrate the Special Mother-Daughter Bond Through the SPOTlight Campaign – Powered by Luminous630®
Press Release Mar 2024

Every Woman Has a Hero: NIVEA and Highlight PR Celebrate the Special Mother-Daughter Bond Through the SPOTlight Campaign – Powered by Luminous630®

On the occasion of International Women’s Day, NIVEA and Highlight PR bring to the forefront a unique campaign that celebrates the beauty and strength of the mother-daugh…

Highlight Agency Celebrates Five Years of Activity and the Launch of a New Integrated Communication Agency, Highlight PR
Press Release Apr 2022

Highlight Agency Celebrates Five Years of Activity and the Launch of a New Integrated Communication Agency, Highlight PR

A double celebration at Highlight Agency. Alongside marking five years on the Romanian advertising market, the agency also announces the expansion of its business throug…