NORTH MIAMI BEACH, FL: Valerie Zucker has left The Apple
Organization, a 22-year-old real estate and luxury PR firm, to create
Zucker Public Relations. Zucker had been president of Apple, which
focuses on real-estate clients, for four years. Zucker said she will
seek a slightly different mix in her new venture, which will court major
high-end retail, professional associations, resorts, travel, and
corporate clients.