Markson Sparks Publicity Pty, Ltd. is a publicity, celebrity management, and events company. It provides publicity strategies, media relationship building, strategic counsel, media conferences/news distribution, internal/external communication, product/service/company launches, crisis management, and vision development; access to celebrities, statesmen, television personalities, recording artists, sporting legends, and speakers; political, charity, corporate, and fund-raising events; and cause-related fundraising and celebrity testimonial functions. The company was founded in 1982 and is based in Redfern, Australia. As of August 1, 2007, Markson Sparks Publicity Pty, Ltd. is a subsidiary of Photon Group, Ltd.