APEX,Porchfire Communications, a media relations and services firm, says it signed on six new customers with annual billings of more than $100,000 in its first quarter of operation.

The company said revenues were up 242 percent from accounts that existed or were acquired when it was launched.

Porchfire provides advertising, public relations and marketing services with emphasis on copywriting, media relations and graphic design solutions.

Porchfire: www.porchfirecommunications.com