Why are you involved in PRSA Gulf Coast Chapter? Before moving from New York to Naples in 2003, I had been involved with the local and state level School Public Relations Associations including serving as a board member in both. The professional education and networking available through my membership helped me immensely as a new [...]

Join us for our April Lunch N’ Learn event on Tuesday, April 23rd  at The Hilton Naples: You are probably familiar with two national forums called TED and The Aspen Institute.  But did you know we have one right here in our own back yard?  ”IMAGINE SOLUTIONS” just took place in February and has attracted [...]

Join Us For “FORWARD THINKING” with The Philharmonic Center for the Arts’   Campaigns Director Rachel Applegate   The Naples Philharmonic Center for the Arts has a 20+ year history with the southwest Florida community and has become a beacon to arts enthusiasts and even influenced the growth of Collier County. That said, how does [...]

Join us for our March Lunch N’ Learn event on Tuesday, March 26th  at The Hilton Naples to hear: Effective Media Buying in Today’s Media Landscape – with Jim Poh of Poh Media, Sunrise, FL How your advertising dollars can go as far as possible Position your business or organization to receive solid ROI The [...]

The Florida Public Relations Association Southwest Florida Chapter and Public Relations Society of America Gulf Coast Chapter have teamed up to present a Public Relations Community Showcase for Nonprofits on April 19 from 8 to 11 a.m. at the Lee County Election Center in south Fort Myers. Six local PR and media professionals from Fort [...]

Join us for our first luncheon event of 2013 on Tuesday, January 22nd at The Hilton Naples to hear Geri Evans, national board member of the Public Relations Society of America. Geri Evans will speak about the power of networking and building key relationships in her presentation, ‘Keeping Your Eyes and Mind Open to Possibilities.” [...]

We’re excited about our October Luncheon It’s been just over a year since the owners and merchants of Fifth Avenue South joined forces to collectively market their venerable street as Naples’ premier shopping, dining and entertainment destination. The newly established Business Improvement District (BID), with Lise Sundrla at the helm, was charged with engaging property [...]

“Writing for ROI: How to Craft Your Press Release and Social Messaging to Get the Maximum Payoff” Learn how to optimize a press release and your other messaging to get publicity, build brand awareness, increase web traffic, connect with your fans and generate leads online. Uncover how to use the metrics you have to determine [...]

PRSA Gulf Coast chapter member JoNell Modys co-hosted Reel Tallk, Saturday June 23rd on ESPN 770-AM.It is great to see our members out in the community doing their special style of PR. Here was her quote, “I’ll be co-hosting Reel Talk tomorrow (Saturday 6/23) morning from 7-9am on ESPN 770-AM.  You can listen at 770 [...]

Junior Achievement of Southwest Florida (www.jaswfl.org) named the members of its 2012 Business Hall of Fame, Collier County Advisory Board, which selects Laureates. The chair is John English of Barron Collier Cos. and the vice chair is Dr. Paul Jones. Other members selected to this year’s advisory board are Wilma Boyd, president/CEO of Preferred Travel [...]