May Monthly Meeting
Wednesday, May 16, 2012 — 11:30 am to 1:00 pm in Calendar
Stories that Touch the Emotions Linda Chancey has been telling stories for over 25 years in the local schools and community. She serves on the Board of the Cracker Storytelling Festival and is a member and Past President of the Florida Storytelling Association. Linda works for the Polk County Library Cooperative as an Outreach Librarian. [...]
Public Relations Representative
Posted on April 10, 2012 in Job
Legoland Florida Job Description Develop and maintain proactive, positive relationships with media in key Florida markets; write and produce print and broadcast stories and manage projects as assigned; serve as spokesperson and liaison in community and assigned key markets. Facilitate on-going internal communications for LLF and LEGO Group. Liaise with external PR firm to provide [...]
April Monthly Meeting
Wednesday, April 18, 2012 — 11:30 am to 1:00 pm in Calendar
The Perfect Storm Kevin Cook, Director of Communications for the City of Lakeland, will talk about the climate surrounding Lakeland Electric’s expensive fuel contract with the Florida Municipal Power Association. Kevin will provide public relations lessons learned from this situation which spawned numerous news stories and editorials reflecting negatively on the City of Lakeland. Kevin [...]
TOMS Shoes, Style Your Soles
Posted on March 16, 2012 in Uncategorized
The Dick Pope/Polk County Chapter of the Florida Public Relations Association (FPRA) and Florida Southern College are partnering with Lighthouse Ministries, Inc., Salvation Army- Lakeland and Lake Wales Center to provide white, canvas TOMS Shoes to preschool and grade school children. TOMS Shoes, Inc. was founded by Blake Mycoskie on a simple premise: With every [...]
February Monthly Meeting
Wednesday, February 15, 2012 — 11:30 am to 1:00 pm in Calendar, News
Reach Out & Touch Someone – Marketing to People In the Social Media Era Our February 15 meeting will feature Jim DeGennaro, Senior Marketing Manager for Central Florida Development Council. He will be speaking on the use of hand written notes to creative personal gifts. Jim will offer PR professional numerous ideas to creatively impress clients. Jim uses his background from [...]
March Monthly Meeting – Legoland
Wednesday, March 21, 2012 — 11:30 am to 1:00 pm in Calendar, News
With its much-celebrated opening in October, LEGOLAND Florida created a near-perfect destination for kids ages 2 to 12. And the attention it earned from the news media was pretty impressive. But was the PR effort as smooth as it seemed? Were there any missteps – or major panic moments – along the way? Get the [...]
Oscar J. Horton speaks about employee & customer relations
Posted on January 19, 2012 in News
We are so pleased that The Ledger attended the January Monthly meeting to hear from Oscar J. Horton with Sun State International. Please Click Here to read the write up from Kyle Kennedy at The Ledger
Wine Tasting PRowl
Thursday, February 16, 2012 — 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm in Calendar, News
Sip Sip Hooray! The Dick Pope/Polk County Chapter of the Florida Public Relations Association will present Sip Sip Hooray, an FPRA PRowl, on Thursday, February 16 at the Lake Morton Bed and Breakfast. Complimentary cheese, crackers and fruit will be served starting at 6 p.m. The event is free, but please bring a bottle of [...]
New Member Orientation – not just for new members!
Tuesday, February 28, 2012 — 5:30 pm to 7:00 pm in Calendar, News
Are you a new member to FPRA and are interested in learning what exactly you can expect to get our of your membership? Are you a member of FPRA and never had the opportunity to attend a New Member Orientation? Are you a seasoned member of FPRA and would like to brush up on what [...]
January Monthly Meeting
Wednesday, January 18, 2012 — 11:30 am to 1:00 pm in Calendar, Uncategorized
Oscar J. Horton is a dynamic business leader and entrepreneur who will speak about building one of the most successful medium and heavy truck dealerships in the United States. Mr. Horton owns Sun State International in Haines City, Florida. His great public relations and marketing skills are used to motivate his sales team and other [...]
