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
Jackie Wallace is the creative force behind the communications efforts for LEGOLAND® Florida, Central Florida’s newest family theme park. Responsible for the overall publicity for the park, Jackie’s development and execution of the park’s public relations plan has created a dynamic and one-of-kind voice for the park across both traditional and social media platforms. Drawing on [...]
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 [...]
December Monthly Meeting – Guest Speaker, Senator Paula Dockery
Wednesday, December 21, 2011 — 11:30 am to 1:00 pm in Calendar, News, Uncategorized
Guest speaker, Senator Paula Dockery, will talk about the upcoming legislative session and key challenges, including budget and redistricting. Senator Dockery will also talk about how PR plays a roll in working with her colleagues in Tallahassee and her constituents. Senator Paula Dockery has proven to be a champion for the taxpayers of Florida, skillfully marshalling bi-partisan [...]
November Monthly Meeting
Wednesday, November 16, 2011 — 11:30 am to 1:00 pm in Calendar, Uncategorized
Mark Jackson will offer a behind the scenes look on how he and his team at Polk County Tourism and Sports Marketing market the assets of Polk County to groups ranging from executives of Merlin Entertainments Group for LEGOLAND Florida to the planners for family reunions and bass fishing tournaments. Mark will share success stories, [...]
October Monthly Meeting
Wednesday, October 19, 2011 — 11:30 am to 2:00 pm in Calendar, News
Jerome Ferson, Publisher of The Ledger in Lakeland, will speak about the fast changing world of print and digital media. Jerome started his newspaper career 23 years ago, while in high school, as a part time stock person in the mailroom of the Post Bulletin; his hometown newspaper located in Rochester, Minnesota. With the exception [...]
September Monthly Meeting
Wednesday, September 21, 2011 — 11:30 am to 1:00 pm in Calendar
Please join us for our September meeting as we are visited by incoming State President Melanie Mowry Etters for the installation of our Chapter Leadership for 2011-2012. We will also be giving our Chapter Awards at this meeting to a few very deserving Chapter Members. If you would like to attend this meeting you can [...]
July Monthly Meeting
Wednesday, July 20, 2011 — 11:30 am to 1:00 pm in Calendar, News
The Slippery Slope of Social Media …what’s a communicator to do? Roger Pynn, APR, President Curley & Pynn Public Relations & Marketing Communications Professional communicators … journalists and public relations people alike … face a slippery slope when engaging in online conversations where there is little distinction between personal and professional contributions to the chatter [...]
