Above Board Chamber of Florida is proud to present How to Get Discovered by the Media from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday, September 8, at the Hilton Naples and 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday, September 11, at The Landings Yacht, Golf and Tennis Club in Fort Myers.
Why does the media latch onto some stories and organizations and not others? What constitutes a compelling angle and what tools can you use to pitch it? What are the media’s pet peeves and how can you avoid them? Learn all this and more from the Above Board Chamber’s panel of experts, representing top broadcast and print media professionals.
The Naples luncheon meeting will be emceed by Sue Huff of E. Sue Huff and Associates and will feature a panel including: Gulfshore Business Editor Phil Borchman, Beasley Broadcast Group Vice President of Corporate Communications Denyse Smith Mesnik, Florida Weekly Editor Cindy Pierce, Southwest Florida Business Today Publisher Karen Moore, Business Observer Lee/Collier Editor Jean Gruss, WINK TV Marketing Consultant Kendra Sutton and Naples Daily News Senior Local News Editor Allen Bartlett.
The Fort Myers luncheon meeting will be emceed by Connie Ramos-Williams of CONRIC PR & Marketing | Publishing. The panel includes NBC-2 Anchor Kellie Burns, Florida Weekly Editor Osvaldo Padilla, News-Press Business Editor Steve McQuilken, Fox 4 Marketing Director Brent Struense, WINK TV Marketing Consultant Dan Millls, Business Observer Lee/Collier Editor Jean Gruss and Gulfshore Business Editor Phil Borchman.
Naples lunch meeting registration:
Registration on or before Friday, September 5 will be $25 for members and $28 for friends. After September 5, registration will be $28 for members and $33 for friends. Non-profits can put up a free table, and members can put up a table for $25. Attendees must RSVP for this event, which includes a plated lunch. To register, visit www.aboveboardchamber.com.
Fort Myers lunch meeting registration:
Registration on or before Friday, September 5 will be $22 for members and $28 for friends. After September 5, registration will be $28 for members and $32 for friends. Non-profits can put up a free table, and members can put up a table for $25. Attendees must RSVP for this event, which includes a plated lunch. To register, visit www.aboveboardchamber.com.
DAKS Publishing Inc. is the Naples meeting sponsor. Laura Ray of Xtreme Xtraction is the Fort Myers meeting sponsor. For more information on the event or on how to become a member of the Above Board Chamber, contact Jeanne Sweeney at 239.910.7426.
The Above Board Chamber of Florida is dedicated to bringing people of faith together within the community, in the workplace and amongst one another. Their mission is to supply members with the tools that will allow them to take every aspect of their lives Above Board. For more information on the event or on how to become a member of the Above Board Chamber, contact Jeanne Sweeney at 239.910.7426 or visit www.aboveboardchamber.com.
