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Creating an Effective Communication/PR Plan for your Brand
Last Thursday, we had a fabulous session on how to handle PR disasters, especially as a startup or small business/brand.
This week, we are taking it up a notch, by being proactive.
Omotoyosi Ajayi is a Branding and Communications Professional, adding long term value to the bottom line of brands through Integrated Marketing
Communications, Public Relations, Brand Management, and Personal Branding.
She leverages branding and communications as a tool for reinforcing value proposition, which leads to improved financial performance, higher productivity, brand recognition, and customer satisfaction.
These are the tools she will be sharing with us on Thursday as we discuss 'Creating an effective Communication/PR Plan for your Brand.'
All those of us who attended last week's Lightbox session know the importance of this topic.
Hope you don't miss this session!
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AGS Quote of the Day
“I can’t change the direction of the wind, but I can adjust my sails to always reach my destination.”
Jimmy Dean