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A creative biz/tech writer and skilled editor with proven success in multiple facets of internal and external corporate and high-technology public relations. Specialties: A seasoned communication professional with extensive experience planning and executing marketing and business-to-business communications; expertise in strategic positioning, concept development and project execution. I provide marcom and editorial services to a range of clientele -- from Socios Digital Marketing (representing Graphco/RMGT) and the U of Illinois at Chicago’s College of Engineering to Boise Cascade, The Cannata Report and Electronics For Imaging (EFI). I also am a blogger in multiple industries (including printing, mailing and document management) and have hosted video webinars and moderated live panels. As a published author, content written under my byline has been published in more than 30 titles, mostly B2B (partial list below). My "Pathfinder" series in Graphic Monthly received a Canadian Business Media Honorable Mention for BEST REGULARLY FEATURED DEPARTMENT. • "Big Picture" and "Wide Format & Signage" mags. • The Cannata Report (imaging dealer channel) • "Curbing Human Trafficking" eBook (2018 Amazon #1 best-seller in Criminal Law category) • "Comment" for University of Illinois at Chicago Law alumni - formerly John Marshall Law School • Digital Output (printing tech) and Pre (prepress) mag. • Digital Visions & "Xerox.comm" newsletters • Editor & Publisher and News & Tech (newspaper ind.) • Rise magazine - UIC College of Engineering - and ESSN Student Society News • FedEx Office blog • Harvard Business Review • Insight quarterly (Illinois CPA Society) • Madison Advisors market research/consultancy • Midas Matters mag. and ShopTalk newsletter • NAPCO Custom Publishing ("Printing Impressions") • FAN (Fenwick Alumni News) and Friar Reporter • Graphic Arts Monthly, GAOnline (e-newsletter) and Québec Imprimerie • PIA: The Mag (Printing Industries of America) • Path to Purchase Institute (P-O-P Design/Times) • Printing News and WhatTheyThink Media • The Printer (RR Donnelley employee mag.): IABC Gold Quill & PCC Golden Trumpet winner • Show Daily tabloids for Graph Expo (now PRINTING United) and CMM Internat'l. • Spectrum (for Lake Forest College alumni) • TAGA – Technical Assn. of the Graphic Arts (2016 Tech Innovation Paper) • Shell Motorist Club travel mag. • Woodworking Network Past member: Society of Professional Journalists, International Assn. of Business Communicators, Public Relations Society of America, Publicity Club of Chicago and Chicago Headline Club.
Oversee team of content creators and contribute news articles and feature stories. Focused on accelerating audience engagement through expanded original content and a widened editorial scope to amplify the independent dealer channel’s transformation.
Longtime writer, editor and reporter for leading publication in the U.S. office-tech dealer channel.
Writer, consultant, president and owner at my own B2B creative communication firm, providing marketing communication and editorial services to a range of companies. Expertise in strategic positioning, concept development and project execution. Clients include: Agfa Graphics, Ameritech, Custom Woodworking Business (and the Woodworking Network), Cygnus Business Media/Southcomm Publishing), Editor & Publisher, Fenwick High School, Graphic Monthly (Canada), Illinois CPA Society (Insights magazine), John Marshall Law School, Moore Corp., NAK Group, News & Tech (Conley Media), NAPCO Media (Printing Impression and PIworld.com), Nextlink Midwest, Package Design (ST Media), Progressive Impressions International, Reed Business Info, Res-Com Mortgage, United Airlines, the University of Illinois at Chicago (Colleges of Engineering and Medicine) and Xerox Corp.
Writer and consultant at my own creative communication firm, providing marketing communication and editorial services to a range of clientele. Expertise in strategic positioning, concept development and project execution. Clients included: Agfa Graphics, Ameritech, John Marshall Law School, Moore Corporation, NAK Group, NextLink Midwest, Progressive Impressions International, Res-Com Mortgage, United Airlines, the University of Illinois at Chicago, Xerox Corporation and Graphic Arts Monthly.
· Lead content creator in private, Catholic secondary school’s Marketing Communications Department near Chicago. · Responsible for developing website stories; parent, student and alumni e-newsletters; and daily social-media postings on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook/Meta. · Writer/editor of monthly alumni e-publication. · Managing editor of biannual alumni magazine.
Printing News and www.MyPrintResource.com cover industry trends, features and products in the print and graphics market. The Printing News brand is the authoritative source for business information, emerging technologies, shop profiles, executive Q & A's, sales leadership, mergers & acquisitions, and management insight for commercial printers, including publication printers, magazine printers, book printers, in-plant printers, trade service providers and print brokers. Printing News, along with sister titles Quick Printing and Wide Format Imaging, comprise Cygnus Graphics Media. Its parent publishing firm, Cygnus Business Media, reaches millions of professionals annually as one of North America's top business-to-business media companies, Cygnus leads the way in providing targeted content to top decision-makers.