Meetings

Meetings are held the third Friday of the month except in the summer and December. Meetings are usually held at noon at the Toledo Club in downtown Toledo (14th and Madison streets). Luncheon meetings and professional development programs feature local, regional and national practitioners from a variety of backgrounds. This schedule is tentative and subject to change.

PRSA Calendar

May 2012: Messaging to Rural vs. Urban Audiences

Our guest presenter Vince Wiggins, founder of the Danielle Vincent Agency, will lead a discussion on messaging to rural versus urban audiences.

Friday, May 18
The Toledo Club, Madison and 14th Streets
11:30 a.m. – networking
Noon – lunch
Program following lunch
Members: $15; Guests: $25; Students: $10

RSVP to Kari Bucher by noon Wednesday, May 16 to reserve your seat!

Save The Date! Future Meetings

Friday, June 15, 2012

No meetings in July or August

Previous Meetings

April 2012 – Combining Traditional and Digital PR

Heather Whaling, president of Geben Communications, spoke with meeting attendees about integrating traditional PR, digital PR and social media in today’s changing communications landscape. She applied the concepts to two case studies from her recent work.

March 2012 – Virtual Agencies

PRSA Northwest Ohio’s own Lynette Werning, APR, president and owner of Blue Water Communications, share insights and experiences of what a virtual PR agency really is… and what it isn’t.

February 2012 – Transparency: Is it really good PR?

A panel of three local public relations leaders and influencers shared their perspectives on the state of transparency in PR. Moderated by Mark Leutke, APR, president of FLS Marketing and former board member/ethics chair, panelists included:

• Mike Driehorst – editorial director for online media, Chrysler Group LLC
• Brian McPeak – vice president of external affairs, Owens Corning
• Seth Oyer, Ph.D. – assistant professor in the Department of Journalism and
Public Relations, BGSU