Quick turn project supporting advocacy activities surrounding the launch of The GRAMMY Creators Alliance, announced on the GRAMMY 2015 telecast. Activities included: strategy, messaging, speech editing, web copy, FAQs, press materials and press release development, exclusive placement, thought leader article placement and media relations. Continued contract to support short-term awareness goals. Results include first break […]
Handled tech, business and trade media to support the hybrid digital production studio. Launched Hooked’s first project, the Haunting Melissa app that positioned company founder Neal Edelstein as a disruptor. Refined positioning, created materials, and helped build a relationship with Apple PR to provide insights and introductions to benefit the client. Secured pre-launch meetings with […]
Deeply involved in day-to-day media relations work with tech, business and trade outlets for the storied online platform. Go-to contact for messaging, press release development; provides ongoing senior-level counsel; oversees executive speaking program; serves as crisis-response point person for reactive statements and clean up. Instrumental in Myspace 2013 re-launch: deployed “need-to-cover” strategy that meshed mobile […]
Took the Canadian eReading company from an unknown to third in the eReader category. Supported the company on the tech, consumer and business media front from initial Kobo Touch launch at BEA through reader and technology debuts, global expansion and acquisition by Japanese online giant Rakuten. Day-to-day contact with Kobo executives. Developed and refined messaging, […]
Spot B2B outreach resulted in a Forbes profile on company CEO Kara Goldin.
Worked closely with Elite Aviation and their president and CEO Chris Holifield to raise visibility for the luxury private jet company based in Los Angeles. Developed messaging, drafted press materials and bios. Proactive outreach, media tour booking, media training, interview staffing and follow up. Sample Q+A from Business Jet Traveler.
Full public relations strategy, program development and execution for the San Francisco-based strategic insight and innovation consultancy. Press release development, media relations, proactive pitching, thought leadership program, writing and blog post editing.
Jim Hughes
Emailjim at jim-hughes dot net
Telephone+1 (323) 397-7077