Publicity for my Publicity Seminar
Marie Vasari, the outstanding Business Editor of our local daily newspaper, the Monterey County Herald, was kind enough to write a brief today for the seminar I'll be giving tomorrow. It would have been ironic if I received no publicity for a seminar on publicity and marketing. She had been out of town and I had to resend and remind her (because she receives hundreds of press releases a week!!!)...but she came through beautifully. I'm pasting in the brief and what I sent. Just know, obviously, not everything you write in a press release will be reprinted so be sure you have the 5 W's in the first paragraph!
A huge thanks to Theresa Ream of Ream Construction, Disaster Kleen-Up, Cypress Cabinets, Floor Store and Excel Carpet Care for hosting these seminars and inviting me to speak!
May 16, 2008 - Monterey County Herald Business Section
Publicity workshop slated for women's network
Wendy Brickman will lead "Optimize Your Business with Cost-Effective Strategies: An interactive Marketing and Publicity Workshop" from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Saturday for the Professional Women's Network of Monterey Peninsula.
Brickman will discuss the role of the Internet, advertising, public relations and community events. She holds a master's degree in marketing/management from Loyola Marymount University, has taught business classes at CSU-Monterey Bay and Golden Gate University and operates Brickman Marketing in Monterey.
The workshop will take place at Ream Construction, 567 Ortiz Ave. Cost is $10 for Professional Women's Network members and $15 to the public.
For reservations, call 899-3938 ext. 13, e-mail sarahs@redshift.com, or register online at www.pwnmonterey.org.
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What I sent out...
WENDY BRICKMAN, OWNER OF BRICKMAN MARKETING, TO GIVE A SEMINAR FOR THE PWN SATURDAY WORKSHOP SERIES:
"OPTIMIZE YOUR BUSINESS WITH COST-EFFECTIVE STRATEGIES: AN INTERACTIVE MARKETING & PUBLICITY WORKSHOP"
On Saturday, May 17, 2008, from 9:30 AM to 11:30 AM, Wendy Brickman, owner of Brickman Marketing, will give a workshop, "OPTIMIZE YOUR BUSINESS WITH COST-EFFECTIVE STRATEGIES: AN INTERACTIVE MARKETING & PUBLICITY WORKHOP." The workshop will be held at Ream Construction, 567 Ortiz Avenue, in Sand City. The cost is $10 for PWN members and $15 for non-members. Please RSVP to Sarah Schupbach at sarahs@redshift.com or call (831) 899-3938 ext. 13 or register online at www.pwnmonterey.org.
Attendees will learn practical strategies to promote their business with public relations (both locally and nationally), the Internet, community events, advertising, local collaborations, and more. The workshop will show participants how to immediately apply these tactics and to build actionable steps to better market their organization.
Wendy Brickman, President of Brickman Marketing, (www.brickmanmarketing.com) moved from Los Angeles to Monterey and established Brickman Marketing in October, 1990. Wendy has an extensive background in the areas of marketing, publicity, advertising and market research. She worked in the management training film area for over seven years, and held management positins in the home video industry for many years at Paramount Home Video, Media Home Entertainment and Pacific Arts Video. She also held marketing management positions for Salenger Films.
She holds an M.B.A. in Marketing/Management from Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles, an M.A. in Broadcast Journalism from the University of Southern California, also in Los Angeles, and a B.A. in English from the University of California at Berkeley. She is a graduate of Leadership Monterey Peninsula and the Leadership Santa Cruz County. She is the is the winner of three Business Excellence Awards (2007, 2003, 1998) from the Monterey Peninsula Chamber of Commerce and a 1999 Small Business Advocate of the Year Award from the California Chamber of Commerce and a 1999 Robert C. Littlefield Award from the Monterey Peninsula Chamber of Commerce.
She has served on numerous Boards of Directors, including the Monterey Peninsula Chamber of Commerce, Development Executives Network, Professonal Women’s Network, Shelter Outreach Plus, Monterey History and Art Association, National Football Foundation, Monterey Celtic Arts Academy, and USC Alumni Association of the Monterey Peninsula. Wendy has taught Business Reading, Writing and Critical Thinking at California State University Monterey Bay and Business Communication at Golden Gate University. She has also made numerous presentations on marketing and public relations for a variety of non-profit organizations.
Wendy has worked with hundreds of organizations locally and nationally, large and small, from authors and video producers, to lawyers and doctors. Recent clients include Del Monte Shopping Center, Monterey Cowboy Poetry & Music Festival, Monterey Scottish Games & Celtic Festival, Monterey County Fair, Choice Home Health Care, and many others.
To register for the workshop, please contact Sarah Schupbach at sarahs@redshift.com or call (831) 899-3938 ext. 13 or register online at www.pwnmonterey.org.
















