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Navarro promoted at public
relations firm
(Oct. 17, 2007) -
Chicago resident Jennifer Navarro has been promoted
to Director, Arts & Entertainment Division at Ginny
Richardson Public Relations (GR-PR) in Hinsdale.
GR-PR receives two Chicago PR
awards
(May 18, 2007) -
Chicago’s Jennifer
Navarro, of GR-PR (Ginny Richardson Public
Relations) received two public relations awards in
as many days. She won a Skyline Merit Award from the
Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) Chicago
Chapter on Tuesday, May 15, and the Golden Trumpet
Award from the Publicity Club of Chicago (PCC) on
Wednesday, May 16.
'Free Speech' Celebrates a decade of service
(May 19,
2006) - Free Speech, a pro bono speaker’s bureau,
celebrates ten years of service to the community
including groups, libraries, business clubs and
organizations from the city of Chicago and nearly
every suburb. Thousands of groups have utilized the
well-established speaker's bureau which provides a
roster of 170 outstanding speakers, all of whom
speak for free.
GR-PR wins three trumpets, Chicago’s top PR award
(May 8, 2006) - GR-PR (Ginny Richardson Public
Relations) won three top awards at the 2006
Publicity Club of Chicago’s Golden Trumpet Awards
luncheon, held Friday, May 5, at the Palmer House
Hilton, Chicago. In attendance were more than 500
public relations executives from Chicago and
suburbs. Awards were presented by Janet Davies, host
of 190 North on ABC-Channel 7, and Bill Zwecker,
entertainment reporter, on WGN-TV – Channel 9.
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Richardson celebrates
25th anniversary
Burr Ridge resident Ginny Richardson,
founder of GR-PR, Ginny Richardson Public
Relegations in Hinsdale, just celebrated an
anniversary in business with an open house Nov. 18.
(more)
Free Speech gets the word out
Richardson, president of a public relations firm
called GRPR, matches speakers to those who request
them. There is no charge for the speaker or the
service. (more)
Free Speech fills the bill for
groups
The
network was founded by Ginny Richardson of GRPR,
owner of the Hinsdale-based public relations firm of
GRPR. She first started informally, matching her
clients with local service club officers who called
her. (more)
Speaking from experience
For
local clubs and civic groups, Free Speech is more
than a right to say what you think—it’s a service
that provides a full roster of knockout speakers at
absolutely no cost. To organizations whose funds are
limited or directed to good causes, it is a free way
to make weekly or monthly meetings interesting and
draw attendance is critical. (more)
Articles
Top Media Relations Skills
Yield Top Credibility
"You must learn what is newsworthy about your
hospital or practice, and the ability to recognize
news is a matter of sharpening your antenna and
becoming more aware of, well, everything. In my
opinion, some of the best stories are told from the
patient’s perspective." (more)
The
speakeasy way to ‘get out there’
Public speaking. One end of the spectrum is you’d
rather be tortured for eternity. The other end is
having a professional speaker’s bureau represent you
charging thousands of dollars per speech. There is
life in the middle, however, and that’s the subject
of this column.
(more)
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