Ginny Richardson Public Relations

A public relations firm specializing in media relations for business, healthcare, not-for-profit, arts and entertainment.

Public Relations

I can fire him, or he can quit – Daily Herald

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Eighteen year ago, my son Andy was at a crossroads, and so was I. He had worked for a medical communications company for three years and was ready to move on. My crossroad was the decision to make a full-time hire for my company – Ginny Richardson Public Relations (GR-PR for short).

We went to dinner to discuss the idea of him working for me. We talked about responsibilities and salaries. Perhaps most important, we made a pact that remains to this day: at any time I could fire him, or at any time he could resign.

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Ginny Richardson Public Relations Selected to Work with the Young Marines

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Young Marines LogoGinny Richardson Public Relations (GR-PR) announces the addition of the Young Marines to its diverse roster of military public relations and not-for-profit public relations clients. GR-PR will support the organization’s brand building initiatives, programs, events and services through public relations, media relations, social media and strategic counsel. [Read more…] about Ginny Richardson Public Relations Selected to Work with the Young Marines

Free Speakers Bureau Celebrates 15 Years

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Ginny Richardson and Andy RichardsonChicago area free speakers bureau, Free Speech, is celebrating its 15th anniversary of service. Groups, businesses, and organizations from Chicago and almost every suburb utilize the speaker’s bureau which provides an outstanding roster of speakers, all of whom speak for free.

With the down economy, being a speaker is an effective way for the entrepreneurs and business owners to market themselves and/or their businesses. In addition, organizations are finding it difficult to finance professional speakers. Free Speech helps in both situations. [Read more…] about Free Speakers Bureau Celebrates 15 Years

The 50th Annual DuPage County Fair

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Case Study

The DuPage County Fair is the only county fair in Illinois located in a completely urban setting. Historical research showed that when the first DuPage County Fair was held in 1955, the county was 85% farmland. By 2000, the last farm vanished as DuPage County was absorbed into Chicago’s urban sprawl.

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