Denver PR Blog

Jonas Named VP of Communications/Marketing at Rose Foundation

denverprblog — Thu, 24 May 2012 15:03:38 +0000

Jim Jonas has been named vice president of communications and marketing at Rose Community Foundation. Jonas will oversee the Foundation’s publications, media relations, marketing and strategic communications related to grantmaking, philanthropic services and program initiatives.

Jonas was previously director of marketing and communications for the University of Colorado Foundation. And from 2000 to 2010, he was a partner at Peak Creative Media, a Denver-based creative communications and advertising agency that he co-founded.

Dovetail Solutions Celebrates Seven-Year Anniversary

denverprblog — Thu, 24 May 2012 14:45:45 +0000

Congratulations to all my colleagues at dovetail solutions – the firm is celebrating its seventh anniversary today. We plan to celebrate like any self-respecting seven-year-old – lots of Hello Kitty birthday cake and an afternoon of Justin Bieber karaoke.

Garfield County Sheriff’s Tinfoil Hat Falls Off

denverprblog — Wed, 23 May 2012 22:40:17 +0000

If you are looking for a pro bono project, Garfield County Sheriff Lou Vallario could use some public relations counsel. Here’s the first sentence from his most recent press release:

“In response to the lies and slanderous accusations by the ACLU, the most dangerous organization to the United States of America today, as well as the Denver Post, channel 7 news (Denver) and others who produced stories without any attempt to contact the Garfield County Sheriff for an accurate response, here is the official GCSO response: The Garfield County Sheriff’s Office has never turned over a victim of a crime to any organization.”

I realize there probably isn’t a Garfield County chapter of Al-Qaeda, so the sheriff’s perspective may be skewed, but is the ACLU really “the most dangerous organization to the United States of America today?” And are official Garfield County Sheriff’s Department press releases really the right venue to settle personal grudges?

Odwyer Revenue Rankings Includes Linhart, GroundFloor

denverprblog — Wed, 23 May 2012 20:14:52 +0000

Odwyer is out with its annual revenue ranking of independent PR firms, and several Denver-area firms disclosed their 2011 numbers:

67. Linhart PR, $4.60 million (+11% from 2010), 29 employees

89. GroundFloor Media, $2.91 million (-3% from 2010), 13 employees

103. Catapult PR-IR, $1.04 million (+24% from 2010), 6 employees

Great Moments in Journalism XLV

denverprblog — Wed, 23 May 2012 17:10:46 +0000

If your media-training presentation’s example of how not to answer a media question is getting a little dated, here is a new clip you can insert.

Curious Journalism Fact of the Week

denverprblog — Wed, 23 May 2012 15:26:20 +0000

The Los Angeles Times has misspelled actor Elliott Gould’s name 47 times over the past 27 years.

CPR’s Warner, Barr Win 2011 CAPBAC Awards

denverprblog — Wed, 23 May 2012 15:03:25 +0000

Congratulations to Colorado Public Radio’s Ryan Warner and Zachary Barr for winning awards at the 2011 Colorado Associated Press Broadcasters Association Contest. Warner won first place for feature reporting for “Here’s What Happened – ‘Frostbitten’” and Barr won second place in the general reporting category for his story “A Really Good Nightmare.”

Denver PR Jobs

denverprblog — Tue, 22 May 2012 15:03:37 +0000

Among those hiring this week are the Associated Press, the City of Aurora, the City of Littleton, Colorado Rural Health Center, Crocs, the Denver Water Dept., First Data, Hunger Free Colorado, Janus, The Merage Foundation, PCL Construction, Universal Lending Corporation, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Western Dairy Association, Westword, the Rio Grande Sun (Espanola, N.M.) and The (Butte) Montana Standard.

Clement Communications Adds Account Manager

denverprblog — Mon, 21 May 2012 17:01:00 +0000

Clement Communications has added Allyse Sanchez as an account manager. Sanchez previously was with K/F Communications in San Francisco.

5280′s Brogan Recognized as a One of the ‘Folio 40′

denverprblog — Mon, 21 May 2012 16:47:50 +0000

5280 editor and publisher Daniel Brogan has been included on Folio Magazine‘s Folio 40, described as an honor for the industry’s most innovative and distinguished professionals. The list represents a broad facet of magazine publishing from every corner of the industry. Said Folio:

“Brogan has proven that maintaining a focus on and investment in high-quality content is a proven long-term strategy.”