JWI DFW Luncheon | February 2012

President's Letter

If you have been in the wedding industry more then a few years you know change is inevitable. Like the Texas weather – wait five minutes and it will change. The end of 2011 brought major change to June Wedding Inc. with one board leaving and another board arriving. I believe if your not changing and growing every year you will be left behind. I hope you will embrace this change and grow with us.

I could say the meetings will be in the usual place, the speakers will be the usual speakers and JWI will run as usual BUT I don’t want JWI to be usual in 2012. I want us to grow and be UN-USUAL, energized, and think out of the box. It’s a new year with all new programs, wonderful venues to see and lots of new friends to make. We will have more socials for mixing and mingling, mini-workshops for learning and a leadership that values your ideas and suggestions.

Join me on February 21, 2012 to make new friends, learn a few PR tips from our guest speaker Jeff Crilley and visit with the new JWI board.

I’m here to serve JWI and welcome your suggestions and ideas. I look forward to seeing everyone soon.

Winn Fuqua
JWI DFW 2012 President
469.867.3782

Our Speaker This Month - Jeff Crilley

Marketing Without Money

All of us would like to take our PR game to the next level. And who better to help us do that than a media insider? Emmy Award winning TV reporter Jeff Crilley will share the secrets to getting good news stories that even many seasoned PR pros don't know.

Jeff believes in combining learning with laughter. His charismatic speaking style lends itself perfectly to this fun, interactive, information-packed talk. Takeaways include:

  • How to come up with stories the media will love
  • The best and worst times for news coverage
  • How to keep your press releases from getting thrown away
  • How to become the "expert" in your field the media will call for a quote
  • How to keep reporters coming back for more

Real News PR
Millennium Tower
15455 N. Dallas Pkwy
Suite 1200
Addison, TX 75001
(214) 226-3327
www.RealNewsPR.com

Jeff Crilley retired from TV news after 25 years in the business to start the country's first "all journalist" PR firm. During his career he made hundreds of national news appearances including CNN, CNN Headline News, FOX News, The Discovery Channel, Good Morning America and The CBS Early Show.

He has been recognized by his peers with dozens of national and regional awards including the Emmy, the National Headliners Award, the Edward R. Murrow Award, the Thurgood Marshall Award and in 2004 was named by the Texas Associated Press, "The Best TV Reporter in the state."