Margo Donohue

Managed all aspects of the publicity for Modern Bride, Elegant Bride and Your Prom magazines. Arranged media interviews, wrote all press materials, media-trained editors and publisher, coordinated efforts with PR agencies that aided in events. Handled all of the business press for the Conde Nast Bridal Group. Worked with the marketing and promotions departments to coordinate corporate events. Worked directly with editor-in-chief and publisher. Placements include NPR Marketplace, New York Times, Weekend Today, "EXTRA", "Entertainment Tonight, " People, Mediaweek, Advertising Age, and the Associated Press.

□ For several years has consulted on the publicity and marketing for several projects with the retailer including writing press releases, managing store opening events, training store managers for television appearances, local market media. Jump Sport □ The first public relations consultant to work with the fitness brand and helped secure placements in top publications like Shape and Fitness magazine. Mobiata: □ A shared account wherein I handled all of the consumer press for the following travel apps: FlightTrack, FlightTrackPro, FlightTrack Free and FlightBoard. The Best Life.com: □ The sole consultant for the diet/health web site thebestlife.com (founded by Bob Greene) and helped make national placements including Health, Fitness, Fit Bottomed Girls and DietsInReview.com. Juice Beauty: * □ A start-up company with no public relations initiatives when I signed with them, I created all of their press materials, introduced the top management to media outlets across the country attaining national media coverage, including In Style, Redbook, Lucky, Town & Country and Self. Switchback Public Relations & Marketing: * □ As Director of the NY Office-I coordinated national and local public relations and marketing efforts for a diverse group of clients including the Reno-Tahoe Visitors Convention, The Resort at Port Ludlow (Port Ludlow, WA), Beyond Coastal sun care, 4 Bears Winery (Napa, CA) and Ruby Mountain Heli-Ski.

Worked on the marketing and publicity efforts for a variety of accounts including the "Queen Latifah Show" "Sesame Street, " W Hotels, Marie Claire and Esquire. *Down-sized due to budget cutbacks but can provide excellent references from the partners at DKC.

(Company was sold) * Arranged all public relations efforts for YM, Fitness, and Child magazines. Worked directly with the editor-in-chief for all three publications, wrote all press materials, booked television and print interviews, media trained several editors. Press hits include People magazine, New York Times, "CBS Early Show", "Today Show" and USA Today.

Worked on a variety of titles at Conde Nast for both the business and editorial sides of the magazines. Titles include GQ, Mademoiselle and Lucky magazine. Worked on event marketing as well as magazine public relations.

Recent clients: West Marine (Watsonville, CA) NY public relations consultant and StyleIt (fashion app (San Mateo, CA) Recent clients/projects JUMPSport, Mobiata (Ann Arbor, MI) The Best Life.com (Niwot, CO) sole public relations consultant, Switchback Public Relations & Marketing (Truckee, CA) Director of New York Office) Johnson & Johnson Inc. (Skillman, NJ ) freelance publicist, Juice Beauty/Juice Organics skin care (San Rafael, CA) Manager of Public Relations.