Liz Youngs is a public relations and media communications specialist. Largely responsible for managing press and editorial relations, Liz also manages speaker and analyst relations, researches editorial opportunities and develops highly targeted media outreach programs for clients. Liz also has 8 years managing small to large scale trade shows and marketing events within the business communications industry.
Liz spent the last 6 years working both as a freelance consultant and a fulltime employee of Fleishman Hillard, one of the world’s largest PR agencies, and their subsidiary UpStart Communications. While at UpStart, Liz was the lead media contact for several high visibility, accounts including BEA Systems, ChemConnect, Novadigm, TimesTen, SiteRock, and others. Liz worked with both the Atlanta and San Francisco offices of Fleishman. Liz has also been involved in numerous freelance projects within the legal, consumer, healthcare and private sector industries.
Prior to agency experience, Liz was on the client side as Director of Public Relations and Marketing Communications manager for several technology and telecommunications companies in the Washington Dulles technology corridor.
Through direct efforts, Liz has helped clients receive coverage in major trade and business publications including: Atlanta Business Chronicle, Catalyst Magazine, Georgia Trends, Times Georgian, Health Data Management, Medical Economics, TIME, San Jose Mercury News, Phoenix Business Journal, Houston Business Journal, InformationWeek, Internet Week, Software Development Times, Software Magazine, Network World, eWeek, ComputerWorld, ChemWeek, eyeforchem, Chemical Engineering, Internet World, Inbound Logistics, Telecommunications, World Trade, Government Computer News, Washington Technology, Federal Computer Week, Hotel & Motel Management, and more.
Throughout her career, Liz has managed and produced more than 35 trade events and product road shows across the US, Canada and parts of Europe, including events on Capital Hill, the National Press Building, Hollywood, CA, Atlanta, New York’s Financial district, Miami, Orlando, San Francisco, Denver, Dallas, Toronto and other strategic locations. Liz’s work includes winning the prestigious Printer’s Association of Virginia award, for the design and content of a corporate brochure, and an appearance on Good Morning America from the NATPE event in New Orleans. Liz attended Radford University in Virginia, where she pursued studies in marketing and general business. Liz has managed accounts with PR Newswire and Business Wire, been involved in launching two IPO’s via Wall Street and has written and published several individual articles.
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