Ann Lamanes

Current

• Communications Advisor at Research In Motion

Past

• Manager, Communications at Pink Elephant
• PR Assistant at YWCA Hamilton
• Associate - Optimum PR at Cossette Communication-Marketing

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Education

• York University - Schulich School of Business
• Sheridan College
• The University of Western Ontario

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Recommended

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Connections

136 connections

Industry

Telecommunications

Websites

• My Blog

Ann Lamanes’s Summary

As a skilled PR and marketing professional with a background in agency, corporate and non-profit, I bring experience in the following areas:

- Copy editing/quality assurance
- Corporate identity standards
- Media relations
- Media training
- Interviewing
- Research (primary and secondary)
- PR planning, execution and evaluation
- Internal communications
- Business development: reviewing/providing compelling content for winning sales proposals
- Supplier analysis/procurement
- Events (from small seminars to large conferences)
- Product marketing and promotion
- Publication management: courseware, books
- Presentation development and delivery
- Competitive analysis; SWOT
- Broadcast production: script development for TV, radio, podcasts/webcasts; voice-over services; on-camera (e.g. participating in live or pre-recorded interviews as organization spokesperson; hosting/anchoring special event broadcast)

Ann Lamanes’s Specialties:

My specialization is writing for diverse audiences through multiple formats: websites (including company sites and social media applications), press releases, advertorials, product descriptions, brochures, speeches, articles, white papers, newsletters, etc.

Ann Lamanes’s Experience

• Communications Advisor

  Research In Motion

  (Public Company; RIMM; Wireless industry)

  September 2009 — Present (3 months)

  Please contact me for more information on my responsibilities and accomplishments in this position.

• Manager, Communications

  Pink Elephant

  (Privately Held; Information Technology and Services industry)

  July 2004 — September 2009 (5 years 3 months)

  Please contact me for more information on my responsibilities and accomplishments in this position.

• PR Assistant

  YWCA Hamilton

  (Recreational Facilities and Services industry)

  June 2003 — June 2004 (1 year 1 month)

  Maternity leave - contract. Please contact me for more information on my responsibilities and accomplishments in this position.

• Associate - Optimum PR

  Cossette Communication-Marketing

  (Public Company; Marketing and Advertising industry)

  April 2001 — May 2003 (2 years 2 months)

  Please contact me for more information on my responsibilities and accomplishments in this position.

Ann Lamanes’s Education

• York University - Schulich School of Business

  Certificate , New Managers Course , 2005 — 2005

• Sheridan College

  Post-Graduate Diploma (Co-op) , Corporate Communications , 2000 — 2001

• The University of Western Ontario

  BA , Media, Information & Technoculture , 1996 — 2000

Additional Information

Ann Lamanes’s Websites:

• My Blog

Ann Lamanes’s Groups:

Canadian Public Relations Society, International Association of Business Communicators

•    Inbound Marketers - For Marketing Professionals
•    Technology Marketing Community
•    Innovative Marketing, PR, Sales, Word-of-Mouth & Buzz Innovators
•    International Association of Business Communicators (IABC)
•    Social Media Marketing
•    Tech PR
•    UWO Alumni
•    Girl Geek Dinners
•    Social Media Marketing Mavens
•    Twitter for Communicators
•    IABC/Toronto
•    Social Media in Business
•    Inbound Marketing University Alumni
•    Inbound Marketing Certified Professionals

Ann Lamanes’s Honors:

• Inbound Marketing Certified Professional - 2009
• Writer and Editor, PRLink – CPRS Hamilton newsletter – 2005 to 2006
• Award of Recognition – Marketing and PR mentor for Hamilton youth employment project – 2004
• PR Chair, The Great Big Music Gig – event to promote music education in schools – 2004
• Hamilton Publicity Chair, Bell Walk for Kids – 2003
• Canadian Music Week Volunteer – 2001
• Guest speaker on the PR profession at various events (e.g. PR education programs, seminars for students)
• Achieved honours level in piano exams with the Royal Conservatory of Music

Ann Lamanes’s Contact Settings

Interested In:

• career opportunities
• consulting offers
• new ventures
• job inquiries
• expertise requests
• business deals
• reference requests
• getting back in touch