Brent Diggins bdiggins @ mindspace.net

Current

MarComm Specialist at Mindspace
Columnist at AZ Weekly Magazine

Past

Principal/Director Public Relations and Marketing at Diggs Communications
Account Executive at Kurman Communications

Education

Indiana University Bloomington

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Brent Diggins bdiggins @ mindspace.net’s Summary

Over nine years (seven professional) of public relations and marketing experience. I have developed and executed marketing and public relations campaigns for a variety of local, regional, national and international clients.

Weekly columnist and freelance writer for a variety of publications that target a wide array of audiences.

Brent Diggins bdiggins @ mindspace.net’s Specialties:

Media relations, crisis communications, government relations, media training, writing, editing, sponsorship generation, marketing, event planning, branding, social media, internal and external communications, strategic planning, business development.

Brent Diggins bdiggins @ mindspace.net’s Experience

MarComm Specialist

Mindspace

(Privately Held; Marketing and Advertising industry)

December 2007 — Present (1 year 8 months)

Marketing, PR and communications professional managing a variety of clients in the higher education, transportation, logistics, automotive, technology, energy, green, business and entertainment sectors. New business development, planning and strategy and day to day account management.
Columnist

AZ Weekly Magazine

(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Writing and Editing industry)

May 2006 — Present (3 years 3 months)

Author of the weekly "Night Owl" column covering the Valley's premier social, entertainment, hospitality, restaurant and celebrity news. Read it at azweeklymagazine.com.
Principal/Director Public Relations and Marketing

Diggs Communications

(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Internet industry)

June 2003 — January 2008 (4 years 8 months)

I was the principal and Director of Public Relations and Marketing for Diggs Communications, a full service public relations and marketing agency based in Phoenix, AZ. Serving a wide range of clients, we specialized in the restaurant and hospitality industries. For more information visit diggspr.com.
Account Executive

Kurman Communications

(Public Relations and Communications industry)

2002 — 2003 (1 year)

Brent Diggins bdiggins @ mindspace.net’s Education

Indiana University Bloomington

B.A. , Journalism, Public Relations, English , 1998 — 2002

Activities and Societies:

Pi Kappa Alpha, President Society of Professional Journalists