Harrison Wise

Current

President at WISE Public Relations

Past

President at WISE PR
Vice President, Corporate Communications at BrightSpot Media
PR Consultant at WISE PR

Vice President at Rubenstein Public Relations, Inc.
Account Director at Trylon Communications
Accout Executive at Howard Sherman Public Relations (Sole Proprietorship)

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Harrison Wise’s Summary

Mr. Wise has a proven 14+ year track record of working with established & emerging companies who seek results and excellence in: national/international media relations; strategic and crisis communications; media training; community relations; social media; new product/company launches; internal/external communications.

Recognized as an outstanding PR practitioner Harrison is a powerful and effective communications pro focused on garnering great results for clients. He's acquired specialized expertise in a broad range of industries including: Technology/Media PR; Digital and Social Media PR; Lifestyle, Entertainment and Consumer PR; Financial Services PR/IR; Real Estate PR.

WISE PR's ultimate goal is developing and implementing creative and strategic PR programs that build brands & strengthen existing brands, while creating concise messages that are on-target and reach key audiences. The repetition, frequency and consistency of these messages is what builds an image that gets recognized above the din of today's noisy marketplace. For more information visit us at www.wisepublicrelations.com

Harrison Wise’s Specialties:

digital and social media relations; internal and external communications; corporate communications; crisis communications; strategic and creative communications; word of mouth marketing; financial services PR; investor relations; real estate PR; technology/media PR; lifestyle/entertainment/consumer PR; brand building; analyst relations;

Harrison Wise’s Experience

President

WISE Public Relations

(Privately Held; Public Relations and Communications industry)

March 2007 — Present (2 years 9 months)
President

WISE PR

(Privately Held; Myself Only; Public Relations and Communications industry)

November 2007 — September 2009 (1 year 11 months)

Mr. Wise has a proven 10+ year track record of working with established & emerging companies who seek results and excellence in: national/international media relations; strategic and crisis communications; media training; community relations; social media; new product/company launches; internal/external communications.

Recognized as an outstanding PR practitioner Harrison is a powerful and effective communications pro focused on garnering great results for clients. He's acquired specialized expertise in: Technology/Media PR; Digital Media PR Lifestyle/Entertainment/Consumer PR; Financial Services PR/IR; Real Estate PR.

Developing and implementing creative and strategic PR programs that build brands & strengthens existing brands, creating concise messages that are on-target and reach key audiences is WISE PR's goal. The repetition, frequency and consistency of these messages is what builds an image that gets recognized above the din of today's noisy marketplace.
Vice President, Corporate Communications

BrightSpot Media

(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Marketing and Advertising industry)

May 2007 — November 2007 (7 months)

Develop and drive internal and external strategic communications plans, messaging and market positioning of the organization. As well as:
•Support corporate branding efforts through drafting of communication and website materials.
•Collaborate with CEO and management team on business plans and identify communication needs and priorities.
•Lead the development and execution of an organization wide communications plan.
•Develop and direct production of materials targeted for external stakeholders (e.g., clients and media).
•Responsible for establishing and maintaining key media contacts within the community, draft and edit press releases, plan and coordinate press conferences, draft bylined articles and thought-leadership pieces.
•Serve as the corporate contact point for the press and other external media.
•Work with HR to develop and implement employee communication strategies that build excitement, enthusiasm and a sense of camaraderie and shared vision among employees.
PR Consultant

WISE PR

(Public Relations and Communications industry)

May 2007 — June 2007 (2 months)

With twelve years public relations experience, I have worked across a wide range of industry sectors, specifically media, technology, entertainment, telecom, consumer and business-to-business sectors where I have considerable expertise in the development and implementation of strategic public relations and industry/financial anlayst relations programs, in addition to creatively implementing Web 2.0 PR to achieve desired branding results.

I work on a project or retained basis, depending on client requirements. A project basis is generally preferred for sporadic news, ie. when a company has a new product, service or contract win. To build ongoing brand recognition and credibility, a retained fee is recommended. This allows a sustained and pro-active approach to raising company profile and builds in time for ongoing strategic media relations to support business development and marketing goals. I also support PR firms and other PR consultants during periods of high workload.
Vice President

Rubenstein Public Relations, Inc.

(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Public Relations and Communications industry)

April 2005 — May 2007 (2 years 2 months)

Develop and manage corporate image, strategy and media campaigns for a wide range of public and private firms increasing visibility 100% among target audiences and within key markets. Responsibilities and accomplishments include, but are not limited to:
• Managed press conferences, speakers bureaus, speaker training, and writing corporate speeches for C-suite execs
• Increased market awareness for client firms
• Managed PR programs for Telecommunications, Internet, Financial Services, Media and Real Estate clients
• Secured placements in business and trade publications such as NY Times, Fortune, Wall Street Journal, Trader Magazine, Alpha, ComputerWorld, Wired, InformationWeek, as well as CNBC, CNN, MSNBC, and FOX News, among others.
• Developed go-to-market public/analyst relations strategy for several start-up and small to mid-cap companies.
• Executed crisis communications in response to business interruption and other sensitive issues, as needed.
Account Director

Trylon Communications

(Public Relations and Communications industry)

July 1999 — April 2005 (5 years 10 months)

Head PR/Media Relations for several of the fastest-growing media and technology firms in the world. Focus on expanding reach beyond technical/trade media to position firms and key subject matter experts as leaders in general business publications in order to help drive sales funnel and positively position firms to investors.
Accout Executive
Howard Sherman Public Relations (Sole Proprietorship)

(Sole Proprietorship; 1-10 employees; Public Relations and Communications industry)

January 1995 — August 1999 (4 years 8 months)

Additional Information

Harrison Wise’s Interests:

networking, blogging, public relations, consumer technology, podcasting, life coaching, travel, photography, mixed martial-arts (jiu-jitsu), boxing, football,