Jeff Beringer

Current

• SVP / Global Practice Leader, Digital Media at GolinHarris

Past

• Director, Web Relations Group at Weber Shandwick

Education

• University of Kansas
• Mt. Michael Benedictine

Recommended

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Connections

280 connections

Industry

Marketing and Advertising

Websites

• Jeff on Facebook
• My Twitter Profile

Jeff Beringer’s Summary

Built and manage GolinHarris' digital communications practice-- a component of our "Dialogue" integrated media team -- providing strategic counsel and new media program support for clients and account teams throughout our network of 34 offices worldwide.

Jeff Beringer’s Specialties:

Online marketing, digital communications, public relations, digital branding, social media strategy, integrated marketing, web design, blogging, podcasting, social networking, consumer generated media, consumer engagement, word of mouth marketing, direct marketing

Jeff Beringer’s Experience

• SVP / Global Practice Leader, Digital Media

  GolinHarris

  (Public Company; IPG; Public Relations and Communications industry)

  March 2004 — Present (5 years 10 months)

  Currently lead global interactive communications practice group supporting account teams and clients through 34 offices in the GolinHarris worldwide network.

• Director, Web Relations Group

  Weber Shandwick

  (Public Company; IPG; Public Relations and Communications industry)

  August 1998 — March 2004 (5 years 8 months)

  Lead interactive communications team in Chicago and Los Angeles. Began career at BSMG -- the forerunner of Weber Shandwick-- supporting media relations and consumer marketing programs for the national milk industry (got milk?), Kraft, Unilever, and others. Moved into online PR and helped build Weber Shandwick's digital communications team with stints on the west coast and Chicago, supporting clients including Coca-Cola, Hanes, Q-Tips, Disney, and a number of other consumer brands.

Jeff Beringer’s Education

• University of Kansas

  B.S. , Journalism, William Allen White School of Journalism and Mass Communications , 1994 — 1998

  Activities and Societies:

  Alpha Kappa Psi (Professional Business Fraternity), University Daily Kansan, Jayhawk Basketball Fanatic

• Mt. Michael Benedictine

  1990 — 1994

Additional Information

Jeff Beringer’s Websites:

• Jeff on Facebook
• My Twitter Profile

Jeff Beringer’s Interests:

Interactive communications, online marketing, branding, blogging, social media, word of mouth marketing, public relations, web 2.0.

Jeff Beringer’s Groups:

WOMMA (Word of Mouth Marketing Association), PRSA Texas, PRSA Counselor's Academy, Web Marketing Association

•    Blue: The DallasBlue Business Network (25,000+ members)
•    Executive Suite
•    Inbound Marketers - For Marketing Professionals
•    CPG Branding and Marketing Forum
•    Innovative Marketing, PR, Sales, Word-of-Mouth & Buzz Innovators
•    Public Relations Professionals
•    Social Media Today
•    Social Media Marketing
•    Digital Information Sharing Network
•    Kansas Alumni
•    Public Relations and Communications Professionals
•    Word of Mouth Marketing Association
•    insidedge internal communications
•    WOMMA: WOMM-University 2009
•    Twitter for Communicators

Jeff Beringer’s Honors:

*Published in leading industry media including PRWeek, AdWeek, Holmes Report, Bulldog Reporter, O'Dwyer's, PR News, Brandweek

*International Association of Business Communicators (IABC) award winner

*Publicity Club of Chicago award winner

*Multiple Web Marketing Association WebAwards

*2008 Word of Mouth Marketing Association "WOMMY" Award

*Contributed to GolinHarris' 2007 Agency of the Year and Editors' Choice PR Week Awards

*Regular speaker at industry events including PRSA Chicago, PRSA Houston and Dallas, WOMMA, and others

*Profiled in Heyman Associates' "A Study of Excellence in Public Relations Leadership", 2008

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