Joel Don
Public relations, social media & content engineering at Comm Strategies
- Location
- Orange County, California Area
- Industry
- Public Relations and Communications
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Joel Don's Overview
- Current
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- Principal at Comm Strategies
- Past
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- Public Relations & Content Marketing at Invensys Operations Management
- Public Relations AOR at Wonderware
- Public Relations AOR at Averatec
- Public Relations AOR (Business Division) at Gateway
- Business & International Public Relations at AST Computer
- Public Information Officer at UCLA
- Public Information Officer at UC Irvine
- Contributing Editor at Popular Computing
- Reporter at Orange Coast Daily Pilot
- Washington DC Correspondent at Tennesee Oak Ridger
- Reporter at Evansville Courier & Press
- Associate News Edior at Triton Times
- Reporter at Del Mar News-Press
- Education
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- Northwestern University - Medill School of Journalism
- University of California, San Diego
- Recommendations
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1 person has recommended Joel
- Connections
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500+ connections
- Websites
Joel Don's Summary
I started Comm Strategies in 1991, a public relations, social media and content marketing consultancy. Formally trained as a journalist, I have worked for newspapers and magazines throughout the country. Before starting my own shop, I worked for several PR agencies, served as a public information officer at UCLA and UC Irvine and directed business and financial communications at a Fortune 500 computer manufacturer. My PR and social media experience covers B2B and B2C sectors, from global computer companies to a variety of vertical industries and emerging start-up companies. My work has included promoting industrial automation hardware and software products, consumer electronics products and accessories, IT services, computer outsourcing, basic research and applied technology solutions for academic institutions, biomedical products, and a variety of technology services sectors. In 2000, I launched a startup company that developed a digital solution for measuring the readership of company news prior to the advent of today’s link-tracking systems. Most recently, I developed a PC app for the PR industry to track time and projects as well as produce narrative-style reports that pass the client "What-am-I-paying-for?" test.
Specialties
manufacturing technology, Industrial automation, computer outsourcing, SAAS, B2B company public relations & marketing, consumer electronics, technology services and consulting, social media strategies and tools, billing, timekeeping, reporting
Joel Don's Experience
Principal
Comm Strategies
Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Public Relations and Communications industry
1992 – Present (20 years)
Comm Strategies offers public relations, social media and content engineering services for a wide of array of B2B and B2C industries.
Public Relations & Content Marketing
Invensys Operations Management
Public Company; 5001-10,000 employees; Industrial Automation industry
1998 – 2011 (13 years)
Current project service provider
Public Relations AOR
Wonderware
Public Company; 501-1000 employees; WNDR; Computer Software industry
1997 – 2010 (13 years)
Public Relations AOR
Averatec
Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Computer Hardware industry
2004 – April 2009 (5 years)
Public Relations AOR (Business Division)
Gateway
Privately Held; 5001-10,000 employees; Computer Hardware industry
1998 – 2002 (4 years)
Business & International Public Relations
AST Computer
Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; Computer Hardware industry
1988 – 1992 (4 years)
Public Information Officer
UCLA
Educational Institution; 10,001+ employees; Research industry
1987 – 1988 (1 year)
Public relations for UCLA Medical Center and the UCLA School of Medicine.
Public Information Officer
UC Irvine
Educational Institution; 10,001+ employees; Higher Education industry
1983 – 1986 (3 years)
Focus on public relations for science, technology and medical programs. Directed public affairs for UC Irvine Medical Center.
Washington DC Correspondent
Tennesee Oak Ridger
June 1978 – September 1978 (4 months)
Reporting position as part of Northwestern University master's degree program. Focus: nuclear and energy federal policy and funding related to Oak Ridge National Laboratories. Also covered House committee hearings on Martin Luther King assassination.
Reporter
Evansville Courier & Press
Public Company; 201-500 employees; ews; Newspapers industry
September 1977 – December 1977 (4 months)
Internship experience as part of Northwestern University Medill School of Journalism. Position was with afternoon daily Evansville Press before merger with morning Courier.
Joel Don's Skills & Expertise
Joel Don's Education
Northwestern University - Medill School of Journalism
M.S.J., Journalism
1977 – 1978
Specialization in science, technology & healthcare. Including Washington DC reporting program (correspondent for Tennessee Oak Ridger covering nuclear energy policy)
University of California, San Diego
B.S., Communications, Literature
1972 – 1977
Activities and Societies: Summa Cum Laude
Joel Don's Additional Information
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deploying Web 2.0 strategies, general technology, software, consumer technology, manufacturing technology & industrial automation hardware and software, technology services, backup, storage and archival systems, data warehousing, business process outsourcing, desktop & notebook computers, personal computer accessories and add-ons, biomedical products, document imaging, knowledge management
- Groups and Associations:
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Public Relations Society of America, American Marketing Association, IABC
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