Wendie Owen

Current

Freelance Public Relations/Media Relations Expert at Wendie Owen – Public Relations Consultant

Past

Advisor on Communications Policy to United States Secretary of Energy James Schlesinger at United States Department of Energy
President at Owen Public Relations, Inc.

Education

University of California, Los Angeles

Recommended

4 people have recommended Wendie

Connections

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Industry

Public Relations and Communications

Wendie Owen’s Summary

I am a highly-skilled indepedent public relations professional with over 20 years experience and demonstrated expertise in virtually all aspects of public relations work in both the public and private sectors. Many of my assignments come from public relations agencies in need of immediate expert help. Other assignments I undertake come directly from a client in need of a complete, professional and cost-effective communications program. I also take on assignments from public relations agencies seeking my input on their new business proposals.

I am an excellent researcher and writer – including press kits, pitch letters, bios, backgrounders, speeches, white papers, medical writing, brochures, fact sheets, presentations, magazine articles, and more. I also excel at media placement. Most of my assignments focus on media relations.

I often handle all aspects of effective and successful media placement campaigns. My highly disciplined and detailed approach to media relations/media placement results in significant, well-targeted, and measureably cost-effective media coverage for the client/brand with significantly high ROI. I am justifiably proud of my outstanding media placement record in both the traditional and new media - local, regional, national, international and digital.

With years of experience as a public relations freelancer/consultant in both the public and private sectors, I have a history of success with clients from various sources, many of whom are leaders in their field. On occasion, I work directly for clients to define their communications needs, create key message points, identify target audiences and establish their communications objectives. I then create and implement a complete public relations program using my full range of public relations skills and expertise to best reach the client's target audience(s) with the client's message(s) in ways that measureably achieve the client's business goals –on budget and on deadline.

Wendie Owen’s Specialties:

I have proven expertise in many client categories including:
Pharmaceuticals/Medical Devices • Healthcare • Biotechnology • Financial Services • Insurance • Corporate • Business or Product Launches • Book/Magazine Publicity • Energy/Alternative Energy • Diet/Nutrition • Consumer Electronics • Consumer Products • B-to-B • B-to-C • Associations • Real Estate • Fitness/Exercise • Industrial/Manufacturing • Non-Profits • Government Relations • Education • Political Campaigns/Referendums

Additional Information

Wendie Owen’s Interests:

Public Relations; Social Media; Politics; Government; U.S. Domestic Policy Issues including Energy, the Economy, Jobs, Civil Rights, Universal Healthcare, the Environment and, on a lighter note, Movies, Music, Gym Workouts, Knitting and Needlework, Reading, Digital Photography