Brendy Barr

Current

• President at Brendy Barr Communications, LLC (BBC) (Sole Proprietorship)

Past

• Vice President at Weber Shandwick
• Director of Media Relations at Franco Public Relations Group
• Director of PR & Publicity at Olympia Entertainment, Inc.

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Education

• University of Michigan

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Connections

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Industry

Public Relations and Communications

Websites

• My Company

Brendy Barr’s Summary

Brendy Barr is a specialist in news media relations and event publicity, with nearly 25 years of experience. She is an award-winning strategist of media relations programs on national, regional and local levels.

Brendy assists clients in a variety of business areas including retail, automotive, restaurant/hospitality, entertainment, health, business-to-business, banking and law, and also provides PR support to non-profit organizations.

Additionally, she is recognized for publicizing major events including the grand opening of the new Detroit Institute of Arts (November 2007) and the annual Comerica CityFest (formerly Comerica TasteFest).

Brendy has created and directed promotional programs for 7-Eleven, Blockbuster, Marriott International, The Fisher Theatre, Audi of America, TEC Detroit, glacéau’s vitaminwater, WAL-MART, General Motors, Cold Stone Creamery, California Pizza Kitchen, North American International Auto Show, Cirque du Soleil, Denso International, Chevrolet, Kmart, Ford Motor Company, Best Buy, Comerica Bank, Northwest Airlines, HUMMER, Kelly Services, Coca-Cola, Junior League of Detroit, Hiram Walker, Urban Science, Paint Creek Center for the Arts, Warner Norcross & Judd and Inforum (Women’s Economic Club of Detroit).

Before starting her agency in 1999, Barr was a Vice President at the Detroit office of Shandwick International (Weber Shandwick). She also served as Director of Media Relations at Franco Public Relations Group for six years. Prior to this, she was Director of Public Relations for Olympia Entertainment, Inc., management company for the Fox Theatre and Joe Louis and Cobo Arenas.

Brendy Barr’s Specialties:

Special event publicity, news media relations, new product launches, radio promotions, grand openings, retail promotion, consumer automotive PR.

Brendy Barr’s Experience

• President

  Brendy Barr Communications, LLC (BBC) (Sole Proprietorship)

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

  August 1999 — Present (9 years 5 months)

  Small Detroit-based PR firm specializing in news media relations, event publicity and product launches.

• Vice President

  Weber Shandwick

  (Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; IPG; Public Relations and Communications industry)

  April 1995 — August 1999 (4 years 5 months)

• Director of Media Relations

  Franco Public Relations Group

  (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Public Relations and Communications industry)

  April 1989 — April 1995 (6 years 1 month)

• Director of PR & Publicity

  Olympia Entertainment, Inc.

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

  July 1985 — April 1989 (3 years 10 months)

Brendy Barr’s Education

• University of Michigan

  Activities and Societies:

  Kappa Alpha Theta, U of M PR Cub

Additional Information

Brendy Barr’s Websites:

• My Company

Brendy Barr’s Groups:

Public Relations Society of America

•    Pre-Millennium Shandwick Detroit

Brendy Barr’s Honors:

IABC Detroit Award of Excellence - Media Relations (1999)
IABC Detroit Award of Honor - Public Service Announcements (1999)
IABC Detroit Award of Merit - Media Relations (2002)
IABC Detroit Award of Excellence - Media Relations (1994)

Brendy Barr’s Contact Settings

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• consulting offers
• expertise requests
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