no-fee public speaking yields wonderful advantages
Public speaking. One end of the spectrum is you’d rather be tortured for eternity. The other end is having a professional speaker’s bureau represent you charging thousands of dollars per speech. There...
View ArticleTen things NOT to do in the world of media relations
First of all, a disclaimer: during my many years in media relations, I have managed to do every single “do not” on this list. I learned this field not from college, not from post-graduate studies, but...
View ArticleGR-PR celebrates 30 years in public relations
Ginny Richardson is celebrating 30 years in public relations. With the nickname GR-PR, Ginny Richardson Public Relations is located at 15 Salt Creek Lane, Suite 317, Hinsdale. The first 15 of those 30...
View ArticleGinny Richardson Public Relations celebrates Earth Day by going green
Ginny Richardson Public Relations (GR-PR) is recognizing Earth Day 2010 by partnering with a green web hosting provider for GR-PR and dozens of GR-PR clients’ websites. Ginny Richardson Public...
View ArticleUncle Rich: The ‘who’ behind the ‘Y’
I always knew he was important, and sometimes that booming voice scared the bejeebers out of me, but my Uncle Rich (Port) is the stuff of family legend. Before I was born, my grandfather — Robert Hayes...
View ArticleGR-PR receives Golden Trumpet Award
Andy Richardson, 35, vice president of Ginny Richardson Public Relations (GR-PR) received the Golden Trumpet Award for outstanding achievement from the Publicity Club of Chicago (PCC) on Friday, May 6,...
View ArticleFree Speech speaker’s bureau celebrates 15 years
Hinsdale-based Free Speech speaker’s bureau is celebrating its 15th anniversary of service. Groups, businesses, and organizations from Chicago and almost every suburb utilize the speaker’s bureau which...
View ArticleGinny Richardson a Matchmaker of Speech
As Ginny Richardson puts it, her entire world is matchmaking. “It’s blank newspaper pages, and stories I know about for our clients,” said Richardson, president of Hinsdale-based Ginny Richardson...
View ArticleFree Speech matches speakers to groups
What started with a single telephone call 15 years ago has grown into something that Free Speech Speakers Bureau founder Ginny Richardson of Burr Ridge could never have imagined. Richardson, founder...
View ArticleGinny Richardson Public Relations Selected to Work with the Young Marines
Ginny Richardson Public Relations (GR-PR) announces the addition of the Young Marines to its diverse roster of corporate and not-for-profit clients. GR-PR will support the organization’s brand building...
View ArticleThe 50th Annual DuPage County Fair
Case Study The DuPage County Fair is the only county fair in Illinois located in a completely urban setting. Historical research showed that when the first DuPage County Fair was held in 1955, the...
View ArticleCase Study: Adventist Hinsdale Hospital, ‘A Healthy Hundred Years’
Hinsdale Hospital nestles in a corner of Hinsdale, Illinois. Founded in 1904 by a married couple with immense zeal, prayer and a Civil War officer’s generosity, this Seventh Day Adventist hospital grew...
View ArticleUncle Rich Port: The ‘Who’ Behind the La Grange YMCA
I always knew he was important, and sometimes that booming voice scared the bejeebers out of me, but my Uncle Rich (Port) is the stuff of family legend. Before I was born, my grandfather — Robert Hayes...
View ArticleFree Speakers Bureau Celebrates 15 Years
Chicago area free speakers bureau, Free Speech, is celebrating its 15th anniversary of service. Groups, businesses, and organizations from Chicago and almost every suburb utilize the speaker’s bureau...
View ArticleFree Speakers Bureau Matches Speakers to Groups
Larry Bergnach of Free Speech talks about vaudeville, old-time radio and the comedians who thrived during those times at the Birches on May 4. | Jon Langham – For Sun-Times Media What started with a...
View ArticleGinny Richardson Public Relations Selected to Work with the Young Marines
Ginny Richardson Public Relations (GR-PR) announces the addition of the Young Marines to its diverse roster of military public relations and not-for-profit public relations clients. GR-PR will support...
View ArticleGR-PR Receives Silver Trumpet Award from the Publicity Club of Chicago
Naperville resident Andy Richardson, vice president of Ginny Richardson Public Relations (GR-PR), received the Silver Trumpet Award from the Publicity Club of Chicago (PCC) on Thursday, June 4, 2015,...
View ArticleFreeSpeakers.org expands to Milwaukee
A new resource for groups and organizations that need speakers is now available in Milwaukee and its suburbs. It’s called FreeSpeakers.org – A Pro Bono Speakers Bureau. The new bureau has 20 local...
View ArticleFree Speakers service proves ‘good free stuff’ is real
FreeSpeakers.org offers 150 Chicago-area experts willing to give talks without a fee on more than 220 topics. The 150 Chicago-area speakers with profiles on FreeSpeakers.org really offer their...
View ArticleNot much in life free, but speakers bureau has been for 20 years
When Gayle Heldmann searched for a guest speaker to address her church support group, it was no easy task. With meetings every week – and no budget – it quickly became a daunting task. “Our group was...
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