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Our Team of Experts
This cadre of talented professionals has a long record of success in multiple industries. No bait-and-switch of junior- for senior-level executives with clients at Business Communication Group. For important and sensitive marketing and public relations issues, you rightly expect seasoned counsel. With BCG, you get just that – without exorbitant fees and markups.
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Neil
Kuvin |
| Neil has served as
marketing and communications consultant to some of Kentucky's largest
corporations, not-for-profits, government agencies, and their management
teams, including the Kentucky Cabinet for Economic Development, Jefferson
County Public Schools, BlueCross and BlueShield of Kentucky, Rally's
Hamburgers, Inc., The 2001 Billy Graham Crusade and Brown & Williamson
Tobacco Corp. During a 30-year career in television broadcasting,
he has received numerous awards for his innovative video production
and television work, and his dedication to serving all of the community
constituencies. Neil is a former president and general manager of
WHAS-TV, Kentucky's largest and most successful TV news operation. |
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Robert
E. Dittmer, APR |
| Bob has more than 20 years' experience
in public relations and marketing. He has served as a Director of
Media Relations for the U.S. Army, with responsibilities for all of
Europe, as well as for an international organization with responsibilities
for information management worldwide. He also developed and directed
a successful three-year marketing campaign for a governmental agency.
Bob has special expertise in media relations and emergency and crisis
communication planning and execution as well as the development of
communication plans to support business agendas. Over the past few
years, he has developed extensive knowledge and experience in using
Internet applications to further business goals. Bob received his
Bachelor’s degree from John Carroll University and a Master
of Arts degree from Marshall University. He currently is an Adjunct
Lecturer with Indiana University and Ball State University Schools
of Journalism. |
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Mike
Garrard |
| The best projects in the world can become
ineffective if they don’t look like they are professionally
designed and executed. Mike specializes in taking your sales, marketing
and training projects and making them look like they came from a Fortune
500 company. He has been utilizing his visual communication skills
to provide highly designed collateral marketing materials for the
last 15 years, providing well-conceived design and branding solutions
that enable companies to look like they play in the big leagues. Providing
a quality visual consistency for all project components is integral
to communicating your story to your clients – and Mike excels
in creating a cohesive message that not only looks professional, but
communicates effectively. From print and on-screen presentations to
the full-blown Web sites, Mike’s work will get you noticed and
on the road to success. |
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Peg
Glover, APR |
| Peg Glover has many years of award-winning
experience in media relations, strategic communications campaign writing
and implementation, community relations, television commercial production
and advertising. Her other areas of expertise include educational
outreach programs, advertising and marketing for the performing arts,
event planning, as well as speech and feature writing. Peg has also
developed and implemented several successful distance-learning programs
for the professional performing arts community in Indianapolis and
has taught Public Speaking and Interpersonal Communications for Vincennes
University. She is a member of The Public Relations Society of America
and has served on the board of directors for The Hoosier Chapter of
The Public Relations Society of America. |
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Honi
Marleen Goldman |
Honi has an extraordinary track record
in creating, planning and executing triumphant media events, nontraditional
volunteer projects and advocacy agendas at local, state and federal
levels. Her seminar, "How to Live in a Co-Dependent Relationship
With the Press", has audiences chanting: "The media is my
friend. The media is my friend." Honi’s access to print
and broadcast news organizations has earned media coverage for her
clients in the millions of dollars. A former press secretary to a
member of Congress, Honi is an expert on nonpartisan election law
and has repeatedly been consulted by more than fifty local, state,
federal and judicial politicians as well as businesses, organizations
and individuals.
A frequent editorial and feature writer for
The Courier Journal in Louisville, she has field produced for both
NBC and CBS networks. Her award-winning documentaries include the
first exposé on breast implant surgery and a program on the
zealous fans of dead actor, James Dean. |
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Vijay
Krishna, Ph. D. |
| Dr. Krishna has over 14
years of research experience in both quantitative and qualitative
methods. He has his doctoral degree in Communication and Advertising
with a minor in quantitative methods and International marketing.
Vijay’s research clients include several for profit, not-for-profit
and government agencies in Kentucky, Indiana, Ohio, and outside the
US. Dr. Krishna has also published several research papers in noted
academic journals. |
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Stacey McArthur |
| Stacey McArthur has written
for newspapers, consumer magazines, trade publications, Web sites,
nonprofit organizations and major corporations during her 15-year
journalism and public relations career. During that time, she has
received numerous awards for her feature and business writing.
She also has lent her skills to dozens of corporate clients as
a freelance writer, marketer and public relations specialist. She
has developed extensive knowledge and experience in several areas
including medical associations, hospitality, timeshare and gourmet
food. Stacey has developed and implemented several media relations
campaigns and also helped companies with branding and identification.
Stacey earned a bachelor’s degree in journalism from Indiana
University and holds a master’s degree in journalism/public
relations from Ball State University.
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Traci
Nelson-Albertson |
| Traci Nelson-Albertson
is a versatile graphic designer with more than 22 years of professional
experience. Traci works closely with clients and copywriters
to conceptualize and produce effective marketing vehicles to meet
the clients’ objectives. Professional assignments have included
corporate identity campaigns, direct mail packages, advertisements,
wall displays, trade show booths and convention materials, owner/member
kits, annual reports and newsletters.
Former president of the American Institute of Graphic Arts (AIGA)
in Indianapolis. She has been employed as an art director for Resort
Condominiums International (RCI), United Student Aid Group and owner
of I Design LLC. She has been an officer and a member of the Board
of Directors of the Crossroads Kiwanis International chapter in
Indianapolis and is a past chairman and member of the American Resort
Development Association Awards Committee. She currently serves as
a board member for the Fort Benjamin Harrison YMCA. |
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Patrick Pfister |
For over thirty years, Pat has been
telling stories with the images he creates.
He got his start with a local newspaper and has since been published
in such journalistic endeavors as Life Magazine-Pictures of
the Year, The Wall Street Journal, Newsweek, Wine Spectator and
Barron’s.
Beyond his editorial experience, Pat has been honored to photograph
the nation’s first hand transplant for Jewish Hospital. He
has covered many of Elaine Chao’s speaking engagements for
the US Department of Labor. He has also worked extensively with
Indiana University and Goodwill Industries.
Pat’s studio is in Louisville, Kentucky and he offers a full
range of services including but not limited to job coordination,
image manipulation and image archiving and management. Pat enjoys
working in the studio on advertising projects and executive portraiture
but he also enjoys traveling to do on-location assignments.
Pat’s vision in photography is only strengthened by his passion
and drive to successfully achieve each client’s goals.
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Doug
Stern |
| Doug Stern is an award-winning business
writer and editor with nearly 30 years experience in a variety of
industries. Clients have included Humana Inc., the Michigan Department
of Transportation, and the Louisville Regional Airport Authority along
with tourism agencies, medical practices, law firms, real estate ventures,
health care start-ups and more.
He’s earned several PR and business communication awards,
including first place for Editorial Writing from the Society of
Professional Journalists.
From 1998 to 2005, Doug was the top marketing manager for a regional,
250-attorney law firm with offices in eight cities. While there,
he handled every kind of business development writing assignment
you can think of.
He joined the firm after having owned and run a full-service marketing
communication agency for nearly 10 years. Before that, Doug was
a political speech-writer and handler and, before that, he ran two
award-winning heritage programs.
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Biggs Tabler |
Biggs Tabler wants to use his 40 years of experience in media placement, new product introductions, entrepreneurial activities, and new media applications to assist you as you grow your business. He judges business plans in MBA classes, works with funding sources for start-up companies, attends 10-15 networking sessions monthly, and devotes time to mentoring young advertising professionals. His business highlights include producing 4 Breeders Cup Preview Television Shows hosted by Tom Hammond, growing a cable television marketing company to $5,000,000 in annual billings, writing television commercials for Diane Sawyer [ABC-TV], guest lecturing at IU, IUS, U of L, Bellarmine U., and many high school classes. He thinks outside the box. Biggs thrives on assembling a group of professionals to achieve an objective in the most time and financially efficient manner.
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