PRSA Announces Digital Marketing Pioneer Ann Handley To Be Keynote Speaker At 2018 International Conference in Austin, TX

Best-Selling Author to Speak On “The Big, Bold, Brave New World of Content & Storytelling”

NEW YORK (April 4, 2018) – The Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) announced today that digital marketing pioneer Ann Handley, consistently named one of the most influential marketers on social media, will be a keynote speaker at the Society’s 2018 International Conference, taking place Oct. 7-9 in Austin, TX.

Named by IBM as one of the top 7 people shaping modern marketing, Handley is the Wall Street Journal best-selling author of “Everybody Writes: Your Go-To Guide to Creating Ridiculously Good Content and Content Rules: How to Create Killer Blogs, Podcasts, Videos, Ebooks, Webinars (and More) That Engage Customers and Ignite Your Business” (co-authored with C.C. Chapman). Her books have been translated into 19 languages, including Turkish, Korean, Italian, Chinese, and Japanese.

Cited by Forbes as a top thought leader, Handley has contributed commentary and bylines to Entrepreneur magazine, IBM’s Think Marketing, Inc. magazine, Mashable, Huffington Post, American Express, NPR, and the Wall Street Journal.

“Digital and content marketing are essential and rapidly evolving parts of every communicator’s toolkit, and Ann Handley is an exceptionally qualified and engaging resource for practical and creative insights in these fields,” said Anthony D'Angelo, APR, Fellow PRSA, 2018 Chair, Public Relations Society of America. “We are thrilled to welcome her as a keynoter to our international conference in Austin.”

About the Public Relations Society of America
PRSA is the nation’s largest professional organization serving the communications community.  The organization’s mission is to make communications professionals smarter, better prepared and more connected through all stages of their career.   PRSA achieves this by offering its members thought leadership, innovative lifelong learning opportunities to help them develop new skills, enhance their credibility and connect with a strong network of professionals.  The organization sets the standards of professional excellence and ethical conduct for the public relations industry.  PRSA collectively represents more than 30,000 members consisting of communications professionals spanning every industry sector nationwide and college and university students who encompass the Public Relations Student Society of America (PRSSA). Learn more about PRSA at https://www.prsa.org .

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PRSA

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