Marjorie Preston PR:
Marjorie Preston PR offers a range of writing and public relations services, including press releases, public service announcements, profile writing, article writing, press kits, editing and the full range of modern media outreach (phone, fax, email, posting to websites) from her fully-equipped office. Specializations include small businesses, non-profits and arts clients.
“You deal directly with me, the owner, and I deal directly with the press — no subcontractors. At a big agency, one person initiates contact on the account, then a different person makes phone calls, while a third person sends emails. Yet another person handles your database, and still another bills you. I find this ridiculous. Why? Because at Marjorie Preston PR, I handle it all. I know where your press release went because I created a customized database for your project, I sent the release and I followed up on it. Why does this make more sense? Because when you email me or call me, I can tell you where you stand and what still needs to happen — right then and there.” — Marjorie Preston
Testimonial from Todd Pownell, owner of TAP Studios and Gallery M:
“Marjorie Preston has been handling press relations for TAP Studios since early 2003. Her contact with the press has resulted in features in Cleveland arts magazine Angle (feature, June 2004), online Cleveland arts newsletter Cool Cleveland(May 2004), respected Northeast Ohio business magazine Inside Business (feature, September 2003) and Northern Ohio arts and culture magazine Northern Ohio Live. The gallery’s openings receive consistent coverage in local entertainment papers the Free Times and Cleveland Scene. In 2004, the gallery was featured in the national magazine American Craft’s calendar section, and in June 2005, it was featured in the national magazine Lapidary Journal. We received a feature in the Plain Dealer in January 2006, and one in the “Buzz” section of Northern Ohio Live in October 2007. Marjorie goes the extra mile with customer service, from follow up with interested journalists to accurate and timely billing. If we get a ‘bite’ from the press, she always lets me know what is going on so we can respond quickly. She creates and edits custom lists just for our business so that the people who receive press releases and PSAs from us look forward to them.”
Testimonial from Richard W. McClendon, magician for RW Magic:
“Marjorie Preston is a joy to team up with, spreading the word about my company, RW Magic. She’s quick, intuitive, and dedicated. Her first contacts with the press and her first press release for me have already resulted in features in the Sun Newspaper chain, including the Brooklyn Sun Journal (Jan. 6, 2005), and in the Cleveland Scene (Jan. 12-18, 2005). The Plain Dealer’s Friday! section has begun running a listing every week, as well. I’ve gotten tremendous visibility as a result of our collaboration.”
Testimonial from Lenore Koppel, editor of the Index to Jewish Periodicals:
“Ms. Preston has now completed her third year as an assistant editor on the Index, which references hundreds of Jewish cultural and religious periodicals each year. She has been thorough, intuitive, punctual, and pleasant to work with in assisting me with line editing of the index entries and headers, and lookups of the materials referenced for the 2004, 2005 and 2006 issues of the IJP.”
*Note: I have worked now on the 2008 and plan to work on the 2009 indices, as well.
Testimonial from Jarrod Zickefoose, Arts & Entertainment Editor of the Sun News:
“Ms. Preston’s writing was consistent and required little editing. She was prompt in accepting assignments and beat deadlines in completing them. Her theater criticism was frank, and she wrote fair assessments about the positive and negative elements of the productions she reviewed.”
Testimonial from Nancy Beckett, author of the show, “Writing With Nancy,” just finishing a successful run at the Live Bait Theater in Chicago:
“Marjorie is a stickler for details. Which I’m not. I’m big picture and conceptual – sometimes I don’t know if I dreamed it or actually did it. Detail people drive me a little crazy in real life, but in PR, that’s who you want gunning for you. Beyond that, Marjorie has great ease of execution and is extremely competent. I never doubted that things were covered and on deadline. Never mind that I was in Chicago and she was in Cleveland – details!”
Testimonial from Kim Miller, Publisher, Today’s Family magazine:
“Marjorie has worked over two years writing on a freelance basis for a parenting publication that I publish in Lake County, Ohio. She has covered a wide range of topics including business profiles, human interest stories and topical issues. Her articles are always to the point, accurate and thoughtul. She always meets deadlines and word counts. I would recommend her for any article you may need.”
Email Marjorie Preston for more information.