Jennifer Fortney Email Address

President

Cascade Communications is a boutique lifestyle consumer public relations firm creating affordable strategies for small businesses, women-owned businesses, startups, entrepreneurs and not-for-profits across the country. We've worked with major Fortune 500 companies and a plethora of small businesses just like yours. Over the years we've helped many entrepreneurs realize their dreams of being successful business owners! We're dedicated to providing cost-effective and results-oriented strategies to help your business grow. Experience in news and marketing, we've spent time building relationships with media, and pride ourselves on providing them with good, strong stories about clients. Over the years we've become known for our ability to generate news, pitch and turn it into a positive story. Our clients have seen real results from targeted media relations campaigns. From high-profile to startup clients, we will show you the power of public relations. Maybe you need more reasons to choose Cascade Communications: Background in journalism and media Experience in integrated marketing Cost-effective, strategic programming concepts Commitment to quality strategies, results and relationship building Personal attention Commitment to client satisfaction Experience pitching media, especially local and national Strong relationships with local Chicago media Knowledge of media and how to make stories and marketing programs work Extensive relationships with additional resources to help enhance program success Diverse background in sports, entertainment, radio, arts, food and beverage, events, music, high-tech and Internet, corporate and small business consumer products and non-profit organizations Proven results for a quality client list of Fortune 500s to small business Cascade Communications Chicago, IL 773/529-7547, Email Us

* Looking for creative thinking and strategic approach that meets your budget?* Do you want to generate more awareness for your company/brand?* Need help with design, web, patents, contracts, everything to launch a brand?* Do you see yourself/your product in the pages of a magazine or on TV?* Maybe you need help refining messaging and brand presentation,* Or, maybe you're not quite ready to go to market and looking for help to prepare for a national launch.Jennifer Fortney is Principal of Cascade Communications (2001), a leading boutique, virtual PR and marketing communications company in Chicago focusing on small business and startups. In her 17+ year career she has worked as a journalist, in sports, with some of the top Fortune 500 companies and a wide variety of small businesses and startups across the country. She is one of few to receive a personal bonus for excellence from a major corporate client for single-handedly managing a nearly $1M national campaign.Her nose for news has helped her build solid relationships with media and achieve thousands of media and blogger placements, including cover stories in USA TODAY, Fast Company, Red Herring, Chicago magazine, Chicago Tribune, Chicago Sun-Times, and gotten clients into The Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Washington Post, MarketWatch, Motley Fool, Huffington Post, Food Network, Woman's Day, Shape, Bon Apetit, Esquire, Glamour, "O", CNN, and the "Today" show, to name a few. A Journalism major with a Music minor from The University of Kansas, she has been featured in the Chicago Tribune as an expert, is the PR Instructor at SCORE Chicago, guest blogger for NBCChicago.com's "Inc. Well", Host/Producer of TrepSess video series, and Founder of @MyStorySource live media pitch feed on Twitter and Facebook. @SmallBizPRXpert. Jennifer recently launched an affordable and actionable Mentorship program to help businesses define and ease pain points and properly prepare to go to market.