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MWW Group Promotes Leslie Linton to Senior Vice President, Media StrategiesNEW YORK, Nov. 29, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- MWW Group (www.mww.com), one of the top ten global independent public relations firms, announced today that Leslie Linton has been promoted to senior vice president in the agency's media strategies practice. A 25-year veteran of broadcast news, Linton has been with MWW Group since 2005, leveraging her deep industry contacts and keen news judgment to garner major national placements for a range of clients across the firm's consumer marketing, corporate communications, public affairs, consumer technology and healthcare practices. Linton also leads MWW's media training services, providing strategic counsel to help executives deliver clearer messages for media interviews and speaking opportunities. "In this split-second news cycle, media strategy is all about getting out ahead of a story before anyone else can tell it for you. Leslie helps ensure our clients' communications strategies continue to evolve to the ever-changing media landscape, keeping them relevant and a step ahead of the game," said Michael W. Kempner, president and CEO of MWW Group. "Leslie is a very important member of our media strategies practice - her razor sharp instincts and deep industry knowledge has helped prepare executives across a wide range of industries to tell that story with clarity and confidence." MWW Group's media strategies practice leads the industry in helping clients navigate the new media landscape. Whether a client's business objectives are best served by penetrating national business, traditional broadcast or viral communities, MWW Group shapes strategies across all channels to build trust and credibility with key media influencers that enable clients to matter more than the competition. Prior to joining MWW, Linton was a senior-level network television producer at CNN, CNBC, and NBC. Linton has received numerous industry accolades including the George Foster Peabody Broadcast award for live stock market coverage. She is a graduate of American University in Washington, DC and holds a degree in broadcast journalism. About MWW GroupMWW Group is one of the nation's top mid-sized public relations firms and one of the ten largest independent global agencies. The company is industry-recognized for its work in consumer lifestyle marketing, digital marketing and social media, corporate communications, public affairs and government relations, consumer technology, healthcare and visual branding. Through its "Network PR" approach, MWW Group helps its clients re-architect the conversation surrounding their brands to increase trust and relevance and drive action among key stakeholders. Among its numerous awards for client work, the agency has been recognized as 2011 "Midsize Agency of the Year" and 2010 "Strategic PR Agency of the Year" by the Holmes Report and has received accolades from PR News for "Team of the Year," "Digital Firm of the Year" and "Top Places to Work in PR." To learn more about MWW Group, visit www.mww.com, Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn. SOURCE MWW Group |