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FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
November 7, 2006
Pioneer Strategies’
President Addresses
Product Development & Management
Association
Williams to discuss networking
CARY – Pioneer Strategies' president is scheduled to address the
Carolinas Chapter of the Product Development & Management
Association (PDMA) on Thursday, November 16. Williams will
lead a seminar entitled “Networking – It’s Not Just for
Salespeople.”
“Success in new product development and
management depends on people, teams and culture as much as on
technology, intellectual property and processes,” says Montie
Roland president of the Carolinas Chapter of PDMA. "This seminar
will help our members more effectively network with other
product development and marketing professionals."
The seminar will be held Thursday, Nov. 16
at Lord Corporation in Cary. Registration and networking will
begin at 6:00 p.m., and the seminar will run from 6:45 to 8:00
p.m. The cost, which includes handouts, is $20 for PDMA
members, $35 for non-members and $10 for students and
volunteers. Pizza and drinks will be served. Attendees are
encouraged to RSVP to
montie@montie.com by Nov. 15; however, pre-registration is
not required.
“We look forward to a highly informative
presentation from Frank,” said Montie Roland. “I invite all
product development and marketing professionals to attend, as
they will surely benefit from the topics presented.”
Speaker Background
Frank Williams is president of Pioneer
Strategies, a Raleigh-based public relations agency he founded
in August 2001. Frank is a member of the Business Leaders’ Club
and serves as president of the Raleigh Public Relations
Society. He recently received both the Triangle Business
Journal’s “40 Under 40” Leadership Award and the N.C. State
University Communication Alumni Circle’s Outstanding Alumni
Award. Frank served as the 2005 Public Relations Chair of
Strike for Survival, a bowling competition to benefit The
American Cancer Society, and was a leading fundraiser for the
event. He is a 1993 graduate of the N.C. State University
Department of Communication. Pioneer Strategies’ expertise
includes communication planning, executive Public Relations
counsel, media relations, campaign planning, special event
planning, copywriting and speechwriting. The firm’s work has
been recognized by the MarCom Creative Awards and the Sir Walter
Raleigh Awards for Excellence in Communication.
About PDMA
The Product Development and Management
Association (PDMA) is the premier global advocate for product
development and management professionals. For more information
about PDMA, visit
www.pdma.org. For more information about the Carolinas
Chapter, call 919-481-1845, email Montie Roland at
montie@montie.com or visit
www.pdma.org/carolinas.
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