Going Public PR

Going Public PR (GPPR) is a full service media relations and publicity agency based in Los Angeles, California. At present, the clientele it serves is comprised of non-profit, entertainment, corporate entities, and personalities.

The goal of GPPR is to create and implement keen strategies to gain stellar results. Additionally, Going Public PR will procure the utmost favorable notoriety and exposure for each client through print, electronic, radio and Interent mediums.

Mission Statement

Nothing in the world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; Nothing is more common than unsuccessful men (or women) with talent. Genius will not; Unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education alone will not; The world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent.

Going Public PR can and will exercise its persistence and determination to get the most and best results for its clients.

Going Public PR will . . .

• Biographies: conduct personal interviews with client(s) to acquire information to prepare and write corporate or personal biographies;
• Press Releases: write clear, concise, yet eye-catching releases to be published in relevant media outlets and mediums;
• Press/Media Kits/EPKs: prepare, organize, and collate pictures, bios and products, and/or other key materials to be assembled for distributed press kit;
• Image Enhancement/Artist Development: work with client(s) to create new image or improve an old one, and assist in developing skills necessary which will add to the success of the client(s) or client product(s). This includes media training;
• Booking of Interviews/Media Placement: pitch and book interviews for publishing for the purpose of creating awareness of the client or product;
• Marketing/Promotional/Branding Strategies: create sound and innovative marketing or branding plans to enhance publicity; will also create opportunitites for co-branding, endorsements, co-op promotions, etc.;
• Client Representation: represent client professionally and accompany client at interviews, events and guest appearances when deemed necessary;
• Brokering Relationships: broker relationships with other entities or people who can enhance client or promote success of client's campaign.

State of Industry

Going Public PR (GPPR) displays absolute commitment and enthusiasm that contributes greatly to the success of its clients. The agency has acquired and maintained exclusive contacts in the entertainment, corporate, and media industries. GPPR has an uncanny ability to develop sound strategies, create clever promotions, write clearly, juggle many projects simultaneously and pitch ideas to people in the media by using genial persuasion. Its dedication as a public relations agency reflects a keen determination to meet its clients' needs.

Client List

Please note that this is a partial list.

*indicates present clients

About Karen . . .

Karen Lewis, a native of Los Angeles, California, was intrigued by television at an early age. She did not necessarily dream of being on the box itself, but frequently imagined herself sitting with the late great, Johnny Carson, or David Letterman doing a late night interview, discussing her achievements in entertainment.

So instead of her sitting on the late night couch, she decided that she would rather book other people to do just that. And a publicist was born.

Success, keen achievement and astute test scores propelled her to go to college at the University of California at Berkeley. There, Karen studied Accounting and Legal Studies. After passing on law school and working four (4) years in Accounting, she grew weary of numbers and being chained to a desk.

Concurrently, she was assisting an entertainment manager with a fellow colleague; the manager was working with recording artists. It was through this experience that she caught the entertainment bug. She moved back to Los Angeles on a quest to finally work in entertainment, specifically the music industry.

Due to Karen's innate ability to be resourceful, she went into business for herself. She founded going public pr in 1995. After doing public relations for about six (6) months as an independent, she was offered an in-house position at MoJAZZ/Motown Records.

At Motown, she really honed in on her craft. She worked with such artists as Norman Brown, J. Spencer, IMPROMP2, Norman Connors, Lalah Hathaway and jazz great Lionel Hampton. She created diligent campaigns for artists, developed a speaking circuit for some of the executives and enhanced strategic alliances for the label. She maintained additional clients while at Motown.

Ultimately, going public p.r. became a full service public relations and marketing firm, specializing in corporate and entertainment pr and bringing the best of those worlds together, as she describes it. Her clientele, to date, is: Faithful Central Bible Church (Los Angeles); The Forum, former home to the Champion team Los Angeles Lakers; Dr. Kenneth C. Ulmer; Urban Corporation of America (UMCA), a marketing and branding agency which specializes in urban marketing; and a host of others.

Karen displays absolute commitment and enthusiasm that contributes greatly to the success of going public p.r. She has acquired and maintained exclusive contacts in both entertainment, corporate and media industries. As a self-taught publicist, she has an uncanny ability to develop sound strategies, create clever promotions, write concisely and clearly, juggle many projects simultaneously, pitch ideas to key people in the media by using genial persuasion and think outside the box.

Her dedication as a public relations/marketing exec and entrepreneur reflects a keen determination to meet her clients' needs. Karen notes that public relations is a stellar discipline to have: You become well-versed in sales, you manage crises, you meet deadlines and expectations and it's so rewarding to get coverage and keen exposure for a client or his/her product. I love my career and business!! She can and has exercised her persistence and diligence to get the most and best for her clients.

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You may also contact us at:

Going Public PR

9171 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 600-12

Beverly Hills , California 90212

Phone: 310.760.1263

Fax: 310.550.6820

Some links for your viewing pleasure:

• The LA Forum
• Faithful Central
• DF Enterprizes
• Concord Records
• The Drewery Publishing Group