Public Relations and Marketing

Panels & Seminars

2013 – Present – Regular career coach & seminar participant for Washington State University’s annual Edward R. Murrow Symposium

March 2021 – Panelist at Edward R. Murrow Symposium #45: Seed to Sale Cannabis Marketing Panel

March 2021 – Speaker at United Fresh Produce Association’s BrandStorm: Website Development 101

September 2020 – Lunch & Learn Seminar Guest on U.S. Cannabis PR/Marketing at Perspective Pictures

May 2020 – Moderator at “Navigating a Global Storm: The Importance of Targeted Messaging During Times of Crisis” by the Cannabis Marketing Association

June 2019 – Panelist at “Getting Ahead in Cannabis: Strategies to Differentiate Your Brand” by BrightTalk

April 2019 – Panelist at first-ever CBD Summit by Inclusive Pay

Public Relations & Marketing Experience

Elizabeth is currently Senior Public Relations Executive for CMW Media, a corporate communications firm specializing in cannabis/hemp/CBD, biotech, healthcare and emerging industries.

Previously Marketing Director at Moxxy Marketing, a boutique marketing firm specializing in the fresh produce and agriculture industries.

Elizabeth was previously the Director of Marketing for the oldest and largest cannabis/hemp advocacy PR firm, NisonCo, featured on The Observer’s PR Power List Cannabis Honor Roll of 2019 and Green Market Report’s 2020 Top 12 Most Effective Cannabis PR Firms.

From 2017-Present, Elizabeth has accomplished:

Sole creation of marketing department including social media management, blogging, newsletter and SEO services
Generated targeted and high-quality media coverage for clients in a brand new industry through strategic PR and consulting
Conducted media training and best practices for clients
Showcased rapid response to federal/state legislative and current events to anticipate relevant breaking news
Managed a team of six content creators to deliver high-quality, targeted content for full-service clients
Organize marketing initiatives and report to President & Founder of the company
Ongoing newsletter campaigns, list management, and reporting of metrics
Weekly customized blog posts optimized for SEO to showcase client thought leadership & expertise
Targeted social media campaigns using Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and LinkedIn
Ongoing social media monitoring and reporting of metrics

As the Senior Publicist & Graphic Designer for Three Girls Media from 2014-2018, Elizabeth accomplished the following:

Garnered 235 media mentions & a publicity value of $125K+ in Q4 2016 for a hospitality client
Increased a client’s Twitter following by 400% in 20 months
Created & distributed press releases with 2,388 views, 16 link clicks & 276 postings
Secured editorial media placements in Entrepreneur, CIO, The Washington Post, Conde Nast Traveler & more
Coached & trained new interns/publicists
Regularly blogged 300-2,500 words with SEO in mind
Created images for marketing collateral, website banners, logos & social media advertisements
Designed infographics, collages, newsletter & visuals for major social networks, increasing shares
Initiated creation of a community service program

Elizabeth is a grassroots self-starter with an entrepreneurial spirit – she has launched and propelled several personal blogs and brands from scratch using tried and true marketing techniques such as consistent social media outreach, PR brand awareness campaigns, and customized content written with SEO in mind.

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Brand Marketing

From 2012-2014, Elizabeth worked with major beverage brands like Red Bull, JUST CHILL, Humm Kombucha, Grey Goose and Bacardi. Accomplishments:

Executed on-premise beverage events & activations, achieving a sales conversion rate of 4 customers per hour from cold leads
Built a plan to impact 20% of Washington State University’s 26,000 students in 8 months, increasing Red Bull sales by 11% in Eastern WA
Organized events including: Red Bull Rampage 2012, Red Bull Stratos 2012 Red Bull Air Drop 2013, Red Bull Play & Destroy, Red Bull Chariot Race, Movie Premiere ‘We’
Secured a campus bar contract; balanced weekly product orders and stayed within budget
Generated local media coverage, driving readership of The Red Bulletin magazine