Pioneer Strategies team members join NCPRSA Board, Committees

Three Pioneer Strategies team members have assumed board or committee roles with the N.C. Chapter of the Public Relations Society of America (NCPRSA), strengthening the organization’s presence in southeastern North Carolina. Frank Williams, the company’s founder and president, joined the NCPRSA board of directors as vice president and membership chair. Account Executive Zach Drennan and Account Coordinator…

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Emma Ericksen promoted to Account Coordinator

We’re excited to announce that we’ve promoted Emma Ericksen, a Greensboro native and graduate of the University of North Carolina Wilmington (UNCW), to Account Coordinator. Emma joined us as a public relations assistant in March 2020 while working to complete her degree. “Emma joined our team a year ago during a very challenging time,” said…

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Pioneer Strategies wins MarCom Creative Award for City of Northwest seal design

NORTHWEST, N.C. – Pioneer Strategies, a public relations and marketing communication firm based in Leland, recently won an Honorable Mention MarCom Award in the Print Design – Logo category for the City of Northwest’s new city seal. Pioneer Strategies’ account executive, Zach Drennan, designed the seal, which previously won a Gold Hermes Creative Award in…

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Pioneer Strategies team members earn Facebook marketing certifications

Four Pioneer Strategies team members have earned certifications as Facebook Certified Creative Strategy Professionals in the past two months: Frank Williams, President Zach Drennan, Account Executive Nick Locke, Social Media Specialist Emma Ericksen, Public Relations Assistant Blueprint Certification is Facebook’s credentialing program for digital advertising professionals who demonstrate foundational knowledge and best practices in Facebook…

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Starting my first PR Job at the Beginning of a Pandemic

Starting a new job in the PR field, while anticipating my college graduation, was an adventure in itself, so throwing a global pandemic into the mix really made things interesting. At the beginning of March, during the week of the last spring break of my college career, I started a new position as a Public…

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