CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Tech Image, a leading national PR agency that uses the latest digital strategies to help clients tell their stories more effectively, announced today that Michael A. Monahan has joined the firm as director of media relations, where he will serve as the primary media relations lead for Tech Image and its client organizations.
“We are delighted to have Michael join us in this important role,” said Dan O’Brien, chief executive of Tech Image. “He brings to us nearly two decades of award-winning corporate communications leadership and media relations experience, much of which he earned at transformative B2B corporations. We look forward to his contributions as we help Tech Image’s clients tell their stories.”
In this role, Monahan will be responsible for continuously building traditional and digital media contacts and relationships, achieving media coverage for clients, providing strategic messaging guidance to clients and team members, tracking research and analytics, as well as coaching and managing members of the Tech Image media team.
Monahan previously led executive communications and reputation for The Timken Company, a global industrial technology leader. Prior to that, he served as director of corporate communications for Walter Energy, where he led internal and external communications, helping the company transform from a diversified conglomerate, with businesses in homebuilding and finance, manufacturing and natural resources, into a leading “pure play” producer of metallurgical coal for the global steel industry.
He holds an M.B.A. from Florida Southern College in Lakeland, Fla. and a bachelor’s degree in public relations from The University of Florida, in Gainesville, Fla.
About Tech Image
Tech Image is a national, award-winning PR agency whose proven approach to integrating traditional and digital PR best practices helps clients tell their stories more efficiently and effectively. Founded in 1993, Tech Image implements the latest digital media and mobile strategies, beginning with a strategic positioning analysis that strengthens differentiation. Its unique approach to media research utilizes keywords, social media and new tools that reveal the most influential voices, leading to highly successful programs that deliver measurable results. Clients include: Allstate Insurance, Cisco, Forsythe Technology, Infogix, International Business Systems (IBS), NEC Display Solutions and Vision Solutions. Tech Image is a wholly-owned subsidiary of SmithBucklin, the association management and services company more organizations turn to than any other. Tech Image is a member of the Worldcom Public Relations Group, the world's leading partnership of independently owned public relations counseling firms. Learn more at techimage.com or call 1-888-4-TECH-PR (1-888-483-2477).
About SmithBucklin
SmithBucklin is the association management and services company more organizations turn to than any other. Founded in 1949, the company’s mission is to achieve the missions of the client organizations it serves and provide uncompromised stewardship for their long-term prosperity. SmithBucklin offers full-service management and high-impact specialized services to trade associations, professional societies, technology user groups, industry consortia, charitable organizations, corporations and government institutes. SmithBucklin’s offices are located in Chicago, Washington, D.C., Old Lyme, Conn., St. Louis and San Ramon, Calif. and the SmithBucklin + MCI Worldwide Partnership provides client organizations with seamless association and event management services from more than 40 offices throughout the world. The company is 100 percent employee-owned. For more information, please visit www.smithbucklin.com or call 1-800-539-9740.
