NextUP – Maddie Simko

Tel: 212.736.2727 news@dssimonmedia.com NextUP… Maddie Simko Senior Account Supervisor at Marina Maher Communications Maddie Simko, Senior Account Supervisor at Marina Maher Communications, is a recent PRSA-NY 15 Under 35 award recipient. She talks to Isis Simpson-Mersha and Dante Muccigrosso from Ragan and D S Simon Media about how she uses data and analytics to inform and plan client campaigns. Simko also encourages communicators to be curious and ask questions to learn and grow in their roles.…

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PR’s Top Pros Talk: Ben Laws

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