Lori Martinek
She'll Get You Noticed ....
Lori Martinek's experience on all sides 
of the marketing equation (agency/client/media) has made
her a sought-after branding strategist. As the owner of
Presentation Plus, an award-winning national marketing and
public relations firm, Martinek works side by side with
CEOs and top executives to get them, and their organizations,
noticed -online and off.
Martinek is a successful entrepreneur, an accomplished
speaker and a consultant and coach to CEOs, community leaders,
elected officials and political candidates. She has served
as a Small Business Development Center (SBDC) Counselor
in Illinois and Arizona and is a former president, board
member and consultant to chambers of commerce, charitable
foundations and other non-profit ventures.
Her resume includes projects for Fortune 500, second-stage
companies and startups in the public and private sector,
and economic development and community marketing at the
state, regional, county and municipal levels. Her client
resume includes media companies; consumer products giants;
national retailers; manufacturers and distributors; national
developers; healthcare networks and entrepreneurs of every
kind.
Martinek holds a Master's degree from Northwestern University's
prestigious Medill School of Journalism. She began her career
at Foote, Cone & Belding Worldwide in Chicago and went
on to become a National Marketing Manager for Wickes Lumber
Company, where she developed innovative consumer and contractor
programs for the retailer and companies including Owens
Corning, Black and Decker and Kohler.
Her publishing credits include articles on business management
and marketing for national publications and bylines in newspapers
including the Chicago Tribune, the Wisconsin Capital Times/State
Journal and the Northwest Herald. Martinek's first book,
Be The Bulb!, was published in early 2009 by Herlife Publishing,
another entrepreneurial venture. Read about
it here
