Andi Sommers
Senior PR Manager
Andi works with clients from various industries on content drafting for different thought leadership initiatives as well as pitching and securing media opportunities for local, trade and national publications. Some of her favorite opportunities have come from clients in higher education and eLearning technology because of the immense impact that they can have on their target audiences. She also loves working with clients who are local to the Indianapolis area to help them coordinate local media opportunities, whether they are launching a campaign such as WGU Indiana’s Night Shift Nurses Packing Party or hosting an annual event like the Penrod Arts Fair.
A Franklin College grad, Andi began her career as a multimedia journalist for WREX in Rockford, Illinois, where she covered mostly local and state government stories. After two years as a reporter, she made the switch to PR when she joined the Indiana House of Representatives as a press secretary where she handled media relations efforts for a handful of state representatives about various pieces of legislation pertaining to education, workforce development, health care and more.
Industry Articles
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When people ask where I work and I tell them “Dittoe Public Relations,” I never anticipate the inevitable follow-up question: “What kind of work do you guys do?” We do public relations, it’s in the title. To be fair, that does include a lot of different kinds of...
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Journalists, media personalities and writers of all kinds have been flocking to Substack in recent years. Why? What does it mean for public relations? Senior Content Specialist Madisen Petrosky takes a look.
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The public relations world looks much different in 2024 than it did in 2019. PR Specialist Alyssa Ross examines those differences in the first five years of her career at a pivotal moment in time.
