Kaitlyn Elpers
Director of Accounts
Kaitlyn is Dittoe PR’s resident – and wannabe – social media influencer. Over the last six years, she’s worked with various brands across a multitude of industries, including travel and hospitality, food and beverage, technology, nonprofits, and B2C brands. She’s a southern Indiana native and Indiana University alum and joined the team in 2018, previously working as a media intern for an NYC-based PR agency.
A reality show fanatic, she enjoys working with client Vita Coco’s “Real Partners” like The Bachelor’s Matt James and Dylan Barbour, and her husband enjoys her connections to athletes through client WhistlePig Whiskey’s First Legends Series, including David Ortiz (“Big Papi”) and Barstool Sports. When she isn’t traveling for press trips, she enjoys working on local brands’ grand opening events.
Industry Articles
How PR Has Shifted Since COVID-19
Public relations is a profession that is built upon communication and the skills needed to cultivate favorable public images for organizations and/or individuals. For our staff at Dittoe PR, it’s been interesting to observe how our day-to-day lives have shifted – everything from where we’re working, to what our clients need.
Agency vs. In-house: Sports PR
With both of my parents and older brother all working in sports public relations in some capacity, I dreamt of following in their steps and joining “the family business.” Focused on attaining that goal, I hadn’t opened myself to other aspects of the profession nor...
Switching from journalism to PR: The surprises, struggles and wins
When declaring a major in college, it is easy to get overwhelmed with all of the different routes that a student interested in media could take. Is it advertising? Is it news writing and editing? How about marketing? Public relations? Broadcast journalism? As an...