Kate Stuard
Business Development Manager
With over a decade of experience in public relations, Kate has spent her career working with clients of all shapes and sizes. As a PR manager at Dittoe PR, Kate worked with Stericycle, USA Football, Seven Corners and Herff Jones to ensure they stayed top-of-mind with the media. Kate has also worked in-house as the Communications Director for the Indiana Commission for Higher Education.
Today, Kate works closely with the vice president of business development to identify and secure new business for the firm. She’s passionate about public relations strategy and loves connecting new clients with the account team that can help them achieve their communications goals. When she’s not working, Kate can be found reading, writing, running and wrangling her two toddlers.
Industry Articles
Public Relations vs. Marketing – What’s the Difference?
There are a lot of blurred lines when it comes to public relations and marketing. They intertwine so seamlessly that it can be easy to mistake one for the other. Often times when I tell others I work in PR, they’ll usually respond with something along the lines of...
Five Skills to Take PR Pros to the Next Level
There’s no doubt about it – PR is no longer just press releases. While media relations and communication skills cannot be understated, exceptional public relations pros will know how to utilize non-traditional skills to stand out and make an impact for their clients....
Pitching 101: Media advisories, press releases and more
Being a young professional in the industry, many of my closest friends and family still don’t understand exactly what public relations and media relations consists of. To keep the conversation short and sweet, I describe my profession as “emailing reporters and asking...
