Full-service marketing and public relations firm to specialize in serving small businesses seeking to build brand awareness and gain market share in corporate and healthcare sectors and Christian marketplace.

PLAINFIELD, IL, December 7, 2012 –Public Relations executive April Neill today announced the launch of April Neill & Associates, Inc., an innovative media communications firm designed to meet the needs of today’s small businesses.

Led by industry expert, April A. Neill, April Neill & Associates, Inc. is uniquely qualified, bringing a history of proven success in delivering creative solutions to clients in the corporate and healthcare industries as well as the Christian marketplace. April Neill & Associates takes pride in offering out-of-the-box strategies with a suite of services specifically tailored to suit clients’ needs. Offering services that small businesses need most including: Branding, Marketing, PR, Reputation Management, and Social Media, April Neill & Associates seeks to help small businesses build brand awareness and gain credibility, gain market share, and establish themselves as industry experts.

Featuring big agency results for boutique firm rates, April Neill & Associates offers focused attention, dedication, and results regardless of budget and without long-term contracts. April Neill & Associates is now open for business and is accepting new clients. For a complimentary consultation, contact April Neill at (815) 651-0656 or via email at AprilNeill@gmail.com.

“It is through meaningful communication and delivering creative solutions that we are able to design and implement fresh and innovative marketing and publicity campaigns that build our client’s brand reputations and impact their bottom line,” says President and Founder, April A. Neill. “Successful businesses are increasingly aware of the inherent value of building and protecting their brand. Our firm assists small business owners in developing high performance campaigns and persuasive communications to meet businesses’ marketing objectives.

April A. Neill began her career as an entrepreneur and publicist in 1995 when she founded Hosanna Publications, Inc. and The Messenger’s Directory (TMD). A Christian resource directory serving Chicagoland and Northwest Indiana, TMD was published annually and provided a network of support within the Christian business community where business owners and executives promoted their goods and services to fellow believers and the community at large. TMD featured hundreds of businesses, Christian radio, churches, TV stations and bookstores, and was distributed at hundreds of locations across Chicagoland. Neill went on to establish the Christian Publicity Network that provided affordable publicity services to TMD clients as well as book publishing services through Hosanna Publications, Inc. Neill planned and supervised the PR efforts of several health books and publications and went on to steer the PR efforts of a large chiropractic group for over 5 years. Neill has represented dozens of campaigns in her career and worked with hundreds of businesses. Having garnered top tier media attention and placements for clients, Neill has a proven track record of securing media coverage for campaigns and events and connecting brand messages with target audiences.

A humanitarian at heart, Neill recently joined ChiroMission’s fall 2011 & 2012 trips to the Dominican Republic and Haiti where she assisted a team of Doctors and volunteers who brought the healing power of chiropractic care to over 50,000 villagers and funds for an orphanage for abandoned children.

Neill resides in Plainfield, IL with her husband, Ronald, and is the mother of four children, Michael, Steven, Trevor and Kelly who are pursuing their studies at universities in Illinois and California.

The firm will serve clients across the small business spectrum that can benefit from Neill’s hands-on marketing and media experience as an entrepreneur and publisher and her recent experience as Director of Public Relations for Chiro One Wellness Centers, one of the Nation’s leading chiropractic groups.

Neill has 20+ years of marketing and PR experience delivering creative solutions to help small businesses build brand awareness, visibility and relevance, gain market share, and garner media attention. Serving a variety of clients in the corporate, healthcare and Christian Marketplace, April Neill & Associates, Inc. can help small businesses gain clarity, confidence and ROI on their brand communications.

For more information, contact April Neill at (815) 651-0656.

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