Diana Laverdure is vice president of Reeves Laverdure Public Relations and president of the Web-based PR information company PRoActive Publicity. Her clients are featured in media such as The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, Newsweek, and CNN. She offers information products and services that empower small businesses to blow past their competition through the power of publicity. Visit http://www.proactivepublicity.net for more information and to sign up for her free Media Juice e-zine.
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