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As a media specialist and communications consultant I support my clients by building, managing and maintaining their corporate and brand reputation online and in the media.
With a long career as a journalist and editor in the custom publishing industry over corporate, travel, and marketing media, I now consult to a wide spectrum of clients through my business Firehorse Media, delivering on all forms of internal and external communications and targeted content creation for the print and online platform.
Speak to me about publicity, media communications, events and web services for your brand or hire me for freelance travel reviews, newsletters, blogs, social media engagement, copy writing and eBooks. No writing, editing or communications project is too big or too small.
I work directly with each client across research, brand and content strategy, relationship building, training, mentoring, crisis and project management.
My goal is to boost your business reputation, create added value for your brand, get you noticed on the global platform and bring more engaged customers through your door.

Add me to your professional network on http://www.linkedin.com/Mercédes Westbrook
Read my blog at www.firehorsemedia.co.za

How can I best serve you in developing your business presence and increasing traffic and new business for your brand?

Past experience:
Publicist: GrandWest Casino & Entertainment World in Cape Town
Editor: Link Pharmacy Group 'Life & Family' monthly magazine (health and wellness).
Editor: Wit's University - 'Arena' monthly Alumni magazine
Editor: Sun International - 'Privé' monthly magazine (gambling/lifestyle).
Editor: SA Airlink inflight magazine 'Skyways'
Editor: BA/Comair inflight magazine
Marketing Manager: Cadplan: Autodesk reseller of architectural design software
Editorial Director: Redsand Interactive (Pty) Ltd: overseeing 22 B2B publications per annum
for clients including: Automobile Association of South Africa (AA); National Tourism Departments for Namibia, South Africa, Zimbabwe, Botswana; launch of the first Maxim men's magazine into South Africa; SA Rugby & Football Union; International Marketing Council (IMC); South African Bureau of Standards; SA Independent Builders Association.
Received 4 x PICA Magazine Awards from the Magazine Publishers Association of South Africa (MPASA).
Editor: Contact Publications: SA Conference Guide monthly magazine and Incentive World magazine.
Security Association of South Africa (SASA).