Each month, we spotlight some of the outstanding media coverage of our clients’ news and events. You’ll see them featured frequently in newspapers and magazines, on television and radio, and on blogs and social media.
In March, Priority Marketing helped generate earned media coverage in advance of Unmasking the Epidemic, a virtual event hosted by Kids’ Minds Matter that addressed growing concerns with mental health impacts of the pandemic among our youth. Kids’ Minds Matter is dedicated to fostering partnerships that support existing services, identifying and filling gaps in the continuum of care, and innovating new treatments to meet the pediatric mental and behavioral healthcare needs in Southwest Florida. Below are some of the media stories that aired or were published around the event:
WINK: Mental health struggles on the rise in kids; resources available in SWFL
The News-Press: COVID-19’s high toll on children in SWFL: Mental health needs have increased in an already strained system
ABC7: Pediatric mental health emergencies spike in SWFL during pandemic
NBC2: SWFL doctors fear the pandemic is crumbling kids’ mental health
The News-Press: COVID-19’s high toll on children in SWFL: Mental health needs have increased in an already strained system
eBella: Hometown Hero: Scott Spiezle knows this for sure: Kids’ Minds Matter
FOX4: Local children’s hospital seeing 66% increase in Baker Acts
MSN: Kids’ Minds Matter working to unmask SWFL’s mental health epidemic
Cape Coral Breeze: Unmasking the Epidemic: Help and hope
Neapolitan Family: Kids’ Minds Matter event explores pediatric mental health epidemic
South Florida Hospital News: Kids’ Minds Matter hosts mental health event: Unmasking the Epidemic
Another client generating significant media coverage in recent weeks was NAMI Collier County, which provides free assistance and education to individuals living with mental illness, along with their families, caregivers and mental health providers. Below are earned media opportunities Priority Marketing helped secure this month:
eBella: Igniting advocacy: One mother’s story
Florida Weekly: NAMI Collier County offers monthly puppy therapy
Gulfshore Business: NAMI Collier County achieves national accreditation
FOX4: NAMI partners with Petland to offer monthly puppy therapy
Gulfshore Business: NAMI Collier County’s community mental health programs still in need of support
Highlighting more of our clients, here is a selection of news stories that published or aired in recent weeks.
Note: The list excludes preview stories for events that already have occurred.
Healthcare Network
Life in Naples: Healthcare Network: Addressing the pandemic and beyond
Naples Daily News: Nursing students bridge language barriers at COVID-19 vaccination sites
Gulfshore Business: Healthcare Network leader earns top credential
Naples Daily News: Federal government sends COVID-19 vaccine to SWFL to target underserved populations
Gulfshore Business: Healthcare Network awarded $50,000 grant from Delta Dental Community Care Foundation
Boys & Girls Club of Collier County
Naples Daily News: ‘Youth of the Year’ winner is role model for all of us
WINK: Naples Winter Wine Festival provides more than $9 million to local organizations
WINK: East Naples community fed up with nearby construction; company seeks understanding
Community Cooperative
NBC2: SWFL business leader and philanthropist Sam Galloway, Jr. passes away
The News-Press: Sam Galloway, Jr., feeder of hungry, titan of Ford dealership, dies at 76
WINK: ‘He loved his community’: Friends mourn Sam Galloway, Jr.
Business Observer: Prominent auto dealer and soup kitchen founder dies at 76
Gulfshore Business: Sam Galloway, Jr., local businessman and philanthropist, dies at 76
Florida Weekly: Remembering Sam Galloway Jr.
WINK: Sam Galloway, Jr., a SWFL giant, dead at 76
Florida Weekly: We honor Sam Galloway’s lifelong service to others
The Roar: Community Cooperative hires Tami Holliday as community relations and development manager
The Roar: New date set for Community Cooperative annual soup kitchen benefit – May 6
Guadalupe Center
Naples Daily News: Supporters ensure the show goes on for students in Immokalee
WINK: Naples Winter Wine Festival provides more than $9 million to local organizations
Norman Love Confections
Bake Magazine: Norman Love Confections introduces 2021 Easter Egg collection
Candy Industry: Norman Love introduces 2021 Easter Collection
Gulfshore Business: Norman Love Confections rolling out 2021 Easter Collection
Travel by Entrée: Eggscape the ordinary with Norman Love Confections’ 2021 Easter Collection
Conservancy of Southwest Florida
Naples Daily News: The wait continues: Collier planning board delays decision on controversial rural village
Naples Daily News: Fundraising 2021: Personal python hunts, dinner on the 50-yard line, stay-home galas
The News-Press: State bills to protect property rights could lead to more drilling, environmentalists say
Naples Daily News: Naples wants to improve stormwater quality on private properties, but code changes needed first
The News-Press: Environmental nonprofits join forces to hire ‘science geek’ to help fix the region’s water woes
Florida Weekly: Conservancy raises $1.4 million during virtual ‘The Magic Hour’
The News-Press: Some water managers concerned over proposal to move south Lee into Big Cypress Basin
WINK: Feds ask Collier County to hold off on controversial building project
Florida Weekly: A toll on our tolls
Naples Daily News: County leaders debate mega developments in eastern Collier as taxpayer, traffic, water, panther concerns are raised
Florida Weekly: Florida unlawful permitting puts thousands of acres at risk
Naples Lifestyle: Conservancy names new board
River Weekly: Conservancy raises funds during gala
Pro-Tec Plumbing & Drains
Business Observer: Area plumbing company vigorously tackles industry labor shortage
Florida Trend: Naples plumbing company vigorously tackles industry labor shortage
HF Scientific
SWFL Business Today: HF Scientific opens global headquarters
The Roar: HF Scientific opens state-of-the-art, global headquarters for design, manufacturing and distribution of water quality monitoring instrumentation
Better Together
The News-Press: Parents need better choices
FOX4: First local in-person job fair since the pandemic
The News-Press: Better Together holds first in-person job fair since pandemic began
Gulf Star Marina
Gulfshore Business: A new way to the water
RSW Living: Smart marina offers convenience and security: Innovation attracts boaters to Gulf Star Marina
Hole Montes
Naples Daily News: County leaders debate mega developments in eastern Collier as taxpayer, traffic, water, panther concerns are raised
Gulfshore Business: Hole Montes completes Tribby Arts Center at Shell Point
Guadalupe Resale Shop
The Roar: 7 reasons why shopping at resale stores is better than yard sales
Immokalee Bulletin: Spring cleaning: Tidy up with a purpose
Guardian ad Litem Foundation
Immokalee Bulletin: Guardian ad Litem Foundation opens March Madness Bracket Challenge
Port Charlotte Sun: COVID-19 taught us to live united
Market Trends
The News-Press: SWFL single-family home market surges; industrial space on fire
Gulfshore Business: Realtor advises sellers to take advantage of unsustainable housing marketing in SWFL
Florida Weekly: Pandemic shocks real estate market to new levels
Florida Weekly: Experts to forecast real estate trends across Southwest Florida
Stevens Construction
Business Observer: Construction begins on new corporate headquarters for eye care center
Construction Superintendent: Austin Davis joins Stevens Construction
Gulfshore Business: Isabella joins Stevens Construction as estimator
Gulf Coast Village
ABC7: Cape Coral assistant living facility launches butterfly garden
Cape Coral Breeze: Palmview Memory Support explores magic of monarch butterflies
Seniors Blue Book: Palmview Memory Support explores magic of monarch butterflies
CapeStyle Magazine: Palmview Memory Support Explores Magic of Monarch Butterflies
Priority Marketing
The News-Press: International Women’s Day offers inspiration, satisfaction
River Weekly: Winners at advertising awards gala
Sunshine Ace Hardware
Naples Daily News: Pandemic rocked Southwest Florida’s economy, but some businesses boomed
The Roar: How paint color in your home office affects productivity
Healthy Lee
WINK: Healthy Minds initiative to offer free events and screenings for healthier minds in Lee, Collier
Gulfshore Business: Community partners launch Healthy Minds initiative
Benson Blackburn
Business Observer: Want to win big at business? Go on offense
Frank Jenkins Custom Homes
RSW Living: It’s easy to get in your Blue Mind by living on the water
Andrew Hill Investment Advisors
Naples Daily News: Troubled Hertz announces reorganization plan that would put it under new ownership
Bridging the Gap Physical Therapy
Bonita & Estero Magazine: It’s possible to live without pain: Stay fit, healthy and mobile without pain medication, injections or surgery
Matanzas on the Bay
RSW Living: Go by boat, dine with a view: Waterfront dining at Matanzas on the Bay
Cypress Lake Golf Club
The Roar: Cypress Lake Golf Club celebrates storied history through ‘pop art’ painting of Hall of Fame golfer Patty Berg
Pace Center for Girls, Lee County
Santiva Chronicle: Two Sanibel women honored for leaving their mark on the island
Elite Jets
RSW Living: Visiting Useppa by air: Getting there is half the fun
Creighton Construction & Development
The Roar: Creighton Construction & Development completes 7-Eleven in Fort Myers
Elmquist Eye Group
Yahoo! Life: How you’re ruining your vision without even realizing it
Center for Sight
The Roar: Center for Sight is the first practice worldwide to offer the OptBlue intraocular lens
The Island Cow
Travel Weekly: South Seas Island Resort, a place worth flocking to
Fort Myers Brewing Company
WINK: Fort Myers businesses balance caution with celebration on St. Patrick’s Day
Greater Fort Myers Chamber of Commerce
Florida Weekly: Greater Fort Myers Chamber of Commerce luncheon, Crowne Plaza
Lee BIA Builders Care
The Roar: Lee BIA Builders Care names 2021 board of directors
Pine Ridge RV & Boat Storage
The Roar: Pine Ridge RV & Boat Storage now open in Fort Myers
