Spring Associates, Inc., (originally named Spring Executive Search, Inc.), specializes in the placement of mid-to-senior level public relations and corporate communications executives.For more than thirty years we have conducted search assignments for more than half of the Fortune 500 and more than two-thirds of the PR firms in the U.S.Backed by one of the most extensive and comprehensive databases in the business, our search consultants continue to place highly experienced and qualified PR professionals with specialties such as consumer, corporate/financial, health/medical/pharmaceutical, hi-tech, social media, industry/b2b, internal communications, investor relations and public affairs, to name a few. On the corporate side, candidate titles range from communications specialist to executive vice president and on the PR agency side, the titles range from account executive to executive vice president.Geographically, Spring Associates recruits throughout the U.S. and abroad.Since 1996, Spring Associates has published The Official PR Salary & Bonus Report, which is considered by many as the benchmark for PR and corporate communications compensation.Other services offered include PR Firm Evaluation & Selection, Communications Department Audit, Personalized Salary Check-Up and Career Coaching & Consultation.Our newest service is The Official Registry of PR Consultants/Freelancers, which brings together vetted, experienced PR consultants and freelancers with employers who are seeking to hire consultants for all types of PR projects. The service provides complete backgrounds on all of the listed consultants giving employers the chance to contact their consultant of choice and negotiate their best deal - at no cost. Log on at http://PRregistry.com.

I managed a team of ten sales and client service professionals. In addition, I oversaw and managed marketing communications, public relations, sales promotion and new business.During my tenure, in concert with the efforts of my colleagues, the firm grew to become the largest public relations marketing and service organization of its kind in the world with offices in more than eight U.S. cities and London. The company served over 2,000 corporate communications departments and PR firms.