John Frazier Email & Phone Number

TJM Communications, Inc. is a boutique, lifestyle public relations firm based in the Orlando, Florida, area specializing in travel, hospitality, food and wine.

Greater Philadelphia Area

CommCore Strategy is the leading media training and message development company that serves as counsel to many PR firms and major corporations.

Greater New York City Area

Responsible for the travel/lifestyle practice of this well-respected mid-sized lifestyle PR firm with offices in New York, Los Angeles and Miami. Supervise team of up to 35 PR professionals.Notable accomplishments: Managed 2009 viral social media rave “Best Job in the World” for Tourism Queensland and won three Adrian “Best of Show” awards for best travel.

Greater New York City Area

• Founding shareholder of Top 50 independent PR firm that was created in 1990 through an agency buy-back from then-owner, Chiat/Day Advertising. Responsible for agency-wide crisis communications needs, as well as.
• Developed and implemented program that increased U.S. arrivals to South Africa by more than 9 percent in 2002, perhaps the worst year ever for outbound U.S. travel. There was no advertising in the market during this.
• Managed tourism destination PR accounts for "I Love New York"; Connecticut; Cancún, Mexico; South Africa and The Cayman Islands.
• Directed hotel PR programs for Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, The Royalton (Steve Rubell and Ian Schrager), Sheraton New York Hotel & Towers, Sheraton Manhattan, Sandals and Beaches Resorts, Hotel Macklowe and Hudson.
• Created travel marketing PR campaigns that won more than 60 awards, including the CIPRA and HSMAI Golden Bell gold, platinum and “Best of Show” awards.AGENCY MANAGEMENT
• Founding shareholder, chief operating officer and president. Responsibility for legal affairs and insurance.

Greater New York City Area

Key accounts included the I Love New York Program, the Cancun (Mexico) Hotel & Hotel Association, Omni Hotels, the New York Mercantile Exchange and the grand opening of The Royalton for Steve Rubell and Ian Schrager.

Greater New York City Area

• Developed marketing-oriented PR campaigns for numerous clients.
• Designed and implemented national/international economic development programs.
• Conducted advertising effectiveness studies for city and state economic development advertising programs.
• Produced economic development missions for numerous governors, mayors, and international clients.
• Managed economic development PR on behalf of Oklahoma; Newfoundland, Canada; Navieras de Puerto Rico; The Bahamas Department of Economic Development; and Central Hudson Gas & Electric, among other clients.

Greater New Orleans Area

• Headed public relations department of large, regional advertising agency.
• Account responsibilities included clients in financial services, professional services, business-to-business and tourism.
• Handled grand opening PR for The Jackson Brewery (high profile historic riverfront festival marketplace), launched French Quarter Festival (New Orleans’s third-largest tourist event after Mardi Gras and Jazz Festival).