Patricia Miller Email & Phone Number

Laughing Cat Communications brings its clients a wealth of experience in:Newsletters, brochures, annual reports, sales promotion materials. Services: Communications planning, focus groups, concept development, project management including writing, editing, photography, print and electronic production.Web content development. Services: Development of strategy, site organization, coordination with management and staff, coordination with designer, collection, writing and editing of information, launch publicity.Writing. Feature, technical, white papers, annual reports, news releases, book chapters, Web, online. Services: Coordination with clients on key messages and objectives; stellar, award-winning writing. Speechwriting. Services: Coordination of messages and content with client, development of rapport with speech giver, thorough approval process, speech support materials.Specialty writing. Including cookbooks, corporate history play, museum exhibits, videoscripts. Services: Coordination of content, themes and messages with client, research, writing.Communications planning. Services: Comprehensive planning including focus groups, surveys, coordination with key participants, development, implementation and evaluation of results.Clients include: Land O'Lakes, Midwest Assistance Program, Overseas Cooperative Development Council, Medtronic, National Marrow Donor Program, E.W. Blanch, General Mills, Pillsbury, Cooking Pleasures magazine, Deaton Museum Services, CHS, Securian, Carleton College magazine, Minnesota Council on Foundations, Minnesota Valley Action Council, Bassett Creek Productions, National Cooperative Business Association, USDA, Dairy Today magazine, Marshall Field's, Cargill.

Managed communications for Land O'Lakes dairy producers including development and implementation of an annual communications plan, a 6x/year newsletter, 6 regional newsletters, meeting presentations and materials; coordinated development and launch of members-only Web site; developed, wrote and produced a wide-range of brochures, letters and other support communications.Developed and implemented communications for employee-recognition program.Developed complete communications campaign for annual meetings.Wrote speeches for executives including the CEO, vice presidents of Feed and Dairy Foods, board chair and others.Managed, wrote and edited several division-specific newsletters for areas including feed and soybeans.Helped plan and contributed writing, editing and photography for member magazines and newsletters.

Supported three product groups within Medtronic: Peripheral Vascular Catheters, Coronary Catheters and Heart Valves (mechanical and bioprosthetic.) For these groups I prepared a variety of sales promotion materials including:Surgical and handling handbooks for OR nursesProduct brochures and spec sheetsHow-to videos for surgeonsPatient information brochuresProduct introduction campaign materials (giveaways, brochures, letters, news releases, presentations for sales staff, etc.)Also particpated in product naming

Conferences, Workshops, Seminars

Numerous professional development seminars and workshops including: New media (blogs, virtual marketing, Twitter, etc.) Scriptwriting.

B.S., Journalism, Food & Nutrition

Activities and Societies: Iowa State Daily Advertising Production Manager Contributing Editor, Iowa State Agriculturist Contributing.