Founder & Firm Director
Colonel Communications
Taylor started EKU's first student-run public relations firm, Colonel Communications. After learning about other student-run PR firms at Regional Conference, PRSSA board members and Taylor decided to bring the idea back to EKU. PRSSA voted Taylor to take the lead on the project.She began developing the foundation of the firm in June 2015, single-highhandedly creating a constitution, bylaws, forms, PowerPoints, flyers, website, social media, etc. Since then, Colonel Communications has been approved as a registered student organization at Eastern Kentucky University and become open to students to join.Colonel Communications is EKU's first student-run public relations firm. The firm provides unique and creative communication solutions for clients within EKU and the Madison County area. Specializing in brand management, the firm helps businesses with publicity, marketing, reputation management, brand promotion, special events, graphic design and much more.- Showed initiative by single-handedly founding EKU’s first student-run PR firm- Developed and implemented creative strategies for PR campaigns- Managed publicity and continual recruitment of student workers- Evaluated campaign effectiveness with marketing research- Planned and developed a foundation/system for business- Recruited, led and worked amongst a team of students- Built and oversaw the organization website- Collected and analyzed industry research- Facilitated social media marketing