Heelprint Communications is a student-run public relations and advertising agency founded in 2009 at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. It was established through a partnership between the university's Ad Club and Carolina PRSSA. The agency aims to provide students real-world experience while helping local businesses and non-profits. It has 65 members, including a 7-member board of directors and teams in marketing, public relations, and design. Heelprint Communications' services are offered at low-cost to organizations lacking communications presence, focusing on non-profits. Its vision is to help students gain experience for internships/jobs and support learning through collaboration.

1. Heelprint
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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
School of Journalism and Mass Communication
Fall 2010
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2. Our History
• Founded in summer 2009
• Co-Founders: Megan Carriker, Amy Dobrzynski, Cecilia Gomes,
Sabrina Wood
• Partnership between Ad Club and Carolina PRSSA
• Clients: York House Press, Orange County Partnership to End
Homelessness, Aasha, Blinkness
• Staff: 65 members
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3. Our Purpose
Gain real world public relations and advertising experience
Help businesses and non-profit organizations in the Chapel Hill
community
Challenge students’ creativity while helping develop their
communication skills
Emphasis on team-work and individual exploration
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4. Our Talent
7 member Board of Directors
 CEO, COO, CFO
 Senior Directors (Marketing, Design & Copy, Public Relations,
Technical)
22 associates, 3 teams
 Marketing
 Public Relations
 Design & Copy
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5. Our Services
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6. Our Advantage
Only student-run firm in the area
No one can provide the services we offer at
 the same cost
 with the same connections to the UNC-Chapel Hill campus
Target businesses with little to no communications presence
Focus on non-profits
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7. Our Clients
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8. Example #1
Example #2
Example #3
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Examples of promotional materials:

9. Our Vision
Help students get the public relations and advertising
experience they need to get an internship/job
Support system of UNC
Build on what students learn in their classes
Create a community learning environment
Interaction with clients and other staffers
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10. Our Future
We only accept the best at Heelprint Communications
 Treated as an internship
 Resumes and cover letters
 Interview process
Extensive training and mentoring program
 Younger students “shadow” more experienced staffers
 Emphasis on learning and collaboration
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11. Our Mission
Heelprint Communications is dedicated to providing students at
UNC-Chapel Hill with the unique opportunity to gain real world
public relations and advertising experience, while helping
businesses and non-profit organizations with their strategic
communication needs. We are an innovative, student-run
agency that aims to challenge students’ creativity while helping
develop their communication skills through team-work and
individual exploration. We are passionate about our work, and
we are dedicated to making your heelprints stick.
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Let us help you. Create your heelprint.

12. Our Contact Information
 Chief Executive Officer – Amy Dobrzynski,
amy@createyourheelprint.com
 Chief Operating Officer – Elizabeth Graper,
elizabeth@createyourheelprint.com
 Chief Financial Officer – Vivian Xue,
vivian@createyourheelprint.com
 Current website: www.heelprintcomm.wordpress.com
 New website: www.createyourheelprint.com
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