{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"The Publicity Show Interviews Melissa Libby with Melissa Libby & Associates","description":"\r\n<!--\r\n \/* Style Definitions *\/\r\n p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal\r\n\t{mso-style-parent:"";\r\n\tmargin:0in;\r\n\tmargin-bottom:.0001pt;\r\n\tmso-pagination:widow-orphan;\r\n\tfont-size:10.0pt;\r\n\tfont-family:"Times New Roman";\r\n\tmso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";}\r\n@page Section1\r\n\t{size:8.5in 11.0in;\r\n\tmargin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in;\r\n\tmso-header-margin:.5in;\r\n\tmso-footer-margin:.5in;\r\n\tmso-paper-source:0;}\r\ndiv.Section1\r\n\t{page:Section1;}\r\n-->\r\n\r\n\r\nHere's how to listen to the show. First click on the title of\r\nthe show you are interested in. Then left click one time on the POD\r\nbutton which is to the immediate left of the show title. This should\r\ncause your default media player to appear and you now just have to hit\r\nthe play button in order for the show to begin. You can also download\r\nthe show to listen on your mp3 player. Now you can also find us on iTunes by clicking on this link.Elizabeth Gordon and Lee Kantor host each \r\nshow. Elizabeth \r\nis the author of the upcoming book The Chic \r\nEntrepreneur: Put Your Business In Higher Heels and owner of Flourishing Business, an advisory \r\nfirm for entrepreneurs. Lee Kantor is also the host of the popular Dr Fitness and the Fat Guy show \r\nand several other Atlanta-based radio shows.\r\n\r\nThis\r\nafternoon\r\nwe spoke with Melissa Libby with Melissa Libby and Associates.\r\n\r\nPrior to founding Melissa Libby\r\n& Associates (MLA) in 1992, Melissa enjoyed a successful career in hotel public relations, promoting upscale and\r\ncasual restaurants, beverage outlets and room nights.  Since starting MLA, Melissa has opened more\r\nthan 75 restaurants and served hospitality and retail clients through publicity,\r\nevent planning and implementation, marketing, strategic planning and crisis\r\ncommunications.  \r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nMelissa is also active in the community. She is on the Executive\r\nBoards of Les Dames d'Escoffier and Adopt A Golden Atlanta, is an Advisory\r\nBoard member of the University of Georgia"s Grady College of Journalism and\r\nMass Communication, and is a member of the American Institute of Wine and Food,\r\nGeorgia Organics, James Beard Foundation, National Restaurant Association, Public\r\nRelations Society of America, and Greystone Garden Club.  Melissa has produced two cookbooks featuring\r\nlocal Atlanta chefs, Atlanta Cooks (2001\r\nLongstreet Press) and Atlanta\r\nCooks at Home (2006 CityBooks Publishing). \r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nMelissa graduated from the prestigious Buckhead Business\r\nAssociation leadership program and has been recognized as one of Atlanta\u2019s rising stars.  She will receive the Crohn\u2019s & Colitis\r\n"Citizen of the Year\u201d award in November 2007. \r\nMelissa is an original member of PRConsultants Group, a nationwide group\r\nof PR consultants providing public relations and marketing communications\r\nservices to a wide range of clients. \r\n\r\nFor more information about Melissa and her firm please go to her website www.melissalibbypr.com and be sure to sign up for her newsletter The Dish. And for even more please check out her blog at http:\/\/atlantadish.blogspot.com \r\n\r\nAlso, \r\nif you know of a Public Relations professional anywhere in the world that we \r\nshould know about, please email Elizabeth Gordon at EGordon @ \r\nFlourishingBusiness.com. We will try to get them on the \r\nshow.","author_name":"The Publicity Show","author_url":"http:\/\/publicityshow.libsyn.com","html":"