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Maggie Chamberlin Holben, APR
Public Relations Expert Resource

Holben, owner of Denver's Absolutely Public Relations, is accredited by the Public Relations Society of America and is a member of the PRSA Counselors Academy. In addition, she is certified as an industry analyst relations practitioner. Holben's consultancy offers www.PublicRelationsNewsroom.com, www.Expert411.com, www.DenverPRNewsroom and www.Online-Presskit.com to help clients achieve greater exposure on the Internet to both media and potential customers. Recent national placements include Woman's World, Inc, More and Entrepreneur magazines, USA Today and Redbook - plus regionally in the Chicago Tribune, Washington Post and Washington Times. She regularly places clients in the Denver media - TV, radio, newspaper, magazines - and numerous client-focused trade press. 

Now included in the Yearbook of Experts as a "public relations expert resource," Holben is frequently interviewed by the media regarding public relations topics and authors bylined articles about the public relations body of knowledge. Click here to link to her Yearbook of Experts profile. 

Related news release links follow below.


Accredited by PRSA, Holben served as vice president of client services for The Lida Groups ad agency in Kansas before relocating to the Denver area in August 1997. She has taught both advertising and public relations on the university level. Her professional experience includes extensive, award-winning work for the national Residence Inn by Marriott and Safelite AutoGlass chains. She has also served as the marketing director for both a publicly held bank and 35-physician, cardiology-focused medical group.

A veteran publicist (both in traditional and online tactics), Holben is a skilled issues manager and strategic planner. In addition to the long-time PRSA affiliation, she currently serves on the Board of Directors for the Colorado BioScience Association (chairing its newly formed Communications Committee). She also maintains memberships in the Denver Metro Chamber, Colorado Women's Chamber of Commerce, Colorado Healthcare Communicators, American Marketing Association and Business Marketing Association. She subscribes to the Colorado Press and CompetitiveEdge clippings services, Filtrbox online monitoring, Cision MediaSource, Colorado Notebook, PR Newswire, Profnet, HARO Editorial Leads Service, Business Wire, Market Wire and Media Relations Canada.

Here are links to various related news releases and placements:

9/8/2008 -- Maggie Holben's PR Consulting Firm Named PR Agency of Record for Bell Aquaculture

8/16/2007 -- Why Is A TV News Anchor Answering the Absolutely PR Phone for Maggie Holben?

1/20/2007 -- Absolutely Public Relations, Recaps 2006's Key Editorial Media Placements and Reviews Highlights of the Past Year

12/3/2006 -- Denver PR Consultant Maggie Holben Quoted In Rocky Mountain News Regarding Rep. Tom Tancredo’s Media Relations Tactics

9/5/2006 -- Absolutely Public Relation's Maggie Chamberlin Holben, APR, Receives Partner of the Year Honor from Colorado Bioscience Association

6/25/2006 -- Absolutely PR’s Maggie Chamberlin Holben, APR, Serves As A Preminimary Round Judge For The 4th Annual American Business Awards Competition — The Stevie Awards

10/23/2005 --Maggie Chamberlin Holben, APR, Receives Certification as an Industry Analyst Relations Practitioner

10/21/2005 -- Absolutely PR’s Maggie Chamberlin Holben, APR, Appointed to Colorado BioScience Association Board of Directors for a Three-year Term

7/15/2005 -- Three Colorado Newspapers Turn To Denver’s Maggie Chamberlin Holben, APR, For Public Relations Insight Regarding Recent PR E-Mail Snafu At The University of Colorado


Gold Star Performances

Holben, who started her Denver consultancy in 1999, has won national awards during her professional career (a Clarion for the Cham-Nicks Portfolio direct mail campaign; Healthcare Advertising Award from Healthcare Marketing Report for the "Galichia Medical Take Your Health to Heart" sales newsletter; and recognition from the Hotel Sales and Marketing Association for the Residence Inn "White Glove" direct mail program), but she puts the focus on getting results for her clients as opposed to winning awards. According to Holben, she has plenty of verve, enthusiasm and creativity to energize her client's media campaigns to the fullest.
3/20/2004 -- There's more ink in Inc. for an Absolutely PR client - this time Colorado CEO Kim Peterson is quoted in a Trends article in Inc. Magazine
3/16/2004 -- The National Style(tm) Network features Golden's Adventures In Color Technology, an Absolutely PR client, on a recent episode of its Stripped series - reaching an estimated 33 million subscribers
3/7/2004 -- News Radio 850 KOA's Alex Stone turned to Absolutely PR's Maggie Chamberlin Holben for her thoughts on crisis management in light of the ever-unfolding scandal at the University of Colorado over football recruiting practices & rape allegations
2/26/2004 -- Public relations expert Maggie Chamberlin Holben, APR, places bylined article in the national Discover Inside Biz Newsletter reaching 1.3 million readers
May 2003 -- Holben was interviewed by Denver TV station, 9News, regarding the PR ramifications of the Aron Ralston climbing accident
May 2002 -- Holben placed this feature about the 25th anniversary of Denver's Holben Building Corporation in Entrepreneur Magazine

September 2004 - Holben's recent "Denver awareness campaign" for a Fortune 500 financial services company resulted in a circulation exposure exceeding 1.4 million and an ad value equivalency exceeding $16,000. Click here to learn more. A Denver media awareness package includes posting at the www.DenverPRNewsroom.com site.

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Read Holben's bylined article -- Effectively using PR tactics: Seven tips to boost brand awareness
Go to Maggie Holben's company website, www.absolutelypr.com
Go to Maggie Holben's personal website, www.maggieholben.com
E-mail Maggie Holben