Top Ten Things You Ought To Know About Barnett Marketing Communications

10. Thirty years’ worth of experience pretty remarkable for a guy who’s just turned 34

9. I’ve been on the Partnership for a Drug-Free America’s hit list ever since I pointed out to the Drug Czar the inherent conflict of interest with an ad agency trade association advising him on creating a billion-dollar ad campaign

8. With Barnett Marketing Communications, the job’s not done until the client is satisfied that it’s been done

7. Hey, I’ve been breathing a lot easier since that pesky statute of limitations expired

6. I’ve won major national awards, including ADDY, MacEachern and Silver Anvil awards, in every decade since 1970s

5. Having earned an ASHMPR Fellowship does NOT mean Barnett is a jolly good “fellow”

4.   In 1978, Barnett became the youngest PR practitioner ever to have earned the PRSA’s coveted accreditation status (though that may have since changed)

3. Barnett was the first – and only – winner of the AHAPRD’s not-quite-coveted “Golden Yoyo” award for the best performance at the annual conference (but hey, it was a youthful indiscretion)

2. Barnett has had eight books on PR and marketing communications published – he’s taught at two universities – and in a lot of other ways, he’s demonstrated his professional leadership

1.I’m the sole support for four very hungry cats