Noted communications strategist Eric Mower to speak at SU’s Newhouse School Oct. 20

Wednesday, October 14, 2009, By Wendy S. Loughlin

Eric Mower ’66, G’68, CEO of the ϲ-based advertising and public relations firm Eric Mower and Associates (EMA), will visit ϲ’s on Tuesday, Oct. 20. His lecture, “How to Get Your Name on the Door,” will take place at 7 p.m. in the Joyce Hergenhan Auditorium in Newhouse 3. His talk is free and open to the public. Parking is available in SU pay lots. The event will be covered via live blogging at .

MowerMower serves as EMA’s senior strategic and tactical consultant and heads the agency management groups that address the overall policies, standards and practices of the organization. During the last 40 years, he has guided the agency’s growth from a staff of four to more than 270 and capitalized billings from less than $1 million to an estimated $220 million in 2008.

His experience ranges from television advertising to crisis communications and encompasses areas including banking, consumer electronics, franchising, grocery products, office equipment, professional service industries, quick-service restaurants, retail and utilities.

He is a member of the Newhouse School Advisory Board and an emeritus member of the ϲ Board of Trustees.

For more information about his talk, contact Ed Russell at (315) 443-4054 or edrussel@syr.edu.