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Kyle Austin

Consultant
Racepoint Group
United States

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Educational History

  • Endicott College, Bachelor’s degree, 2004.

Professional History:

  • Consultant, Racepoint Group

Bio

Bio

Kyle currently serves as a communications consultant and media specialist for the Racepoint Group, A global public relations agency with special expertise in digital media relations.

Kyle was instrumental in outlining and executing PR strategy as part of the hugely successful “Give One, Get One” campaign for One Laptop per Child; which earned industry accolades including a Silver Anvil Award from the Public Relations Society of America and the 2008 IPRA / United Nations Grand Award.

He has built strong relationships with leading business and technology media across the globe and leveraged them on his work for clients including One Laptop per Child, the Consumer Electronics Association, eHarmony, ChoiceStream and the Monitor Group. As a result, he has secured top-tier print and broadcast coverage for his clients with business, technology and consumer media outlets including NBC’s The Today Show, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, BusinessWeek, Forbes, Fortune, The Financial Times, Investor’s Business Daily, NPR, BBC, Fast Company and the USA Today.

Kyle has also played an influential role in integrating digital media tools into client's campaigns. Kyle is a founding blogger with the RaceTalk Blog, where he continues to expand Racepoint’s digital presence.

Prior to joining Racepoint, Kyle worked for Mullen PR. While working for Mullen, Kyle played an integral role on global consumer account teams including Olympus America Inc., General Motors and Stanley Securities.

Personal slogan or motto: 
The Wall Street Journal is edited for those who run the world; the Washington Post is edited for those who think they run the world; the New York Times is edited for those who should run the world.
Your areas of expertise: 
Media, technology, communications, marketing, public relations, digital media relations
Personal Website/Blog URL: 
http://www.racetalkblog.com
Year of Birth: 
1984
Gender: 
Male
Country: 
United States

Public Profile

http://www.fastcompany.com/user/kyle-austin

Professional History

Consultant, Racepoint Group

Private, 51-100 employees, Marketing / PR / Advertising industry

Senior Account Executive at Racepoint Group.

Educational History

Endicott College, Massachusetts, United States
Bachelor’s degree, 2004.
Areas of study: Bachelor of Science in Communications.

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