About Us
Velocity Public Relations is a boutique PR Firm that works with individuals, organizations and small businesses in order to create long lasting relationships with print and broadcast media sources. We tailor our strategies in accordance with a client’s values and vision for their future.
One area we specifically focus on is working with actors in order to raise their profile within the Canadian and US media. Velocity strives to bring actors to the forefront of the entertainment industry through media exposure and strategic networking. Our goal is to create a public image for an actor that is representative of their talent and dedication to their craft.
What we do
We work closely with our clients to ensure they are receiving the media coverage that best represents who they are and where they see themselves in the future.
Services
- Strategic publicity planning and execution
- Press kits
- Bios and online media
- Research
- Media Relations
- Assistance with Green Card Application and O1 Visa Application
- Press day coordination
Bio - Maureen O’Brien
Maureen O’Brien is a public and media relations professional working with individuals, organizations and small businesses, with a direct focus on actors and the entertainment industry. She has been involved in the film and television industry for the past ten years in both Vancouver and Los Angeles and is experienced in sales and marketing, making the perfect combination for a public relations specialist.
Maureen’s media experience began while working with one of Canada’s largest insurance claim companies in Public Relations and Event Marketing. Her participation in nationally recognized events such as The Air Canada Championship Golf Tournament, professional sporting events involving the Vancouver Canucks, Vancouver Grizzlies and BC Lions football team allowed her to gain a credible and broad reputation. From there, Maureen went on to work with Vancouver Lifestyles Magazine and national publications such as Good Life Connoisseur and Living Green. Her focus at these magazines was assisting clients with their marketing and strategic needs in order to gain global recognition, in addition to helping to coordinate special events and promotions; which of course came naturally.
At the same time, Maureen’s daughter began her acting career, thus making Maureen a full time marketing professional and very busy “mom-ager”. Understanding the acting business from the inside out has enabled her to recognize the necessity of tactile and calculated publicity, the importance of promotion, and the strategy of the timing in relation to such exposure. This valuable understanding is what makes Maureen more than just a publicist, but a person who can distinguish the care and attention that performers in the entertainment industry require.
Maureen’s primary objective is to work with actors to assist them in reaching the next level of their careers with a calculated and insightful approach in both the entertainment, and ever growing media worlds.