@StarkvillePRAM Meeting

Student and professional members of the campus and local communities are invited to join the Starkville-Mississippi State University Public Relations Association of Mississippi (PRAM) chapter at its next general meeting on Wednesday [Feb. 17] at Harveys restaurant in Starkville. Networking and lunch orders will begin at 11:45 a.m., and the meeting will start at noon. Ken Allen, founder of The Allen Company Inc. in Jackson, will discuss “The role of strategic planning in the communication process.” Allen has more than 35 years of varied experience in corporate and advertising agency marketing. He has been recognized as a brand builder with experience developing and implementing national and regional marketing programs, and has worked with a diverse roster of national and international corporate clients in real estate, media, insurance, travel and tourism, healthcare, the casino industry, as well as governmental agencies.