RICHARD DUVAL

Specialize in wine marketing and imagery; I produce work and words for the winemaker, the wine trade and wine media. Writer/photographer for Great Northwest Wine, Washington Tasting Room Magazine, Northwest Travel Magazine, Sean Sullivan's Washington Wine Report, and Washington Wine Guide. Marketing expertise:  Devised positioning strategies and themes for Ste. Michelle Wine Estates; Center for Educational Effectiveness, Microsoft Technology Centers; Microsoft Executive Briefing Centers among others.  Media campaigns: escorted travel writers on 13-day land and sea tour of Alaska for Holland America Line; writer/ photographer on the PR team for new ship launch. Numerous product launches for technology-driven companies. Com director for the Lake Washington School District – regularly handling frequent media calls ranging from routine statistics to emotionally charged issues.  Proactive media strategy for Physio-Control’s LIFEPAK 100, the first automatic external defibrillator to reach the marketplace; garnered more than 80 national and regional stories in print and electronic media, including the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, national network news, and NPR.  Integrated marketing communication campaigns for Andrew Network Products that generated over 200 trade articles and measurable increase in sales leads  Corporate communications and investor relations for Heart Technology; produced award-winning annual report; generated national/trade coverage of innovative product.  Product and business media strategies for Microvision; wrote the 2003 annual report; devised marketing and trade show strategy.  Arts Marketing: VineLines and Richard Duval Images. Placed articles in the Seattle Times; Mill Creek Living; Entrepreneur Magazine; The Herald of Everett; Specialties: Richard Duval Images: I Go Where They Grow Marketing/Media/PR consultant for marcom strategy and tactics