Jennifer Marples

Jennifer Marples: Sr. Strategy & Media Consultant

Jennifer's diverse public relations background comes from over fifteen years working in both PR agency and in-house corporate positions spanning a multitude of industries including hospitality, travel and tourism, food and wine, consumer and high technology. Throughout her career, she has directed and implemented numerous PR programs including product launches, media tours, image enhancement, corporate messaging and positioning, crisis communications, special event coordination, trade show management, community relations and collateral development.

Jennifer founded her own company, Koa Communications in 2003 in order work with clients and products that she was truly passionate about.; she's been a Hart Communications network onsultant since 2005 Since Koa’s inception, Jennifer and her teams have worked with numerous clients including Constellation Wines U.S., the largest premium wine company in the U.S., on corporate communications and Pacific Wine Partners on the launch of the country’s first super-premium 3L box wine Black Box Wines and the first premium Australian 3L box wines to hit the market – Hardys Stamp of Australia and Banrock Station. Koa’s aggressive media relations strategy has garnered hundreds of media hits for the wines in top tier publications like the New York Times, USA Today, Real Simple, Family Circle, GQ, BusinessWeek, Outside, San Francisco Chronicle, Chicago Tribune, Budget Living and numerous local and national TV outlets. All three wines, as a result, are category leaders nationwide.

Jennifer's experience also includes managing PR programs for two of Hawaii's premier visitor attractions; creating a culinary program for Vail Resorts, Inc. in Colorado; providing Warren Miller Films with an aggressive media relations program; working with a variety of boutique hotels including the Hotel Monaco and Oxford Hotel in Denver, five-star dude and guest ranches and upscale restaurants; launching an ice cream company in Denver as well as providing pro-bono services for non-profits over the years.

Jennifer also has significant experience working in the international public relations field having lived in Taipei, Taiwan for 1.5 years and working at two multinational PR firms. During her tenure at both firms, she was responsible for global and regional account management of multinational clients including Cartier and Vidal Sassoon.

Jennifer holds a BA in English from the University of Iowa and is involved with numerous Bay Area non-profit organizations including the Junior League of San Francisco, the American Cancer Society and the San Francisco Professional Food Society.

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