# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Business, Bytes, & Brews: How to Get Your Important Message Out Through Your Regional News Media 
- **Event Start and End Date**: Wed, 24 Jun, 2026 at 05:30 pm – Wed, 24 Jun, 2026 at 07:30 pm
- **Event Description**: ► Special Guest Speaker Mike Ferlazzo will speak from 2:00 – 2:30 PM!

You have a story to tell for your business and/or organization, but how can you get the traditional news media to tell it? In this session, you’ll learn media relations 101 with a crash course in some of the public relations tools of the trade that you can use, and how best to go about building critical relationships with people in the news media who can tell your story.

We’ll talk about how to:

Write the classic news release
Develop media pitches
Compile a tip sheet
Make the phone/elevator pitch
And how best to engage the news media
You should learn enough nuts and bolts media relations information to allow you to engage the news media about your story moving forward.

Mike Ferlazzo brings nearly 40 years of media relations experience from Bucknell University, Geisinger, Susquehanna University, and the national higher education media relations firm Dick Jones Communications, among others. He has experience in successfully writing, pitching and placing stories consistently with local, regional and national news media outlets, and has overseen successful media relations programs that have won numerous awards from professional organizations.

A graduate of Clarion University of Pennsylvania with a B.S. in Communications, Mike has led previous media relations workshop sessions for Leadership Clinton County, Leadership Columbia County, Bucknell’s Management 101 class, and various professional conferences.
Join us for an afternoon of networking and resources at the Cup O Code mothership! Small bites provided by the SBDC, and brews provided by IV Coffee Co. Thank you to Tamkus Art & Design for our logo design.

Meet with excited entrepreneurs and budding business owners for a chance to make connections, learn something new and have a little fun too!

► Doors Open at Noon
Before Business Bytes & Brews, swing by Cup O Code and make the most of your afternoon! We’re opening our doors at 12:00 PM so local entrepreneurs can drop in, plug in, and get productive.

Bring your laptop, grab a seat, and:
✨ Knock out some work
✨ Brainstorm ideas
✨ Meet in person with our Cup O Code pros

► Stick around for more networking from 2:30 – 3:30 PM.
Don’t miss it!
https://businessbytesandbrews.com
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/northumberland/business-bytes-and-brews-how-to-get-your-important-message-out-through-your-regional-news-media/200030105542827
- **Event Categories**: workshops, business, art
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 22

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Northumberland
- **state**: PA
- **country**: United States
- **location**: 886 Susquehanna Trail, Northumberland, PA, United States, Pennsylvania 17857
- **lat**: 40.90697
- **long**: -76.83266
- **full address**: 886 Susquehanna Trail, Northumberland, PA, United States, Pennsylvania 17857

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is Business, Bytes, & Brews: How to Get Your Important Message Out Through Your Regional News Media  being held?
  - **A:** Business, Bytes, & Brews: How to Get Your Important Message Out Through Your Regional News Media  takes place on Wed, 24 Jun, 2026 at 05:30 pm to Wed, 24 Jun, 2026 at 07:30 pm at 886 Susquehanna Trail, Northumberland, PA, United States, Pennsylvania 17857.
- **Q**: Who is organizing Business, Bytes, & Brews: How to Get Your Important Message Out Through Your Regional News Media ?
  - **A:** Business, Bytes, & Brews: How to Get Your Important Message Out Through Your Regional News Media  is organized by Cup O Code - Marketing & Websites.
- **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me?
  - **A:** Business, Bytes, & Brews: How to Get Your Important Message Out Through Your Regional News Media  is ideal for professionals, entrepreneurs, startup founders, and networking enthusiasts eager to grow their connections. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Northumberland, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. If Business, Bytes, & Brews: How to Get Your Important Message Out Through Your Regional News Media  sounds like your kind of event, don't wait - spots fill up fast.

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