Marketing Program PR Frederick Wins MEDA Award

View the MEDA Awards video featuring the award-winning PR Frederick program.

PR Frederick, a marketing program jointly managed by the Frederick County Office of Economic Development and the City of Frederick Department of Economic Development, won the top award in the Marketing Category at the 2015 MEDA (Maryland Economic Development Association) Awards ceremony on April 27, 2015. The Frederick County Office of Economic Development was the applicant for the award, which honors organizations achieving significant results from an overall campaign in advertising, marketing, or public relations. 

PR Frederick is a free service that helps Frederick County businesses increase press outreach and market exposure. On a complimentary basis, Frederick County Economic Development and The City of Frederick Economic Development distribute press releases to an online newswire service. This reaches thousands of media outlets regionally, nationally, and abroad. 

"Distributing a release via PR Frederick can heighten visibility, competitive edge and multimedia exposure," said City of Frederick Economic Development Director Richard Griffin. 

To learn more about how PR Web can help your business, visit the PR Frederick page on the City's Department of Economic Development website. 

For more information, contact the County Office at 301-600-1058 or, if you are a business in The City of Frederick, call 301-600-6360. 

Left to Right: Ranak Jasani, Miles & Stockbridge P.C., Helen Propheter, Frederick County Office of Economic Development, Keasha Haythe, CEcD, MEDA President