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04/08/14
TARRYTOWN NY 10591
DEPARTMENT ACCOUNT PO NUMBER INVOICE NUMBER AMOUNT DESCRIPTION
1203 4340401 31745 9,150.00 PUBLIC RELATIONS
ROB DEROCKER & ASSOCIATES
3 WARNER LANE
TARRYTOWN, NY 10591
917-658-4653
INVOICE
Date: April 1, 2014
Client: City of Carmel
For: Public Relations Services, March 1-31, 2014
Professional Fees: $99150.00
TOTAL: $99150.00
CITY OF CARMEL
MONTHLY REPORT - MARCH, 2014
ROB DEROCKER & ASSOCIATES
3 WARNER LANE
TARRYTOWN, NY 10591
917-658-4653
Public Relations Program for the City of Carmel, IN
Monthly Report, March, 2014
Media Results
Cumulative Program to Date Ad Equivalency: $661,720
Cumulative Program to Date Editorial Impact: $3,308,600
Activities
• Arranged a phone interview for the Mayor with Dina Cappiello,
environment reporter for the Associated Press. Participated in that 40-
minute interview on March 20.
• Noting the release of a new report on global warming by the
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
(ohttp://ipcc.ch/pdf/ar5/pr_wg2/140330_pr_wgll_spm_en.pdf) offered the
Mayor for comment and Carmel's initiatives to adapt as examples to the
following media:
1. Neela Banerjee, Los Angeles Times
2. Steve Inskeep, National Public Radio
3. Dina Cappiello, Associated Press
4. Coral Davenport, New York Times
5. Judy Woodruff, PBS News Hour
6. Laura Barron, The Hill
7. Mark Drajem, Bloomberg News
8. Suzanne Golden, The Guardian
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ROB DEROCKER
9. John Metcalfe, Atlantic Media
10.Carol Leonnig, Washington Post
11.Wendy Koch, USA Today
12.Stephen Tong, National Public Radio
13.Emily Badger, Freelance Reporter
14.Laure Mandeville, Le Figaro
15.Valerie Volcovici, Thomson Reuters
• Received the following response from Neela Banerjee of the Los Angeles
Times:
He I'm not working on the IPCC report. A colleague in LA is. But we are
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interested in doing a story about local GOP officials who seem to have a
more pragmatic approach to climate that their counterparts in DC. When
would be a good time to visit Carmel and see life in action?
Thanks and allbest
Neela
• Followed up with note to Mayor and Nancy Heck about scheduling such a
visit. Suggested later in April or May, when Carmel is "abloom."
March Work Plan
• Continue follow up on media appointments arranged and/or pitched in
January/February/March, including the New York Times, USA Today,
Thomson Reuters, The Los Angeles Times and Le Figaro, among others.
• Determine, with Mayor and Nancy Heck, best time for Neela Banerjee of
the Los Angeles Times to visit Carmel for a story.
• Continue outreach to site consultants with Carmel and an invitation for
them to consider Carmel for the corporate expansions and relocations
they are managing.
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ROB DEROCKER
• Continue sharing relevant new Carmel publicity and Carmel developments
with regional and national media throughout the U.S. and European and
Asian media
• Share (with the Mayor and Nancy Heck) appropriate media leads that
come my way; follow up appropriately.
• Continue outreach for potential speaking engagements for the Mayor in
business and economic development forums.
• Determine if the Mayor will have availability during upcoming out-of-town
business trips for meetings with site selection consultants and/or media,
and then work to arrange those meetings.
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CITY OF CARMEL
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04/01/14 Invoice $9,150.00
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Rob DeRocker &Associates
IN SUM OF $
3 Warner Lane
Tarrytown, NY 10591
$9,150.00
ON ACCOUNT OF APPROPRIATION FOR
Community Relations
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31745 I Invoice 43-404.01 $9,150.00
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bill(s) is (are) true and correct and that the
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received except
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