Keith L. Forest

Event Marketing/Media Relations in Brooklyn, New York

Highly motivated and results-driven media relations professional with proven experience producing and managing media campaigns across diverse audiences and industries. Expertise in developing and cultivating media relationships with an outstanding track record of strategically utilizing varied media channels to build brand awareness and loyalty.

In 2011, he helped launch the Hope and a Future Benefit Concert for Haiti. As its Marketing and Media Director, Keith secured partnerships with international and national news and broadcast outlets while brokering relationships with key business and civic leaders. To date the agency has raised over $85K towards funding its on-going restorative projects in Haiti while garnering over 225.5K impressions.

He’s served as a consulting media strategist for the UniWorld Group where he helped launch and activate the BK Got Music national tour. He served as a consultant at both the Apollo Theater Foundation where he oversaw campaigns and initiatives that not only brought awareness to various programs and New York Mayor’s Office where he strategically utilized traditional and nontraditional media outlets inclusive of social, digital and on-line platforms to secure favorable earned press, while building brand awareness and buy-in.