About Andrea Burnett

Andrea Burnett is a marketing and PR professional with twenty years of public relations, advertising, and marketing management experience. In October 2000, Andrea launched her own PR and marketing firm, Andrea Burnett Public Relations.

In 2003, Andrea took a five-year hiatus from consulting to serve as the Director of Publicity at Chronicle Books, an award-winning publisher of illustrated books and gifts in San Francisco. Before that, Andrea held the position of Director of Public Relations & Events at IDG Books Worldwide, Inc. (IDGB) a leading global knowledge company with a diverse portfolio of technology and consumer book brands, computer-based learning tools and Web sites. IDGB best-selling brands include For Dummies®, Cliffs Notes®, Frommer's®, Betty Crocker's®, Weight Watchers®, Webster's New World® and JK Lasser®.

Since re-launching ABPR in November 2007, Andrea has built a portfolio of clients ranging from food to fashion to sex.  Andrea’s background includes a wide variety of experiences in corporate communications -including facilitating IR dealings; product media relations; B2B and B2C product marketing; building brand awareness; special event and trade show management; Internet marketing strategy; co-branded marketing and promotions and sales merchandising. Andrea’s curatorial experience includes media-only press conferences, panel discussions, forums, and industry expert luncheons and events.