Christine Thompson
photo by Fabrizio
Christine's Background
Christine belongs to a unique sub-culture of Americans known as military brats. Kris Kristofferson sums it up in this trailer, http://www.bratsourjourneyhome.com/clips.htm . You're going to need eight minutes to see all of it, skip to the next part if you're just skimming. It's worth a look because it will help you understand things from Christine's perspective.
Christine is a publicist. A publicist is someone who has had specific training, either in the school of hard knocks or by getting a degree from an institution. She has both.
Christine's background is in advertising, broadcast and print journalism, to be specific, with a dash of marketing thrown in.
She graduated from the University of Tennessee in 1982, and was an active member in the PRSSA (Public Relations Society of America) , and proceeded to work for large and small institutions. She received an Addy Award in 1985 for a print catalog made for Memphis State University, edging out Federal Express. Shortly after that, she chose the path of endless servitude and slavery – i.e. motherhood – to focus instead on raising her four children.
In the 20 year interim, she taught Aerobics, as it is the perfect job for a mom. She was certified by AFAA and also had had certifications in water aerobics, spin, pilates, step, and personal training. It was a great experience as it taught her to crawl out of her painfully shy persona*, brought on by her unique experience as a displaced military brat (see above).
Since 2002, when AMFM (Austin Music Film Media) Productions was born, she has been working with many clients both emerging and well-known, helping them successfully market their product with the tools a publicist uses.
About Christine's EPKs
This website, www.amfmstudios.com, is a platform for my clients. The clients listed on my website have EPKs, or Electronic Press Kits, which I produce in order to promote their product/event. These press kits are global in nature, and have had great success in driving business to her clients as a result.
Examples of an event EPK would be: www.amfmstudios.com/funkybatz, www.amfmstudios.com/rwb and an example of a client EPK would be www.amfmstudios.com/ams, www.amfmstudios.com/wolfpack
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Christine is one of the founding members of the Wolfpack Film Group, and is now a partner in WPFG Studios.
What people say about Christine:
"I've worked with the top Publicist in New York and London, and working with Christine and the Wolfpack was refreshing, the best experience I've had in a long time. They are a productive, fun group and I highly recommend Christine as a top-notch Publicist."
Ian Halperin, New York Times best selling author
* Christine was voted class clown three years running in high school.