Tr Cutler's Manufacturing Media Consortium Tops 3000

Ranked as the leading manufacturing journalistlargestmanufacturing public relations firm worldwide.
worldwide, and founder of the Manufacturing MediaCutler is the publisherand editor of Manufacturing
Consortium, Thomas R. Cutler has been telling theProfiles, which provides in-depth analysisregarding
remarkable stories of manufacturers for more than atechnology selection by manufacturers.
decade.Cutler authored the Manufacturers' Public Relations
Cutler started the consortium in 1999 when manyand Media Guide in
media outlets had not assign a reporter or journalist to2004 and will publish an updated version in January
cover the manufacturing sector. According to Cutler,2008. TR Cutler, Inc. is best known for create the
"Everything else was covered; from education toManufacturing Media Blitz (a six monthprogram
banking to real estate...the manufacturing sector wasallowing manufacturers to create intensive branding,
greatly neglected by the media. The idea behind thesalespipelines, and newsworthy media coverage in a
Manufacturing Media Consortium was to assemble theshort span of time.)
editors, journalists, staff writers, economist who wereCutler suggested, "Despite a smaller percentage of the
writing about trends and data within the industrialworkforce, themanufacturing sector remains vital,
marketplace. There were just three hundred initialcritical, and a significant aspect of the economy. With
participants; today there are over three thousand."90% of manufacturers privately-held and with under a
Cutler has authored more than a thousand featurehundred employees, many have yet to tell the media
articles for hundreds of publications; he is a regulartheir company or product story. In an effort to make
contributing editor to Automation.com,great product, too often these stories remain untold.
AutomationMedia.com, Quality Digest, The Machinist,This trend is beginning to change as global selling,
Industry 2.0, and many other publications (both onlineinternet outreach, and marketing savvy enters the
and in print.) Cutler is also theconsciousness of the small and mid-sized
President and CEO of TR Cutler, Inc., ( themanufacturer.