Bill Todd

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ABOUT BILL TODD

Bill Todd leads and manages internal communications efforts for the Human Resources business unit of American Honda. There, he plans and executes communications strategies to inform and listen to key internal publics on company topics and initiatives.During his career, he has helped dozens of companies and C-Suite executives communicate externally and internally. He is an accredited public relations practitioner (APR), certified digital marketing professional (CDMP), and an inclusion-minded leader who drives brand growth and connects brands with their audiences. Bill excels in strategic public relations, crisis communications, and executive and internal communications, having led external and internal efforts for global, national, and regional brands including Honda, Verizon, Atria Senior Living, and BellSouth. Over his communications career, Bill has earned significant external media coverage for clients and has led internal communications efforts covering thousands of employees at global, national and regional brands. He has shot, produced and edited hundreds of videos and written articles for clients. He has filled executive communications roles for top CEOs and C-Suite executives across the country. Accredited in Public Relations (APR) since 1994, he specializes in strategic public relations and crisis communications for clients and has handled crises of national and international impact. He has also led results-based strategic marketing and planning for campaigns across all platforms including digital marketing, broadcast, print and social media. Bill\'s experience also includes staff leadership and mentoring, talent acquisition and development, marketing strategy, data analysis, project management, executive speech writing, media relations, media training, governmental relations, and video production. Bill spent more than two decades leading o2ideas, a public relations and advertising firm in Birmingham with global, national and regional clients. He has also been a reporter and producer with WVTM-TV 13 in Birmingham, as well as a spokesman for BellSouth. He has a B.A. from the University of Alabama, an M.A. from the University of Alabama at Birmingham, an M.B.A. from Auburn University, is Accredited in Public Relations (APR), is a Certified Digital Marketing Professional (CDMP), and has served as adjunct advertising faculty at Samford University. He is the author of No Ordinary Joe, a motivational book.