Smith Communications Inc. proudly announces Heather Harris as its new advertising manager.
CEO and Publisher A. Mark Smith named Harris to the position on June 17, saying she will oversee revenue production for all of Smith Communications’ publications and projects.
“Heather has been a big help over her years here,” Smith said. “Her primary office will be at Lake Oconee, but she will be working with all of our locations. I look forward to working with her ‘will-do’ and ‘can-do’ approach to everything she does.”
Harris has been employed with Smith Communications since Nov. 2017. She first worked in the home office in Eatonton and then branched out to ad sales. Although her early childhood years were spent in Tennessee, Harris said she has lived in Greensboro since middle school.
“I love living in the lake area,” she said. “I like the quietness, but there’s more than enough happening in the community to stay busy.”
The self-described “Southern country girl” has been with her husband, Stuart, for 18 years. They have two sons still living at home and three adult children. She said Stuart stays busy with his own remodeling and renovation business.
“We love going to the lake as a family,” Harris said. “And we practically live at Durhamtown because my husband loves 4-wheeler racing. And what I love most is watching Gavin (their teen son) play football on Friday nights.”
Harris replaces former advertising director Matt Plocha, who resigned to follow other business pursuits in Atlanta. She will work with and build SCI’s team of advertising representatives in the Lake Country communities and the areas beyond the lakes.
Known as “a people person,” Harris said she enjoys ad sales because she gets to work with people – those she’s known her entire life and new ones she meets daily.
“I look forward to meeting more new people and helping them grow their business through advertising with Smith Communications,” she said. “I love networking, and I really like the connections and relationships – not just forming a working relationship but connecting with people and creating friendships. I love working where I grew up because I already know everybody; we’ve worked and played together.”
Harris can be reached at 706-454-1290, ext. 4, or by emailing heather@msgrnews.com.