About
Our mission is to be the leading component in the success of our clients through creative, targeted communications.
GLD Enterprises Commercial Writing, The Concierge Copywriter ™, is backed by more than 20 years of practical experience by owner, managing director, Gery L. Deer. The age of instant information has made the world smaller while exponentially increasing the field of competition. At GLD Enterprises Commercial Writing we develop communications for our clients that will generate a high level of recognition and credibility.
Owner, Creative Director Gery L. Deer was first published in October of 1987 and has since been continually involved with freelance journalism and professional business writing. With thousands of published works ranging from newspaper articles to e-books, writing is a passion as well as a career.
Gery’s educational background is in mechanical engineering and computer science and he spent much of the 1990’s writing detailed technical reports and operational manuals for product testers, research engineers, and software developers. He also produced product release documents and software manuals written for both technical service providers and end users. His work has been used by companies by Nationwide Financial Services, Standard Register, IBM and Whirlpool Corporation.
As a freelance journalist and feature writer, Gery has been published in more than a dozen regional and national publications ranging from local newspapers to specialty magazines. His weekly op-ed column titled Deer In Headlines (click for example) is self-syndicated and featured in print and online publications around the country.
Gery also has an extensive history in the entertainment business and provides script writing and editing services to commercial and film production companies. He is regularly asked to speak at business organization meetings, civic groups, colleges and literary conventions. In 2010 he was nominated for the Ohio Public Image Awards for Media and was under consideration for a Pulitzer Prize in Journalism.Read the Nominated Series:Part 1, Part 2, Part 3,Part 4.
In addition, Gery has published several eBooks of the creative and business communications genres. Two of the books are available on Amazon’s Kindle eReader. Click one of the links below to see how to download these popular titles.
In April 2012, Gery became a featured, monthly guest expert on the small business marketing segment of the Dayton area television program, “Living Dayton.” His segment airs, live, at noon on the first Thursday of each month. More sample videos are available on our Media page.
http://www.wdtn.com/dpp/living_dayton/marketing-strategies-for-small-business
Community Involvement
Along with his extensive professional endeavors, Gery is dedicated to giving back to his community. His home and office are located in his home town where he has served on the Board of Trustees of the Jamestown Area Historical Society and provided support and effort to the renovation of the Jamestown Opera House (1996-2000). He is currently a member of the Fairborn Community Center Board of Advisors.
In support of fellow writers, Gery founded the Western Ohio Writers Association, a regional organization dedicated to supporting area writers. The group meets once each month to provide networking, education and critique sessions for writers of all genres.
In the Dayton metropolitan area, he has written several features on the current state of the economy following the closing of most major manufacturers offering options and information for displaced workers. He has also served as an associate board member of The Foodbank and is often asked to produce feature stories for the organization’s newsletter, Feedwire..
