AUGUSTA – Dennis Bailey will the featured speaker at a seminar sponsored by the Maine chapter of the Society for Marketing Professional Services. Bailey, the former press secretary for Gov. Angus King, also was a media advisor for the Baldacci for Governor Campaign.

The seminar on “Messaging and Positioning: How Does the Public Perceive Your Firm?” will be 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 11, at the Senator Inn and Conference Center, 284 Western Ave.

Registration is required. People can contact Ann Armstrong, 829-6994 or [email protected]. The cost is $25 for the society’s members and $35 for nonmembers.

Bailey also played a central role in the campaign that defeated the statewide referendum to establish a gambling casino in Maine. In 2000, he formed the public relations firm of Savvy Inc.