Strategic communications
is the umbrella.
Everything else serves it.
We help clients get clear on what they are saying, who they are saying it to, and how to keep saying it well, even under pressure.
Eight ways we work. One plan.
We help the right outlets find your story and tell it well: press materials, media relationships, interview preparation and campaigns across many outlets.
We help you say who you are in a way that sounds like you, every time: core messages, brand voice, positioning and standards your whole team can use.
For organizations with many audiences: board and leadership communications, internal systems, and steady messages when pressure is high.
Campaigns built around one clear goal: issue and policy campaigns, launches and advocacy, with milestones and results you can measure.
A content plan with a purpose, not volume without direction: editorial plans, channels and the systems that keep them running.
Helping leaders be heard: thought leadership, speaking, media, personal brand strategy and coaching for executives, elected officials and founders.
For cities and public agencies: closing the gap between what is actually happening and what residents understand, and rebuilding public trust.
When pressure hits: fast response plans, holding statements, the right order for telling people, media management and the story of recovery.
The Amplified 5.
The Amplified 5 is the method we run on every engagement. It is a loop, not a funnel: what we learn at the end feeds the next round.
Reach the right people with the right message, in the places they already gather.
Build a real relationship. Give people reasons to stay, respond and come back.
Give people a clear place to act: join, give, sign up, book or buy.
Keep every promise the communication made. The experience has to match the message.
Turn results and stories into the next round of attracting. Nothing good gets used only once.
We do not rush to execution. We do not sell templates. Every engagement begins by listening.
Frameworks become real in the room, with the people the plan has to work for.
Every engagement is phased. None of them are identical.
Whether we are working with a city government or a growing firm, the work follows a clear path.
Listening, research, a clear story, knowing your audiences, and a communications audit.
Core messages in use, media relationships started, first campaigns launched.
Ongoing work: press, content and community engagement running together.
A story that keeps working long after launch, and a team that can carry it.
Three ways to start. One standard.
Senior strategy advice for leaders who need perspective, direction or a trusted sounding board, without a full engagement.
For leaders who need to think something through before they build.
Listening first, then building. A clear plan and the work to carry it out, usually within four months.
For organizations ready to build something specific.
Our preferred way of working. Ongoing strategy, advice, execution and accountability.
For leaders who want a partner, not a vendor.
Ready to start where you are?
Tell us what you are building. You can begin with one piece of work, and larger projects can be paid in parts.
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