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Weathering the Storm: Media Relations in 2024
July 9, 2024
Recently, I was in Boston to see Lana Del Rey perform at Fenway Park. Just as the show was starting, a frighteningly massive thunderstorm suddenly rolled through with some of the worst rain I had ever seen. But we stayed calm under pressure, evacuated the stadium and went undercover for safety. Reflecting on that experience […]
Crisis Communications: Knowing when to Rip Off the Band-Aid
May 7, 2024
Planning can provide playbook for successful issues management When a crisis arises, it is tempting to try to stonewall, responding only to what reporters and the public already know, hoping to limit the damage by keeping all the details out of view. But as Kate Middleton and the British Royal Family painfully learned, this strategy […]
Taking the Pulse of Health Care Policy
October 2, 2023
In the world of health care public relations, we are tasked with staying up to date with industry trends, elevating reputations and developing earned media plans. As a Washington D.C.-based agency, we have the advantage of being close to policy action so we can keep tabs on what our clients need to know about the […]
The Role of a Commentary in Earned Media Outreach
May 16, 2023
In the big, fast-moving world of health care communications, there’s such a flood of news and information that it can seem almost impossible to make your client’s voice stand out above the noise of the crowd. But it’s more important than ever to try to find ways for their voice to be heard, which is […]
Executive Thought Leadership: An Important Investment for 2023
January 13, 2023
You are reading through your morning news when a story piques your interest about how to tell whether respiratory symptoms signal COVID-19 or the flu or RSV. You begin to read the article in more detail and notice that a physician from another health system is quoted as the main expert in the article. You […]