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District of CRAFT: Do You Know David O’Brien?
NEW PEOPLE ★★★ DAVID O’BRIEN joins CRAFT as Senior Communications Manager. David served as Press Secretary for Rep. Kevin Brady, Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee. David is a veteran of HDMK and FOX Business Network. He will develop and execute client communications strategies across traditional and digital media platforms. DAVID O’BRIEN and ROB [READ MORE]
District of CRAFT: MEDIA VETERAN JOINS CRAFT
TELEVISION MEDIA VETERAN, ROB MELICK, TO HEAD CRAFT MEDIA STRATEGY ★★★ ROB MELICK, Emmy award-winning and highly accomplished television executive, who directed the longest running show on network television, Meet the Press, has joined CRAFT Media/Digital. Most recently, Melick was a Director for MSNBC daytime and primetime shows. Previously, Melick was a Director for Fox News Sunday and [READ MORE]
District of CRAFT: We Know Who the Winners Are
★★★ IT’S AWARD SEASON, AND INSTEAD OF PLAYING ALONG WITH WHAT OTHERS MIGHT RECOGNIZE AS GOOD ADVOCACY OR PUBLIC AFFAIRS WORK, LET ME INTRODUCE YOU TO THE CRAFTIES. We’re bestowing accolades in categories you might not recognize, with takeaways that show how a creative approach wins in today’s changing media environment. As you tackle your 2016 [READ MORE]
District of CRAFT: You need to win. We’ll make it happen.
CRAFT LAUNCHES CONSUMER ADVOCACY, HEADED BY CORY MARAN ★★★ Changes in media consumption have given birth to a new generation of activists – consumers. These new activists are impacting regulatory and legislative efforts by targeting brands, businesses, and industries. If you aren’t engaging consumers like they’re constituents online, then you’re missing an opportunity to activate [READ MORE]
District of CRAFT: New Year’s Plans
6 for 16: TRENDS IMPACTING ADVOCACY AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS CAMPAIGNS. ARE YOU THINKING ABOUT THESE NEW TACTICS, TOOLS, AND TECHNOLOGIES? #1 ALL POLITICS IS LOCAL: Large-scale public affairs campaigns are being replicated at small-scale levels – all the way down to municipalities and school board brawls. In 2015, our local campaigns spanned from western Pennsylvania to Kansas [READ MORE]
District of CRAFT: What Will People Find?
WHAT WILL PEOPLE FIND WHEN THEY LOOK FOR YOU? ★★★ CRAFT designed and developed a new digital image for three organizations with three separate objectives. ——————————- Did You Know… CRAFT ADDS FOUR MORE. LEIF LARSON, JOSH FALZONE, SARAH FINK, AND ISABELLE LEICHTMAN joined CRAFT. Leif Larson, Political and Advocacy Manager, will develop strategy and advertising [READ MORE]
District of CRAFT: I Have a Few Questions for You
1. HAVE YOU SEEN THE LATEST FROM CRAFT? When you have talented animators and a ton of client work you’re excited about, you create a video. CRAFT’s list of clients is growing. We’ve been busy designing collateral, filming videos, developing websites, earning media, creating logos, and making ads. To showcase our cutting-edge work, we crafted [READ MORE]
Fighting for Small Businesses
We produced this video for the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, educating small business owners about the PACE Act and urging them to contact their elected officials to demand they support it. This act will protect small business owner, ensuring health premiums don’t rise for millions of Americans.
District of CRAFT: HELP US WELCOME THE NEWEST MEMBERS OF OUR TEAM
HELP US WELCOME THE NEWEST MEMBERS OF OUR TEAM ★★★ AS REPORTED BY POLITICO: Lauren Sinclair joins CRAFT from FleishmanHillard Chicago. Lauren has a background in health care and corporate public affairs and will help lead CRAFT’s digital, social, and branding accounts. Jane Connors, former client strategist at Engage and online strategist with Ketchum, joins [READ MORE]
Do You Know What June 30th Is?
SOCIAL MEDIA IS HERE TO STAY ★★★Today, marks the 6th annual social media day or #SMDay. Whether you tweet, post, snap or insta, you have to agree that social media has a profound impact on our lives, influencing the way we shop, work, exercise, travel, and vote. SIX KEY SOCIAL MEDIA TAKEAWAYS FOR COMMUNICATIONS EXPERTS [READ MORE]
