Cheers to 15 Years!
In March, we hosted a party to celebrate Communiqué PR’s 15-year anniversary. Current and former clients and employees, colleagues, partners, friends and family joined us to commemorate the milestone and reflect on our successes over the years. With our focus on helping our clients achieve their business and communication objectives, we don’t often take time […]
What PR Professionals Should Know About Satellite Radio
Every morning as I slog my way through Seattle traffic, I am thankful I have satellite radio. Like many other commuters, I enjoy listening to my own collection of music and podcasts. However, my least favorite morning ritual is the task of organizing playlists and picking songs on my hour-long drive to work. With the […]
HNTB’s Work on One Smart Tunnel
On Monday, Feb. 4, 2019, the Washington Department of Transportation (WSDOT) opened the new SR 99 Tunnel, which was designed by our client HNTB Corporation. It was a historic achievement for our city as the tunnel is more than 2 miles and provides drivers with state-of-the-art safety features, making it one of the safest tunnels […]
From Seattle’s Tech Hub, BitTitan Drives Thought Leadership Among Industry Titans
When surveying Seattle’s tech landscape, the view can be both dizzying with opportunity and daunting with intimidation, as the list of industry titans is extensive and robust. There are, of course, tech giants such as Microsoft, Amazon and Google. There are also countless ambitious and innovative startups with which to fend, such as Blue Origin, […]
Spaceflight Made History With Record-Breaking Launch
At the end of last year, our client Spaceflight, the leading mission management and launch service provider, launched the largest number of satellites ever from a U.S.-based launch vehicle – a historic achievement that was years in the making. The first-of-its-kind mission, named SSO-A for the orbit it was launching to, was dedicated to smallsats. […]
Media Q&A: Rob Smith, Seattle Business Magazine
The Communiqué PR staff recently had the opportunity to sit down with Seattle Business Magazine’s new Editor-in-Chief, Rob Smith, to discuss his vision for the magazine. Smith has overseen several prominent business publications in the Pacific Northwest. We look forward to what his dynamic leadership style, and his depth of regional business knowledge, will bring […]
Dealing With Data in Public Relations
If you’re willing to use a data-driven PR strategy, the payoff can be immense. After all, the most important currency in today’s world is data. But for most business clients, raw data can be confusing, and almost impossible to understand out of proper context. With the development of modern technology, data is becoming easier to […]
Submitting Content to The Washington Post
The Washington Post (WaPo) is one of the most highly respected papers in the country. Founded in 1877, it is the largest paper published in Washington, D.C., and has received countless Pulitzer and Worth Bingham prizes. Securing content in WaPo is a PR professional’s dream, but often unattainable. If you throw an email pitch at […]
Best Practices for Summarizing Qualitative Research Findings
One of our client’s recently asked us to help with a research project to learn more about staff perceptions. Our ultimate goal was to discover staff attitudes and beliefs articulated in their own words. To gather this qualitative information, we decided to do one-on-one interviews, as opposed to a focus group, because we were interested […]
The State of the Media According to Pew
For nearly 15 years, Pew Research Center has distributed an overview of the state of the media, analyzing different forms, target audiences and consumption. It also looks at how media organizations are performing as businesses, analyzing outlets’ ability to capture attention as well as revenue. Rather than issuing one report, Pew distributes eight separate fact […]