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Press Release: Former Congressman Bob Dold Joins Forbes Tate Partners’ Public Affairs Team
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE JANUARY 11, 2018 FORMER CONGRESSMAN BOB DOLD JOINS FORBES TATE PARTNERS’ PUBLIC AFFAIRS TEAM Two-Term Congressman And Ways And Means Member Further Strengthens Growing Strategic Communications And Grassroots Practice WASHINGTON – Forbes Tate Partners (FTP) today announced that former Congressman Bob Dold (R-IL) has joined the firm’s strategic communications and public affairs…
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The Art Of The Pitch
Pitching reporters – aiming to get a tailored message across to a target audience – is one of the most vital facets of public affairs campaigns. A pitch is your initial means of communicating your argument, insight, scoop, etc. If your pitch is a dud – meaning it lacks newsworthy, compelling substance – it will…
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Press Release: Forbes Tate Partners Expands Public Affairs Practice
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE SEPTEMBER 4, 2017 FORBES TATE PARTNERS EXPANDS PUBLIC AFFAIRS PRACTICE Former Treasury Department Communications Strategist Sabrina Siddiqui Joins FTP as Vice President WASHINGTON – Forbes Tate Partners (FTP) today announced the addition of Sabrina Siddiqui as a Vice President in its strategic communications and public affairs practice. Sabrina joins FTP as the…
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Repeal & Replace: From One Republican To Another, How Did It Fail And What Can We Learn?
Republican efforts to repeal the Affordable Care Act (ACA), commonly referred to as Obamacare, went down in flames this past month. But, why did their efforts fail? What lessons did we learn from this failure? And how can those lessons learned be applied to current and future advocacy campaigns? You Must Own Your Message From…
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Paid Pays Off: Integrating Paid Media into Your Advocacy Strategy
Our world is driven by content, but in our current content-saturated environment, your message can get lost without asking two critical questions: Meaningful content is essential to telling your story, but it loses its impact if not consumed by your target audiences. If you are not leveraging a targeted, promoted paid media strategy, then you…
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Forbes Tate Partners Expands State Government Relations And Public Affairs Practice
FORBES TATE PARTNERS EXPANDS STATE GOVERNMENT RELATIONS AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS PRACTICE Steven Palmer Joins FTP as Partner, Helping To Lead FTP’s State Practice WASHINGTON – Forbes Tate Partners (FTP) today announced the addition of Steven Palmer as a Partner in its state and local government and public affairs practice. Palmer joins Forbes Tate Partners as…
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Asking For a Friend: Do Op-Eds Really Matter Anymore?
Let’s talk about the opinion editorial, or the “op-ed.” It’s the publication of an individual opinion in response to the writings of reporters or editorial boards; the classic way to exert written thought leadership on a particular issue or news item; the tried-and-true tool used by public relations consultants and in-house communications experts alike to convey…
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Building A Message That Resonates Across Party Lines
The Washington Examiner’s Paul Bedard came out last week with an interesting look at FTP client North America’s Building Trades Union, who hosted President Donald Trump on Tuesday at their annual legislative conference despite endorsing and advocating forcefully for Secretary Hillary Clinton during the ’16 presidential race. But as Bedard noted, NABTU president Sean McGarvey said in his…
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Outside In: Three Principles For Your Public Affairs Strategy
We enter 2017 with more unknowns than knowns. Here is what we know: health care, trade, cyber security, and financial regulation and reform are top federal priorities. However, what we don’t know is how these policies may or may not take shape – whether through legislation, rule-making, executive orders, or even, in today’s digital age,…
