Public Relations Account Executive Location: Virginia (Virtual or In-person) Job description Attention all Public Relations superstars. We’re looking for an Account Executive (AE) to join our public relations agency team in Virginia. As an AE, you’ll be responsible for executing PR campaigns that will take our clients to new heights. Your day-to-day will include meeting […]
Attention Students: Summer Internships Available
Unleash Your Creativity: Join Our Thrilling Summer Internship Program Get ready for an unforgettable summer internship at Commonwealth Public Relations & Marketing! Are you looking to kickstart your career in the exciting world of public relations and marketing? Look no further! Commonwealth PR is thrilled to announce its summer internship program, where you’ll dive headfirst […]
We’re Hiring: Join Our Team
Legislative and Advocacy Outreach Specialist Location: Virginia (Virtual or In-person) Are you passionate about making a difference? Are you skilled in building relationships, conducting research, and engaging with influential individuals? Commonwealth PR, a full-service PR firm headquartered in Richmond, VA, is seeking a talented and dedicated individual to join its team as a Legislative and […]
Recession: To Cut or Not to Cut, That is the Question
There’s been a lot of talk lately about the dreaded “R” word: Recession. There are also a lot of discussions happing about what items on a company’s P&L statement go first when the company starts to experience the effects of a downturn in the economy. If you think that cutting your marketing, advertising and public […]
Virginia’s General Assembly Weighs in on our Firm’s Efforts
Now that the 2022 General Assembly Session is complete, it’s a good opportunity to look back on our success. For the last six years, we have been a go-to firm in Virginia for companies and associations that are either supporting legislation and working to get it passed, or fighting legislation. We should note that we […]
Media Interview Preparation (Series): Conducting The Interview
This is the last blog in our media interview preparation series. We hope you’ve read and enjoyed our previous posts on what to do upon initial contact from a reporter and how to develop your messages. For this final installment, we’ll take a look at the media interview itself and offer some tips and advice […]
Media Interview Preparation (Series): Developing Your Messages
In a previous blog post on media interview preparation, we covered the first step in the media interview process: the initial action you and your organization should take when first contacted by a reporter, blogger, freelance writer, etc. Next, we’ll address how to put your messages together so you can best tell your organization’s story […]
Media Interview Preparation (Series): What to do upon initial contact from a reporter
This is the first blog in a series that aims to help you successfully prepare for a media interview. Media interviews can help your organization reach its communication goals in many ways. Here are just a few benefits: Allows your organization to communicate directly to both your stakeholders and a broad audience Helps inform your […]
Preparing Your Customers for Price Increases
Imagine the mess if your boat dealership, manufacturing company, or marine business appears on social media sites under the heading “Price Increases, We’re Done,” or worse: “Price Gauging.” With inflation on the rise and businesses needing to pass along those increases to customers, having a strategic communications plan in place to mitigate negative responses will […]
Communicating with Empathy
“Thoughts and prayers.” This may be one of the most cliche phrases in modern times. In a 2018 article about this phrase, journalist AJ Willingham referred to its use as “semantic satiation,” a phenomenon in which a phrase is used so often that it loses its meaning. The phrase now even has its own hashtag, […]