Going Beyond the Pitch: How to Establish Meaningful Relationships with Journalists

In the world of public relations, we are often defined by our ability to secure interviews and coverage, positioning clients as trusted thought leaders within their respective industry. But this doesn’t just happen overnight, nor does it come by just blindly pitching out announcements or story ideas to every reporter – it’s about taking a […]

Crisis Communications 101: How to Start a Plan

No organization is immune to crisis. Unexpected disruptions can strike at any moment – the time to prepare your crisis communications plan is before you need it. Don’t wait until your organization is trending for the wrong reasons to figure out who’s saying what. This blog will unpack how to build a crisis communication plan, […]

W2 Communications’ Originality Policy

Recently, I wrote an opinion piece for PRWeek, centered around the appropriate use of AI within PR and marketing. While I am a huge AI fan in some areas, I’m also more wary in others. As communicators, my team is tasked with translating technical topics into digestible, interesting and compelling stories. We work with the […]

GAIN ‘25: The Marketing Challenge and Opportunity for GovCon Marketers

Twelve months can make quite a difference! If you attended last year’s GAIN conference for marketing and communications professionals in the government contracting space, you may have noticed a distinct focus on percolating questions around artificial intelligence (AI) such as: How can marketing professionals leverage AI to do their jobs? To what extent will their […]

W2 Communications Launches International Partner Program with Premiere UK Agency, Five not 10

Tailored to Cybersecurity Companies, New Program Formalizes Alliances and Provides Clients with Unmatched Global Expertise At W2 Communications, we’re constantly finding new ways to solve old problems. With this in mind, we are excited to announce the launch of our international partner program in conjunction with Five not 10, a U.K.-based B2B public relations agency. […]

Strategic Storytelling in a Shifting Federal Market

This article originally appeared in the Summer 2025 edition of the Professional Services Council’s Service Contractor magazine. We are all living in an unpredictable government contracting environment. With fluid agency priorities, staff reductions and budget uncertainties, it’s a challenging time for those who have centered their business on federal service. In the words of Dwight […]

Who’s Afraid of the Big, Bad CMO? How Comms Pros Can Bridge the Marketing Gap

During the RSA Conference I overheard a casual conversation between two pretty senior public relations agency professionals. The topic? Fear of discussing the value of communications with the Chief Marketing Officer (CMO). I giggled at first, being an almost tenured marketing executive, and then considered interrupting to explain that they have a huge opportunity to […]