Corporate PR & Strategic Communications

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The foundation of our client work. We take time up front to build an integrated, comprehensive plan that takes into account your overall business goals, communications needs, and relationship building objectives.  Holding an Accreditation in Public Relations by the Public Relations Society of America assures our clients of our professional discipline, ethics, and expertise. We develop your communication strategies based on our team’s vast book of experience showcasing, protecting, and building highly visible brands.

Corporate Reputation Management

A specialty area focused on protecting, building, and advancing your corporate reputation. We do so by understanding the gap between your brand’s current reputation and where you want it to be. We analyze your media relations strategy, corporate social responsibility, marketplace relationships to understand your brand’s equity and positioning.

Crisis Communications and Issues Management

The impact of a crisis is exponentially multiplied if a company is unprepared. Proactive identification, monitoring and addressing potential issues is the key to successfully managing a crisis when it occurs. Our team’s expertise managing crisis communications is a result of our collective work in the industrial manufacturing, food service, publishing, and financial services industries.

Press Conferences/Media Tours and Speaking Engagements

Your PR Toolkit must include the right elements including the ability to execute an effective press conference, wrangle a few dozen reporters, or deliver a powerful speaking engagement in addition to a high profile event. The KGPR team created and executes your highest profile events delivering on your company’s expectations and business objectives.

Press Kit and Materials Development

An essential part of any publicity and PR Toolkit, the electronic and print press kit is an important resources for the media, trade, business, government, and industry audiences your are trying to reach. Whether we host a group of reporters on a media mission or support our client’s participation in a major industry conference or trade show, your information is carefully crafted into a valuable package that includes: annual reports, new releases, product spec sheets, corporate news, digital photos, white papers, speeches, amongst other material.

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  December 2011 - Virginia G. Piper Charitable Trust has named its 11th class of five Piper Fellows, including KGPR President & Back to School Clothing Drive Executive Director Karl Gentles, a leader that work daily on the frontlines to improve quality of life for people in Maricopa County’s diverse communities. Through the Piper Fellowship, these dedicated nonprofit leaders will participate in self-designed professional development sabbaticals to further strengthen their skills and bring new knowledge back to the organizations they lead and serve.

  November 2011 --- February 12, 2012, marks a major milestone for KGPR as the agency celebrates five (5) years of delivering successful public relations counsel to a variety of clients in Phoenix, San Francisco, Houston and elsewhere.

  October 2011 -- KGPR Client Mayo Clinic and the Coalition of Blacks Against Breast cancer won top honors at the 2011 Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure taking home the award for organization with the most cancer survivors and largest nonprofit/community group team!

  July 2011 - KGPR Client Back to School Clothing Drive topped 10,000 kids served and over $1.8 million dollars of new school uniforms, outfits, and school supplies distributed during the annual New Clothes New Beginnings Distribution event in Phoenix.

  June 28, 2011 -- As the city of Phoenix prepares to host the 82nd MLB Midsummer Classic, Bank of America, the Official Bank of Major League Baseball®, is celebrating with the spirit of giving back and teamwork by inviting the community to “Give like an All-Star” and join the bank in its support for local schoolchildren in need. Donate school supplies at one of 120 Valley banking centers.

  June 2011 -- KGPR has added Kahala to its growing client list. One of the fastest growing franchising companies in North America, Kahala Corp is a privately held corporation dedicated to the franchising, development, and marketing of quick-service restaurants. Kahala brands include Cold Stone Creamery, Samurai Sam, and Blimpie among their franchises. KGPR will provide public relations services to help grow their brand in identified markets.