To do what we do for our clients, we need to be "out there" - creating alliances,
driving the discourse, elevating the PR bar and making news.

 

The Philanthropic Initiative Releases Corporate Philanthropy and Social Responsibility Research at SM& Presents
June 2009
SM& Supports Up-and-Coming Social Innovators
May 2009
In the Spotlight with Ashley McCown, President, Solomon McCown & Company from The Publicity Club of New England Newsletter, April 2009
April 2009
Massachusetts Health Care Quality and Cost Council Launches “MyHealthCareOptions Week”
February 2009
Solomon McCown & Company’s Mission: Protection
Featuring: Ashley McCown, President, Solomon McCown & Company and Brett Holmgren, Senior Risk Management Consultant, Robert M. Currey & Associates

January 2009

Solomon McCown & Company’s Mission: Protection
Featuring: Ashley McCown, President, Solomon McCown & Company and Lisa Rowan-Gillis, The Home for Little Wanderers

December 2008
Massachusetts Health Care Quality and Cost Council Launches Website
December 2008
SM& Interviews Kirk Sykes, President of the Urban Strategy America (USA) Fund on the Mission Recognition Blog
November 2008
SM& Interviews Paul Grogan of The Boston Foundation on the Mission Recognition Blog
June 2008
SM& client featured in New York Times
June 2008
SM& Interviews Founder & President Helene Solomon on the Mission Recognition Blog
March 2008
SM& Interviews Lindsay Hyde of Strong Women, Strong Girls on the Mission Recognition Blog
March 2008
SM& Interviews Lisa Guyon of Building Impact on the Mission Recognition Blog
March 2008
SM& Interviews José Ferrão of the United Way of Massachusetts Bay & Merrimack Valley on the Mission Recognition Blog
February 2008
SM& Interviews Victor d'Allant of the Skoll Foundation's Social Edge on the Mission Recognition Blog
February 2008
SM& Interviews Carol Coletta of CEOs for Cities on the Mission Recognition Blog
February 2008
SM& Interviews Andrew Wolk of Root Cause on the Mission Recognition Blog
February 2008

SM& Interviews Donna Kalikow of the Center for Public Leadership on the Mission Recognition Blog
January 2008

SM& Interviews Adria Goodson of the Hunt Alternatives Fund on the Mission Recognition Blog
January 2008
SM& Interviews Adam Coyne of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation on the Mission Recognition Blog
January 2008
SM& President & CEO Helene Solomon writes on “Communicating in a Wired World” in the Commonwealth Institute Newsletter
December 2007

SM& Enters New Strategic Communications Partnership for the 2008 Social Innovation Forum
November 2007

SM& Survey Reveals Boston’s Non-Profits Must Improve Communication
October 2007
SM& Selected to Lead the State’s Health Care Quality and Cost Council Communications Initiative
October 2007
SM& Asks: What’s Your Take on Communications and the Impact of the Non-Profit Sector?
September 2007

Helene Solomon Op-Ed in the Boston Business Journal
September 2007

SM& President Helene Solomon & EVP Ashley McCown Chosen as Two of the Region’s Top 10 PR Specialists by Women’s Business Boston
September 2007

SM& EVP Ashley McCown Featured on Expert Panel for PR News Webinar on Managing and Mitigating Crisis
August 2007

SM& EVP Ashley McCown Comment on Mattel's toy recall in the Boston Herald
August 2007

SM& EVP Ashley McCown Speaks at National BOMA Conference
July 2007

Solomon McCown & Company Wins Two Communicator Awards
June 2007
Nine Is So Fine! Solomon McCown Brings Home Its Largest-Ever Number of Bell Ringer Honors
June 2007
New VPs Cassidy and Kerns Enter Leadership at SM&
June 2007
SM& EVP Ashley McCown Chosen as One of the Region’s Top 10 Bosses by Women’s Business Boston
May 2007

SM& EVP Ashley McCown Contributes to Newhouse News Service Feature on the Deadly Pet Food Crisis
April 2007

 

SM& EVP Ashley McCown Writes on Crisis Communications Planning for the American Council of Engineering Companies of Massachusetts
March 2007

Breaking News: Acclaimed Journalist/Author Joins SM& as Senior Counsel
March 2007

SM& President & CEO Helene Solomon Speaks on Marketing Best Practices for Nonprofits at the 2007 Women's Congress
March 2007
SM& President & CEO Helene Solomon Speaks at the Annual Conference of the Association of Jewish Aging Services
March 2007
SM& EVP Ashley McCown Comments in PR Week on "The New Crisis Landscape"
February 2007
SM& EVP Ashley McCown Comments in PR Week on Strategic Preparation for Corporate Leaks
January 2007

Speak Clearly and Carry a Big Game Plan: In the Wake of the TJX Data Theft, Solomon McCown Offers 10 Crisis Management Tips for Companies & Their Legal Counsel
January 2007

Helene Solomon Comments on TJX Data-Theft Crisis in the Boston Herald
January 2007

SM& President & CEO Helene Solomon Participates in American University School of Communication's Alumni-Student Mentoring Program
January 2007

Commonwealth Institute Features SM& President and CEO
Helene Solomon's "5 Communication Tips for Social Entrepreneurs"

December 2006
SM& EVP Ashley McCown Wins PR News' Crisis Communicator of the Year Honorable Mention
November 2006

"Pandemic Flu: Communications Planning and Emergency Preparedness are the Best Insurance Policies for Building Owners and Managers," an analysis by Ashley McCown
November 2006

 

Ashley McCown Addresses New England Society for Healthcare Communications on Union Campaigns
October 2006

Strive for Five: Communications Pillars for Weathering a Flu Pandemic June 2006

Solomon McCown & Company Honored Six Times at Bell Ringer Awards
June 2006

Solomon McCown & Company Wins Two Communicator Awards
April 2006

Ashley McCown comments on the corporate apology in Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly
January 2006

SM& “Dream Team” Makes Women’s Business Top 10
September 2005

We've Heard the Clarion Call
September 2005

Solomon McCown & Company Takes Home Multiple Bell Ringer Awards
June 2005

Helene Solomon Comments on Domestic Diva’s Release on CBS Radio
March 2005

Massachusetts Governor's Highway Safety Bureau Awards Contract to Solomon McCown & Company and ARGUS for Multi-Year Integrated Campaign
December 2004

SM& Turns up the Heat
October 2004

Lauren Louison: Sharing Insights on Affordable Housing
September 2004

Helene Solomon: Lighting the Road Ahead
July 2004

Helene Solomon: Comments on Labor Trends on NBC Nightly News
July 2004

Helene Solomon: Comments on Martha Stewart on CNN
March 2004

Helene Solomon: Cream of the Crop of Crisis Communicators
January 2004

Helene Solomon Joins PR News Editorial Board
January 2004

SMC Leaders Prep Schools on Crisis Management
October, 2003

Helene Solomon Weighs In on Kobe Bryant
August, 2003

PR Execs Face Long Road Back to Higher Salaries
July 2003

Helene Solomon Appears on MSNBC
July 2003

Solomon and McCown Lead Crisis Communications Workshop.
for Boston Women Communicators

How to Salvage Reputations When Celebrities Stumble & Fall.
from PR News, June 2003.

Roundtable: How PR Execs Can Keep Boards of Directors Above Board.
from PR News, May 2003

We Do What We Do to Get Results for Clients.
But a Few Accolades Never Hurt, Either.
The 2003 Bell Ringer Awards