January Archives

President Featured in O'Dwyer's

Ashley McCown, President of SM& and director of the agency's crisis team, was tapped by O'Dwyer's to contribute to its January special issue on crisis communications.  This issue asked crisis experts across the country for their perspective on lessons learned in 2010 and trends to watch for 2011.

"Anyone with something to hide or a reputation to protect should prepare for the worst. Even if you don't want to participate in social media, a third party-be it WikiLeaks or your ex-secretary-may bring your brand into the limelight without asking your permission," said McCown.

Read the full article, click here and follow our ongoing conversation on crisis communications on Twitter at @CrisisBostonPR.

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Client Wins 2011 Dr. Bicuspid Award

The Dr. Bicuspid 2011 Dental Excellence Awards honor quality in dental practice, education, and products. These awards provide a forum for those within the dentistry field to recognize those services and products they value most.  Mark Doherty of the DentaQuest Institute, and SM& client, won the Best Practice Management Consultant category. Congrats!

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SCOs featured in MetroWest Daily News

SM& client, Senior Care Options (SCOs), is featured in the MetroWest Daily News on January 14, 2011.  The piece points out that despite the program providing a range of benefits for those who are both Medicaid- and Medicare-eligible, the program is not widely promoted by the state.

SM&'s Public Affairs Work Featured in PRWeek

SM&'s work on the Campaign to Protect the Affordable Housing Law:

  • - garnered 66 editorials in 52 newspapers
  • - placed op-eds in 47 newspapers
  • - drew 75,000 unique visitors to its website
  • - helped create a total of 27 videos that  received 3,513 views
  • - succeeded in getting 1.2 million people voting "No" on question 2
  • - caught the eye of PR trade publication, PRWeek

Click here to read the article featuring SM& President, Ashley McCown, and some happy clients.

PRWEEK

SM& Client on WBUR

Dr. Gene Lindsey, President of Atrius Health and SM& client, featured on WBUR's CommonHealth Blog.