June 14, 2019
We added some more “bling” to our office, thanks to the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) Chicago. The organization awarded LCWA with five Skyline Awards at its reception last night. It was an honor to celebrate these awards and a great year of innovation and creativity with our Chicago industry peers. The First Alert team won three awards last night,
June 7, 2019
LCWA Wins Seven PCC Awards
It was a banner night for several LCWA teams as we were honored with seven awards from the Publicity Club of Chicago (PCC) on Thursday. We were especially proud of the wide variety of clients and programs represented, as we won awards for work in healthcare PR, home and housewares marketing and B2B communications. Our award-winning campaigns included: First Alert’s “Onelink Safe
June 6, 2019
LCWA’s Global Reach Expands with New Partners
During the recent Public Relations Global Network (PRGN) meeting in Amersfoort, the Netherlands, the PRGN selected two new agency members from Helsinki (Finland) and New York (USA), adding to the global reach and local expertise we can provide to our clients. hasan communications, a communications and public relations agency based in Helsinki, Finland, is led by Managing Director Päivi Holmqvist. The agency helps organizations
May 30, 2019
Talking PR with the Next Generation
Recently, I participated in a career day at a middle school in the west suburbs, during which groups of sixth-, seventh- and eighth-grade students rotated classrooms to hear from a wide variety of professionals. There were firefighters, police officers, a judo instructor, an accountant, hair stylists and more — and of course, me: the public relations guy. While college and