Agency News

October 1, 2018

IABC Chicago Introduces the Lou Williams Research Pioneer Award

Last week, the International Association of BusinessCommunicators (IABC) Chicago instituted the Lou Williams Research Pioneer Award and awarded the inaugural award to LCWA. In announcing the creation of the award, the organization lauded our founder, Lou Williams, ABC, APR, IABC Fellow, as a “rogue pioneer who had the audacity to advocate that the role of communication in organizations should play
May 31, 2018

LCWA Wins Five PRSA Skyline Awards

Last night was another banner evening for LCWA, as we took home five trophies at the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) Chicago Skyline Awards. We were honored to win two Skyline Awards and three Awards of Excellence at the annual industry celebration. Winners included: Skyline Award for First Alert — Events and Observances (More than Seven Days); Business-Products Skyline
January 18, 2018

Observations from Las Vegas

This year at the Consumer Electronics Show I was wowed by the numerous innovative technologies and cool trends on display from my own client FirstAlert and the dozens of neighboring exhibitors that I had a chance to check out more closely. But something else truly impressed me more, perhaps this year more than in the past. The incredible teamwork on display
January 2, 2018

Remembering Lou Williams

Last week marked not only the end of a year, but the end of an era for our agency with the passing of our founder, Lou Williams. In light of this sad news, I wanted to take a moment to share some of my thoughts about the man who meant so much to me both personally and professionally. Lou enjoyed