February 18, 2019
To raise awareness about campus and community fire and carbon monoxide (CO) safety, LCWA worked with First Alert to host the second annual Town/Gown Fire Safety Community Service Project in partnership with Campus Firewatch and the Michael H. Minger Foundation. The Town/Gown project aims to raise awareness by engaging local fire departments, universities and students. Learning fire safety by doing
February 13, 2019
Lessons Learned as an Intern
We have been lucky to have Derek Baker as our LCWA intern this winter. Here, Derek outlines some of the things he has learned from the experience. Over the last few months, I have had the opportunity to work as an intern at LCWA. I learned valuable lessons regarding public relations and what it means to be part of a
February 4, 2019
LCWA and AASM Help Americans Tackle Sleep
Chronic sleep loss and sleep illness are big problems in America with nearly 30 million adults afflicted with sleep apnea. To help further educate the community about this growing epidemic, the LCWA healthcare PR team helped long-time client the American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) create and launch two new national public service announcements (PSAs). To start, we enlisted AASM
January 31, 2019
Proofing to Perfection
Part of earning the trust of our clients and media contacts is providing error-free work. We pride ourselves on mastering the details, and even have a rule that any external materials must be proofed by “two sets of eyes” before they go out the door. We recently gathered our Chicago PR team together to discuss top tips for proofing to