The extraordinary sadness, anger, and hunger for immediate change expressed by millions of Americans in the streets, online, and in living rooms has deeply challenged even the most progressive boardroom thinking about racial diversity and the actions needed to accelerate equality. There is no magic button anyone can press to resolve hundreds of years of…
Each year, the Washington State Puget Sound chapter of the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) recognizes the top PR projects and programs from across the region with the annual Totem Awards. We are thrilled to share that we are the winner of two Totem awards! This year we brought back trophies in the External…
About a year ago, we joined the Worldcom Public Relations Group, a top global network of independent PR agencies like ours. In joining Worldcom, we continued our more than a decade of investment in firm growth. Since becoming a member, we have drawn enormous value from our Worldcom partnership. In early 2020, during our acquisition…
John Raffetto and David Herman co-founded RH Strategic and have been making investments in talent and services over the years to position the firm for growth. We talked to them about the strategic objectives behind the acquisition of MIX Public Relations, a firm specializing in B2B technology PR. What drove the MIX PR acquisition? We…
The RH Strategic story has long been one of growth and success. Since we opened in 2008, we’ve been transforming innovative companies into market leaders and continuously expanding our team to better serve our clients. Twelve years later, we’re proud to announce the acquisition of MIX Public Relations, which grows our team to 30 full-time…
New Year, new office! 2020 promises big changes, including a major U.S. presidential election. We’re excited to kick off the year alongside our new D.C. neighbors, The Washington Post. Our new office building is more than just a place where we get great results. In addition to ample conference rooms and offices, the building offers…
In 2010, we were dusting off the ashes of the most severe recession since the Great Depression. We were still clinging to our Blackberry Bolds, thanks to their seemingly indispensable keyboards, yet excited about the impending launch of the first iPad. We were busily upgrading our PCs to Windows 7, as instructed by Steve Ballmer’s…
We are honored to announce that RH Strategic is the winner of TWO PRSA Thoth Awards! Our work was recognized in the Media Relations: Business category for McAfee’s Election Security Campaign and the Public Affairs category for Intel’s Privacy Policy Leadership Campaign. This awards program recognizes the creativity and accomplishment of PR firms in the…
At RH Strategic, we take pride in the results we achieve for our clients every day, but sometimes the results of our campaigns exceed expectations and are worthy of more than a pat on the back. We’re thrilled to announce RH Strategic is a category winner for Ragan’s PR Daily Awards “Education Campaign” for our…
When you hear the word “intern,” you probably picture someone answering phones or getting coffee. Traditional internships are more focused on exposing young professionals to office work than on building real skills, and as a result most interns move on without gaining the experience they need to excel in a full-time position. But what if…
When David Herman and I started this PR agency a little over 10 years ago, we immediately began building infrastructure that would allow us to scale. We had always worked with large global brands, as well as those who aspired to that level, and we never wanted any client to leave us or turn us…
We are thrilled to be named a finalist at the PRSA Totem Awards for our work with two different clients! This awards program recognizes the creativity and accomplishment of Seattle PR firms. Â The following two campaigns represent the boundary-pushing work we do for our clients. Spotlight on education technology public relations The PRSA has recognized…
