Services

AHC’s many years of successful development, implementation and management of public relations campaigns for it clients is a result of its strategic and methodical approach. This approach includes the following elements:

Strategic Counsel and Planning

AHC is a public relations expert and provides high level, strategic counsel and advice for each client regarding recommended PR policies, procedures, and protocols. AHC’s strategic counsel and planning is based on a thorough understanding of each client’s industry, and competitive environment.

AHC’s thorough situation analysis and competitive industry research enables AHC to provide each client with the most effective PR strategy and program.

Public Opinion and Marketing Research

Key to each PR campaign is a thorough understanding of the target audience’s attitudes, beliefs, wants and needs. Public Opinion and Market Research is an essential component in the development, implementation and evaluation of the PR plan, particularly as regards to the measurement of changes in attitudes and behavior.

Investor Relations

AHC has extensive experience in helping companies shape, define and execute comprehensive investor relations programs. AHC’s investor relations programs help to both create and maintain investor confidence and build positive relationships with and within the financial community.

Crisis Management Communications

AHC works with clients to develop the most effective crisis management communications strategy and programs. AHC’s crisis management programs effectively protect each client’s reputation, integrity and market position.

As part of its overall crisis management program, AHC will conduct an in-depth situation analysis to both identify and address issues of public concern. This analysis includes technological, legal, political, social, cultural, and demographic issues, concerns and considerations.

Employee/Member Relations

Employee/member relations is a powerful management tool that helps to define organizational objectives and philosophies, and facilitate organizational change. To accomplish the rate of change that is required of a business today requires that each employee support and contribute to the growth and development of the organization.

AHC specializes in the development of employee relations programs that enhance and capitalize on the skills, talents, knowledge and creativity of every employee.

Community Relations

Every organization exists within a larger community. AHC’s community relations programs facilitate an organization’s interaction with and within a community to the benefit of both the organization and its surrounding community.

Public Affairs

AHC has a distinguished history of working with federal, state and local agencies to influence, develop and define public policy as it relates to the interests of AHC clients. AHC’s public affairs experience includes environmental communications, grassroots lobbying and municipal, state and federal political campaigns.

Government Affairs

AHC has extensive experience in working with legislative and regulatory agencies on behalf of a variety of clients.

Industry Relations

AHC facilitates interaction with other firms within a client’s industry, as well as with industry trade associations.

Development/Fund Raising

AHC works closely with its not-for-profit clients as well as its political consultancy clients to develop and implement highly successful development/fundraising campaigns and programs. A key element in AHC’s development/fund raising work is its ability to assess, identify, influence and communicate with key donor groups and constituencies.

Special Events

AHC works closely with clients to effectively plan, and implement a variety of special events, including launch events, media events, speaking tours, trade shows, workshops, conferences, and other events with key influencers, industry associations and industry members.