Industry Insights Archives – Rasky Partners, Inc.

SVP Bethany Bassett on the In’s and Out’s of a Virtual Democratic Convention – The Hill

The Hill Lobbyists make do with virtual convention BY ALEX GANGITANO – 08/17/20 06:00 AM EDT The online format for the Democratic National Convention initially posed a major challenge for lobbyists looking to impress their clients, until they found that many were happy to give this year a pass. Conventions are usually a…

Managing Director George Cronin Quoted on WBUR re Upcoming Ballots Measures

WBUR Poll Finds Mass. Voters Split On Ranked-Choice Voting Ballot Question August 12, 2020 By Simón Rios Massachusetts voters are evenly split on a ballot question that would fundamentally change how they select candidates for state and federal office. A new WBUR poll (topline, crosstabs), conducted by the MassINC Polling Group,…

George Cronin on how COVID-19 and our new reality has impacted referendums and signature gathering

The Horse Race: Episode 127 – The ‘Stay at Home’ Stretch This week George Cronin virtually sat down with our friends Steve Koczela, Jennifer Smith and Stephanie Murray on The Horse Race podcast to discuss how our new reality of social distancing and COVID-19 precautions are impacting referendums and ballot…

George Cronin on the Key to Maintaining Clients (as heard on The Lobbying Show with Jim O’Brien)

The Lobbying Show: Episode 69: George Cronin – Rasky Partners, Inc. This week George Cronin sat down with The Lobbying Show’s Jim O’Brien to discuss ballot questions, client service and the keys to maintaining strong client relationships. Hear what George and Jim have to say here.

George Cronin on the 2020 MA Ballot Questions (as heard on The Horse Race Podcast)

The Horse Race, “Episode 94: Murray Up” August 7, 2019 It’s that time of year, friends. Massachusetts Ballot Question Filing Day was yesterday. What are the major ballot initiatives and questions around them that people need to know? How much money will be spent? Which policy issues are best decided…

Meet the Expert: Andy Hoglund

We at Rasky Partners are proud of our talented public relations and public affairs experts across the firm’s practice areas. In our ongoing Meet the Expert series, we sit down with a different agency leader on Mondays to get their thoughts on several important and timely questions and gain a greater sense…

Sleep Mode

Perspective from Sandi Goldfarb: I inadvertently left my mobile phone at work the other night. My first reaction was panic. How would anyone be able to find me? How could I be responsive to clients and co-workers without my iPhone at the ready? And then I remembered Arianna Huffington’s words…

No Longer “Anonymous”: Hospitals Vulnerable to Cyber Attacks Too

Perspective from Harry-Jacques Pierre: The Rasky Crisis Team spends more and more time these days working in the health care sphere, often helping health care providers address issues of data privacy and HIPPA violations. We’ve been fortunate to work with several of the best data breach attorneys in the business…

PRWeek quotes Joe Baerlein

From PRWeek “Deeds outweigh words in product recalls” March 21, 2014

Some Things Never Change

Perspective from Larry Rasky: I met Dale Leibach around New Year’s 1980. A few weeks earlier I had been invited by my mentor, the legendary political PR wizard Ed Jesser, to join the press staff of Jimmy Carter’s 1980 re-election campaign in Des Moines. It would be the beginning of…