Results
- PROVIDED statewide media relations counsel regarding Congressional vote to renew Most Favored Nation trade status for China. MFN was renewed. Alabama’s delegation voted 6-1 in favor of the issue.
- ADVISED the state’s largest healthcare provider regarding a referendum to allow the sale of a county hospital to the client. Following a full-scale media battle waged by opponents of the sale, the referendum passed by a 2-1 margin. Stephen Bradley & Associates coordinated media relations/communications strategy for client, which resulted in the referendum victory.
- COORDINATED all media and public relations in labor negotiations with 6000 union employees of one of the Southeast’s largest retailers. Client employed Stephen Bradley & Associates media relations strategy to offset union attempt to distort issues in media.
- MANAGED and coordinated a strategic media relations/communications plan which resulted in the Alabama Department of Environmental Management issuing a permit for the construction of facilities to increase the client’s industrial production by fifty percent.
- PROVIDED client media relations advice regarding a zoning election which could have prevented the construction of a critical production facility. The referendum was defeated after an extensive media relations battle, thus allowing client’s construction schedule to continue.
- OFFERED media relations, public relations and strategic public affairs advice in regard to major economic development issues to a consortium of private businesses interested in sustained economic growth in Alabama.
- COUNSELED a state university on media relations and crisis communications.
- ADVISED Fortune 500 manufacturer with three Alabama plant locations on community relations, environmental and media relations issues.
- DESIGNED comprehensive communications/marketing plan for statewide educational outreach organization and assisted in execution of plan.
- CONDUCTED community leaders survey and public opinion poll for major healthcare organization. Recommended restructuring of public affairs, media relations and community relations functions to improve issues management and media response.
- HANDLED all media relations and public relations activities for a major regional food chain. Stephen Bradley & Associates, in effect, acted as that company’s in-house media relations/communications department.
- WORKED with one of the world’s largest producers of a component for steel and paper production to ensure that it received state and local tax credits for $30 million expansion project.
- PROVIDED state legislative/governmental relations and grassroots development services, including legislative monitoring/tracking and direct lobbying representation for the Alabama operations of one of the world’s largest product manufacturing companies.
- COORDINATED state legislative relations/governmental affairs services, including direct lobbying services for a large, in-state financial institution.
- PROVIDED selected state legislative monitoring/tracking services and governmental relations advice and counsel for a Chamber of Commerce.
- PROVIDED state legislative relations and lobbying services, including development of a statewide grassroots legislative contact program, for an urban-based economic development organization.
- PROVIDED media and public relations services for the Alabama operations of the largest U.S. operator of long-term healthcare facilities.
- ADVISED consortium of state’s key tourism organizations on governmental and public relations issues and coordinated consortium’s public affairs program.