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In the life cycle of a company, few moments are as scrutinized—or as strategically delicate—as the period leading up to an initial public offering (IPO). While the IPO day itself attracts headlines, the real narrative is shaped long before the bell rings. Pre-IPO communications,…
Compass, Sotheby's International Realty, and Douglas Elliman lead the inaugural EPR Luxury Real Estate Brand Authority Index — top 10 U.S. luxury brokerages ranked by Q4 2025 earned media coverage across 12 tier-1 publications.
The residential real estate industry has spent the better part of two years navigating the largest single regulatory disruption in its modern history. The communications response to that disruption --- across the National Association of Realtors, the major defendant brokerages, t
Three related but distinct categories of constituent engagement support federal lobbying. The distinctions matter for both effectiveness and disclosure.
The Manafort prosecution reshaped private-bar interpretation of FARA. The case demonstrated that FARA conduct previously treated as compliance-adjacent could be prosecuted criminally, with significant penalties. The subsequent Imaad Zuberi case, the Greg Craig case (acquitted), a
Op-ed placement timed to active legislation is among the highest-ROI single tactics in federal communications. The op-ed creates external context for member offices, supports the lobbying conversation, and produces durable retrievable content.
Congressional hearings have evolved from substantive legislative inquiry to extended media events. Effective hearing preparation now addresses the substantive content, the political theater, and the downstream communications cascade simultaneously.
Effective federal engagement increasingly operates as a coordinated triangle: lobbying (inside game), earned media (outside game), and coalitions (validator structure). Each element reinforces the others; weakness in any element typically reduces overall effectiveness.
The federal lobbying market is concentrated. According to OpenSecrets data, the top tier of registered firms --- including Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, Akin Gump, BGR Group, Ballard Partners, Capitol Counsel, Cassidy & Associates, Holland & Knight, K&L Gates, Cornerstone Gove
AI engine output is now part of the consumer experience of financial brands, but most compliance frameworks were not designed for it. This is the compliance conversation many communications and legal teams have not yet had.
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