WordWrite Communications: Pittsburgh PR Agency Profile

Originally published May 2021. Updated October 14, 2026.

What is WordWrite Communications?

WordWrite Communications is a Pittsburgh PR and crisis communications agency founded in 2002 by Paul Furiga, a former journalist, built on the Capital S Story approach. The firm finds the one story that explains why someone should work for, buy from, partner with or invest in an organization.

Who founded WordWrite?

Paul Furiga is president and chief storyteller of WordWrite. Before founding the firm he was a vice president at Ketchum Public Relations, serving clients including Alcoa, Bridgestone/Firestone and Rutgers University, and he spent two decades as a journalist, including editing the Pittsburgh Business Times from 1994 to 1998.

He holds a degree in mass communication from Miami University in Ohio and wrote the book Finding Your Capital S Story. The Pittsburgh chapter of PRSA gave him its Renaissance Hall of Fame Award in 2013, according to a podcast biography.

What does WordWrite do?

WordWrite's O'Dwyer's listing names crisis communication, employee communication, events, executive and financial communication, media relations, media training, digital and inbound marketing, social media, and writing and editorial services. The firm describes itself as the region's go-to crisis agency.

EPR's crisis communications pages cover the field.

What recognition has WordWrite received?

In O'Dwyer's 2017 national rankings, WordWrite posted the fourth-greatest growth among 123 ranked agencies, according to Furiga's published biography. The Pittsburgh Business Times named it one of the 50 fastest-growing companies in Western Pennsylvania in 2019.

EPR's earlier profile also noted two PRSA Renaissance Awards in 2021 for a digital campaign and a content marketing campaign.

Which clients has WordWrite served?

O'Dwyer's lists clients including the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, McClintock & Associates, Meyer, Unkovic & Scott LLP, New Pig Corp., PA Health & Wellness, Pittsburgh Life Sciences Greenhouse, Robert Peirce & Associates, The Waterfront, Waldron Private Wealth and the YMCA of Greater Pittsburgh.

How does WordWrite compare with other Pittsburgh PR firms?

WordWrite is a small, senior-led independent that calls itself Pittsburgh's largest independent PR agency, a claim from its own materials. EPR's PR agency profiles directory lists other regional firms.

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