Two new members named and officers announced, including Emily Hartzog, president of Chartwell Agency in Rockford, Ill., and Ann Smith, president and founder of A.wordsmith in Portland, Ore.     – FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE –   NEW YORK (Feb. 18, 2025) – The Public Relations Society of America Counselors Academy (CAPRSA) announces its 2025 Executive […]

Adding a presence and local expertise in Oregon is Portland-based agency A.wordsmith.     – FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE –   NEW YORK / LONDON – October 22, 2024 – The Public Relations Global Network (PRGN) announced today it has added four new agencies in Taiwan, Spain, Florida and Oregon. The additions raise the number of […]

PR firm awarded in the editorial/op-ed, media relations and internal communications categories    – FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – PORTLAND, Ore. (October 26, 2023) – A.wordsmith, a boutique communications firm specializing in public relations, marketing communications and branding, was recognized with three 2023 Spotlight Awards from Public Relations Society of America’s Oregon chapter.   A.wordsmith took home […]

  – FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – PORTLAND, ORE. (October 12, 2022) – A.wordsmith, a boutique communications firm specializing in public relations, marketing communications and branding, was recognized with a 2022 Spotlight Award from Public Relations Society of America’s Oregon chapter.  A.wordsmith took home the top prize in the Community Relations category for its work with […]

PR firm wins for work in Marketing B2B, DEI/Multicultural and Reputation/Brand Management categories        – FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE –   PORTLAND, Ore. (Nov. 29, 2021) – A.wordsmith, a boutique communications firm specializing in public relations, marketing communications and branding, took home three Spotlight Awards from PRSA Oregon on November 17.   A.wordsmith received top honors in the […]

Industry source lists A.wordsmith as top PR firm for fourth year, earning an A ranking in reputation     – FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE –   PORTLAND, Ore. (August 26, 2021) – Expertise has named A.wordsmith, a boutique communications firm specializing in public relations, marketing communications, and branding, as one of Portland’s top PR agencies. This […]

Industry resource recognizes firm for fourth consecutive year     – FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE –   PORTLAND, Ore. (August 5, 2020) — A.wordsmith, a boutique communications firm that specializes in thought leadership public relations and writing, is named one of Portland’s top PR firms by Expertise.com. Through an extensive research process Expertise.com scored 42 PR firms […]

PR firm wins for work in Reputation/Brand Management and Integrated Communication categories     – FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE –   PORTLAND, Ore. (Nov. 25, 2019) – A.wordsmith, a boutique communications firm specializing in thought leadership public relations and writing, took home two Spotlight Awards of Merit from PRSA Oregon during the annual award ceremony on […]

Industry resource ranks firm for third consecutive year, increases recognition to include additional service areas     – FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE –   PORTLAND, Ore. (July 23, 2019) — A.wordsmith, a boutique communications firm specializing in thought leadership public relations and writing, has been named one of Portland’s top PR, content marketing and branding agencies […]

Boutique PR firm achieves 63% growth rate over past three years     – FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE –   PORTLAND, Ore. (June 18, 2019) — A.wordsmith, a boutique communications firm specializing in thought leadership public relations, ranked number 77 on Portland Business Journal’s 2019 list of 100 Fastest Growing Private Companies. The placement is based […]

  – FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE –   PORTLAND, Ore. (April 8, 2019) – A.wordsmith, a fast-growing, boutique communications firm specializing in thought leadership public relations and writing, is celebrating a decade of business this month. The firm was founded by Ann Smith in March of 2009 and has grown into a thriving local business that […]

Some of the A.wordsmith team at the 2018 Oregon event.   – FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE –   PORTLAND, Ore. (Nov. 9, 2019) – A.wordsmith, a boutique communications firm specializing in thought leadership public relations and writing, earned five 2018 Spotlight Awards from PRSA Oregon for work done on behalf of clients in the past 12 […]