SAE Communications' Approach to Services

SAE Communications has earned a reputation–from hundreds of projects conducted for a wide variety of clients–of being a truly full-service strategic communications consulting firm. There are several key reasons why we believe SAE Communications and your organization would make a good match:

• We operate as an extension of your staff rather than as an outside expert who has “done it all before” and who claims to have all the answers ready to plug into your organization. We recognize that your staff resources are limited, and we synthesize your needs with solid communications principles to develop a plan tailored to your specific requirements.
• We are essentially a-political, that is, we only represent organizations, we do not run campaigns nor assist candidates or office holders. We do have, however, a great deal of political sensitivity and can suggest programs and responses, and provide counsel to ensure that your agency's story is being told accurately and appropriately.
• Our principals have extensive experience serving as local government public communications staff, with unmatched strategic communications work. This background gives us a strong knowledge of internal government issues, projects, and responses that are unique to local agencies.
• Our firm enjoys low overhead and a small staff; through contractual arrangement, we rely on a team of nearly two dozen designers, writers, and other communications professionals who we can call in to provide service in their individual areas of expertise. We've found that some resources are better suited to particular types of projects, and this stable of talent allows us to select the best person for the task at hand, rather than relying on in-house “jack-of-all-trades” personnel that usually increase overhead rates.
• Perhaps most importantly, our clients find us to be extremely enjoyable, casual, and just plain fun to work with–a fact that cannot be overemphasized on a project of this type. “Creative, flexible, available, responsive, and resourceful”–these are a few of the traits that clients have noted about SAE Communications; traits that can make or break a highly visible training or communications planning assignment. Good chemistry is vital and we hope we have a chance to prove we can generate it with your organization!