Hope-Beckham, Inc., is one of only two Atlanta-based public relations firms that have been listed in The Holmes Report PR Agency Report Card 2002. The Holmes Report is a trade publication that covers the public relations industry. Its annual report card issue features the best PR firms in the United States. “Imagination, creativity, and the confidence to take intelligent risks are the dominant characteristics at Hope-Beckham,” according to The Holmes Report’s feature on the Atlanta firm. It further states, “The firm isn’t afraid to pull off an old-fashioned stunt—and has the seasoned staff and strategic insight to understand the difference between publicity for the sake of publicity and consumer promotions that really build the brand.”
Hope-Beckham President and Co-Founder Bob Hope said, “We are lucky to be able to work with some of the best companies in Atlanta and the U.S. Their leaders trust our judgment and allow us to develop unique programs that help achieve their strategic goals. It is a real honor to have our peers validate our efforts.”
Chairman and Co-Founder Paul Beckham, added, “When you put together a great team and let them apply their experience, knowledge and creativity wonderful things happen. Hope-Beckham is fortunate to have the kind of team that understands our clients’ needs and can develop original ways to accomplish their goals.”
Earlier this year the same publication named Hope-Beckham one of the Ten Best Boutique Public Relations Agencies to Work For in the United States.
Paul A. Holmes, president and CEO of the Holmes Report said, “I observe the PR industry full-time and Hope-Beckham continues to be one of the most innovative and nimble firms anywhere. They really know how to deliver a message that’s both fun and on target. Hope-Beckham seeks out creative people and allows them to take risks. They have a wonderful culture that benefits their clients.”
Hope-Beckham (www.hopebeckham.com) is a full service public relations, marketing, and communications consulting firm with the experienced staff to provide strategy behind complex marketing and public relations projects. The firm creates proprietary plans and programs with imagination, creativity, sound experience and solid execution.
President Bob Hope is a former senior officer of Burson-Marsteller in New York and a public relations veteran with a wide range of experience, including several years as vice president of the Atlanta Braves, where he handled the team’s public relations and attention-getting promotions for colorful owner Ted Turner, along with a multitude of other duties.
Chairman Paul Beckham’s experience includes more than 20 years at Turner Communications, forerunner of Turner Broadcasting, where he was president.
The two formed the agency in 1994. Hope-Beckham employs 25 professionals.
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