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'''Peppercom''' is a [[public relations]] company with offices in New York, London, and San Francisco.
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'''Peppercom''' is a [[public relations]] company with offices in New York, San Francisco, and London.
  
 
==History==
 
==History==
 
The company was founded in 1995.
 
The company was founded in 1995.
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==PR work==
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*[[Crisis management]] - "We’ve worked with a large food manufacturing company facing an [[FDA]] product II recall, a wholesale manufacturer accused of selling weapons to terrorists, a technology company whose founder was arrested for embezzlement one week after the firm’s IPO and a Fortune 500 corporation dealing with a major malfunction in its flagship, top-of-the-line offering"
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*[[Employee relations]] - they work at "improving the counseling, presentation and brainstorming skills of internal communicators", they also provide "a full array of traditional employee communications tactics, such as newsletters, town hall meetings, internal blogs"
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*[[Media training]] - "training that results in consistent wins for every single interview opportunity", they conduct "an intensive half-day media training session with a client's spokespeople to address potential interview scenarios and questions that might be asked"
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*Speaking platform opportunities
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*Events and sponsorships - they offer "expertise in managing events, trade shows, sponsorships and sports marketing"
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*Digital communications - "Through digital tools such as [[blogs]], podcasts, microsites and sentiment monitoring, companies are now able to extend and enhance their communications programs through two-way communication with internal and external audiences"
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*Green/environmental PR - "To meet the needs of both legacy companies and green start-ups"<ref>[http://www.peppercom.com/index.php?id=9 What We Do], Peppercom, accessed May 2008.</ref>
  
 
==Personnel==
 
==Personnel==
*Steve Cody - Managing Partner & Co-Founder
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*[[Steve Cody]], Managing Partner & Co-Founder
*Ed Moed - Managing Partner & Co-Founder
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*[[Ed Moed]], Managing Partner & Co-Founder
*Ann Barlow - Partner/President, West Coast
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*[[Ann Barlow]], Partner/President, West Coast
*Ted Birkhahn - Partner & Senior Director
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*[[Ted Birkhahn]], Partner & Managing Director
*Deborah Brown - Partner & Senior Director
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*[[Deborah Brown]], Partner & Managing Director
*Jacki Vause - Managing Director - Peppercom Europe
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*[[Jacki Vause]], Managing Director - Peppercom Europe
*Maggie O'Neill - Director of Events
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*[[Maggie O'Neill]], Director of Events
*Sara Whitman - Director
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*[[Jackie Kolek]], Senior Director
*Jackie Kolek - Senior Director
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*[[Sara Whitman]], Director
*Gene Colter - Editorial Director
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*[[Marya Pongrace]], Director
[http://www.peppercom.com/index.php?id=74]
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*[[Gene Colter]], Editorial Director<ref>[http://www.peppercom.com/index.php?id=74 Management], Peppercom, accessed May 2008.</ref>
  
==Income and Employee Totals==
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==Income and employee totals==
Peppercom took in $8,238,068 in net fees in 2006. This was an increase of 9% on the previous year. The firm has 52 employees.
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Peppercom took in $11,815,773 in net fees in 2007. This was an increase of 41.7% on the previous year. The firm has 69 employees.
<ref>"[http://www.odwyerpr.com/pr_firm_rankings/independents.htm 2006 Worldwide Fees of independent Firms With Major U.S. Operations]", accessed June 2007.</ref>
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<ref>[http://www.odwyerpr.com/pr_firm_rankings/independents.htm 2007 Worldwide Fees of Independent Firms With Major U.S. Operations], ''O'Dwyer's PR'', accessed May 2008.</ref>
  
 
==Clients==
 
==Clients==
 
A few of their clients are:
 
A few of their clients are:
  
Domestic:[http://www.peppercom.com/index.php?id=8]
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Domestic:<ref>[http://www.peppercom.com/index.php?id=8 Domestic Client List], Peppercom, accessed May 2008.</ref>
 
*American Institute of Architects
 
*American Institute of Architects
 
*Fireman’s Fund
 
*Fireman’s Fund
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*[[Whirlpool]]
 
*[[Whirlpool]]
  
International:[http://www.peppercom.com/index.php?id=112]
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International:<ref>[http://www.peppercom.com/index.php?id=112 International Client List], Peppercom, accessed May 2008.</ref>
 
*AboveNet, Inc.
 
*AboveNet, Inc.
 
*Affinity Group
 
*Affinity Group
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Fax: 212-931-6159<br>
 
Fax: 212-931-6159<br>
 
Email: scody AT peppercom.com<br>
 
Email: scody AT peppercom.com<br>
Web: http://www.peppercom.com/
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Web: http://www.peppercom.com
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==Resources==
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===Related SourceWatch articles===
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*[[Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) Owners of America]]
  
==References==
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===References===
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<references/>
  
==External links==
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===External links===
  
 
[[category:Public relations firms]][[category:United States]]
 
[[category:Public relations firms]][[category:United States]]
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Revision as of 10:28, 28 May 2008

Peppercom is a public relations company with offices in New York, San Francisco, and London.

History

The company was founded in 1995.

PR work

  • Crisis management - "We’ve worked with a large food manufacturing company facing an FDA product II recall, a wholesale manufacturer accused of selling weapons to terrorists, a technology company whose founder was arrested for embezzlement one week after the firm’s IPO and a Fortune 500 corporation dealing with a major malfunction in its flagship, top-of-the-line offering"
  • Employee relations - they work at "improving the counseling, presentation and brainstorming skills of internal communicators", they also provide "a full array of traditional employee communications tactics, such as newsletters, town hall meetings, internal blogs"
  • Media training - "training that results in consistent wins for every single interview opportunity", they conduct "an intensive half-day media training session with a client's spokespeople to address potential interview scenarios and questions that might be asked"
  • Speaking platform opportunities
  • Events and sponsorships - they offer "expertise in managing events, trade shows, sponsorships and sports marketing"
  • Digital communications - "Through digital tools such as blogs, podcasts, microsites and sentiment monitoring, companies are now able to extend and enhance their communications programs through two-way communication with internal and external audiences"
  • Green/environmental PR - "To meet the needs of both legacy companies and green start-ups"[1]

Personnel

Income and employee totals

Peppercom took in $11,815,773 in net fees in 2007. This was an increase of 41.7% on the previous year. The firm has 69 employees. [3]

Clients

A few of their clients are:

Domestic:[4]

International:[5]

  • AboveNet, Inc.
  • Affinity Group
  • Avrion

Contact details

Steven Cody, Managing Partner
Peppercom
470 Park Avenue South, 5th Floor
New York, NY 10016
Phone: 212-931-6100
Fax: 212-931-6159
Email: scody AT peppercom.com
Web: http://www.peppercom.com

Resources

Related SourceWatch articles

References

  1. What We Do, Peppercom, accessed May 2008.
  2. Management, Peppercom, accessed May 2008.
  3. 2007 Worldwide Fees of Independent Firms With Major U.S. Operations, O'Dwyer's PR, accessed May 2008.
  4. Domestic Client List, Peppercom, accessed May 2008.
  5. International Client List, Peppercom, accessed May 2008.

External links