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Flaherty Communications

The public relations company: 

Who we are.     What we do.     Why you are here.

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Who We Are.

Flaherty Communications is a San Diego public relations company that gets big results for big companies -- often in special projects that need urgent attention right away.

From housing and solar power to professional sports and banking to engineering and education, the industry is not important. The story is. The results are.


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If you want to know how our clients were in the New York Times, Time Magazine, Forbes, CSPAN, Fox Business, and tons of other places, all in just a few months, call Colin Flaherty.

619.379.6156

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We operate with more speed. Fewer meetings.

No buzzwords. More buzz.

We excel at op-eds and talk radio. Which we then leverage for national and local TV and other media.

(Oops, that’s one of our secrets.)

We didn’t get all these great stories -- the kind below -- by doing the buddy-buddy thing with reporters. That does not work. 

We get great stories with great ides  -- and great execution. That is not theory. Or lingo. That is what we do.

We use the best thing. Not the newest thing. 

You want great social media? Showing up on some of those outlets below will supercharge your Facebook, Twitter and video.

That's how you use social media: Not because it is there, but because it will solve a communications problem. And once you see your company or cause appearing spontaneously in places like the Huffington Post -- as our client recently did when HuffPo held it up as a national example of how to use social media -- even your kids will be impressed.

Ask us. We'll send the excerpt.

We also have some nice skills with Google Analytics that most public relations firms cannot match. Not to tell us where we have been -- but where we have to go.

It is amazing how many people do not get the difference.That can waste a lot of time. And $.

Above all, we are about results. Results. Results.

If you are ready for a faster, smarter, easier, more effective way to get attention for your business or your cause, let’s talk. 

Colin Flaherty -- 619.379.6156.

You can keep reading. Or you can do something right now.


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How to Get Into The New York Times.

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Why You Are Here:

You tried Public Relations companies in San Diego. San Francisco. Las Vegas. New York. Even Washington.

With friends in high places.

How’d that work out?

You took days to tweak the perfect press release.

How’d that work out?

You are here because you know you have a story to tell. But no one is listening.

Here’s how we do it:

You have a business -- that means you have a story. You are making a difference.

Businesses kill stories with press releases and other PR practices that don’t work. We will show you what does.

We’ve had a good six months: Our clients have been in Time, CSPAN, New York Times, Fox Business, Forbes and hundreds of other places. 

We’d like to do the same for you. 

Ask us how we got stories in all those places below.

But it’s not about strategy. It’s all about execution. That’s where the results are. (Oops, another secret.)

We are ready when you are.

Colin Flaherty -- 619.379.6156.

You can keep reading. Or you can actually do something. Right now. Reading is not doing.


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About Us.

Our clients talk:

On Flaherty Communications

“As former President of the California Building Industry Association, I’ve seen the biggest and the best PR and marketing companies in California.

“Flaherty Communications gets better results with better writing and better media placement than any other firm I have even seen. 

“Their firm has made a winning difference in very difficult circumstances time and time again.”

Mick Pattinson

Carlsbad, California


“Colin Flaherty was one of the best reporters I've ever worked with. He was a total bulldog with great sources. If I could assemble a dream-team reporting staff, Colin would be on it!”

Christi Dunn, 

(former) Editor

San Diego Business Journal


“Colin Flaherty is a brilliant strategist who understands and more-importantly deals in real-world tactics. He sees right through the clutter in order to develop crisp, on-point messaging that gets the point across, tells the story, and makes an impact. 

“I have worked with Colin for 14 years, across three different businesses, and I wouldn't dare take on a tough challenge without first collaborating with Colin.”

Tom Rooney

SPG Solar

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More on the next page.

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What We Do: 

Some recent stories.

San Diego and New York public relations companies on CSPAN
CSPAN does not really care for press releases or public relations people. So why would anyone send them something like that?

 

One three paragraph letter led to a front page story; an invitation to an op-ed; and a full blown editorial. Nice.

 

Want to get on Fox Business or other national news program. Start with small print, and work your way up. That is how this happened.

 

Cable news is hungry for information from people who know what they are talking about. Not public relations people putting out press releases.

 

There are lots of ways to skin this cat: This one we cracked with an op-ed, that we used to get coverage all over the country.

 

This was in Time Magazine. Worked out great. Ask me and I will tell you how we got it.

 

Don't kid yourself: Time Magazine is not one blog among many. If you figure it out, the blogs go crazy.

 

Mick Pattinson has seen a of ink and a lot of electronic press. I have been honored to work with him.

 

I wrote a two-letter to the Wall Street Journal. Ten minutes later an editor called. Two weeks later, we were on the front page.

 

You don't have to read every magazine in the world. Heck, I did not know Forbes had an op-ed page. it did and it ran one by my client. That opened the door for other Forbes coverage. Nice.

 

We've had lots of stories in the Los Angeles Times. The ones we expected, we never got. The ones we got, we never expected.

 

60 Minutes. Less than it seems. Still, we sent them some stuff. And sure enough, there it was a few months later.

 

Nice paper. The business journals are always looking for beat the big daily. This one was. And did. With a bit of help.

 

My old home. Nice.

 

Our client told us ENR was the bible of the construction business. That was news to us. Over the next year, we were on the cover once, and authored several major articles. Guess that makes us St. John.

 


Lot of people like HuffPo. Our clients are in there a lot. Most recently, HuffPo held our client up as an example of how to do social media.

 


We were on a hot streak with Fox Business for a while. Still are.

 

Aren't you at least curious how we all these stories happened?

Ready yet?  Call Colin Flaherty. 619-379-6156.

202 Island Avenue       San Diego, California 92101    619-379-6156

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