A San Diego public relations company with national scope

As the former president of the California Building Industry Association, I’ve worked with Flaherty Communications on some of the most difficult public affairs problems in the country 20 years.

“They made a deciding difference in a dozen major campaigns. 

Best in the country.” 

Mick Pattinson

Chairman

Barratt Group

p.s. We recently retained Flaherty Communications for web services as well. Within one week he tripled traffic to our site, raised our search engine rankings, which drove two new clients to our models who bought homes.

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“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.”

In January 2011, after President Obama's State of the Union address, I was quoted in the New York Times in its story on the energy piece of the President's speech. Guess how that happened.

Tom Rooney

SPG Solar

Insituform

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"Flaherty Communications booked me on more than 1000 talk radio stations, hundreds of print interviews, dozens of TV shows, and more web sites than I can count. All in about a year. 

"When you are in the Football Hall of Fame, it is not that hard to get attention. But I’ve never seen anything like that. Neither has anyone I know. And we’ve seen a lot, believe me.

"He made a big difference not just for our client, but also for retired football players fighting for a fair pension.

"Great guy."

Joe Delamielleure (with Colin Flaherty)

NFL Hall of Fame

Charlotte, North Carolina

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“I’ve hired with Flaherty Communications four times over the last 15 years.

“Their  results were sensational.  From generating leads for a student loan company to getting reporters to write enthusiastic stories about a very difficult sports topic,  Colin Flaherty and his firm are the best I’ve ever seen. That includes the New York Times and 60 Minutes among thousands.”

Marcus Katz

San Diego, California

Tennessee

"I’ve worked with Flaherty Communications on two projects. One was my restaurant, that he shut down one day because after he convinced a local TV station to do a review we did so much business we ran out of food! My restaurant was also named Best Barbecue in San Diego by 6 different TV stations and newspapers. Our food was good, I know that. But I’m still not sure how he pulled that off. And we were on so many radio stations so often that I lost track.

"Ask Colin about that. I also worked with him on a project involving professional football players and coaches -- including many from the Hall of Fame. I’m still not sure how one company can arrange 3000 talk radio interviews in one year, and get great feature stories in every major TV and newspaper outlet in America from the New York Times to the Wall Street Journal to the Los Angeles Times and the Miami Herald to Forbes, Fortune, and ... you get the picture. 

"But he did it. And everyone involved in that project is still amazed at that. Especially the Hall of Fame Football Players, who told me they never saw anything like it.

Jim Wade (with Marcus Katz and Heisman winner Eric Crouch)

All American Football League

Big Jim’s Barbeque

San Diego, California 

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“Colin 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

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"We worked with Colin and the AAFL for over a year. The ideas, strategy and insight he brought to the table were outstanding. Colin is able to peel back the layers of political, routine and ineffective processes to find new and better ways to get things done. If you want fresh and candid approach, Colin is your guy."

Tim Good

President

Starboard Advertising

Atlanta, Georgia

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"Colin is all about results....outstanding performance. This guy and his company are the best in the country at bringing positive attention to difficult issues."

“You have to talk to him.”

Dan Auld

San Diego Chamber of Commerce Business of the Year

Mortgage Banker

Restaurant Owner

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"Flaherty Communications is one of the top PR firms in America. I've seen his work in the New York Times, MSNBC, Fox News, NPR, and in local outlets too numerous to mention. Easy to work with. Excellent results."

Mark Simowitz

Del Mar, California

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"Colin Flaherty is an insightful communications professional, leader and gentleman who knows how to get the job--be it large or small--done right. I would not hesitate to call on him for his cutting edge help and guidance on most any issues management, strategic planning or public opinion challenge."

Pat Ritchie

Communications Manager

Health Care,

Hockessin, Delaware

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Colin has been a good friend for years. If you ever want one of the best public relations consultants to represent you...it's Colin! 

He is one of the best writers I know. Colin is very strategic with the clients he represents; he goes above and beyond regular PR work. His tremendous skills continue to be highly sought after. I would highly recommend Colin to any business!”

Debbie Dorsee, Principal, The Dorsee Company 

San Diego, California

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"I've seen Flaherty Communications do the marketing and PR for some of the most difficult land use entitlement campaigns in the state. As well as the PR for some of the toughest issues facing homebuilders in California. They have won the respect of some of the most important and influential members of the building industry throughout the country."

Morgan Keith

Barratt American

Riverside, California

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"I’ve known Colin Flaherty and Flaherty Communications for a long time. Long enough to see them take on some of the most difficult communications challenges, first in Southern California and then major markets coast-to-coast. And win. He doesn’t create a campaign using press releases, or buddy-buddy chattin’- it-up with reporters. He just always gets his message out. 

And he gets results. Consistently.Flaherty’s messaging is especially effective with social media, talk radio programs and also opinion sections of newspapers. 

Just yesterday, without naming the specific client, something he posted on a blog two weeks ago ended up in the New York Times. 

It was then that all hell broke loose. Which was good for his clients. Not so good for people competing against his clients. That is what clients count on Flaherty and his firm to do. "

You’ll thank me once you call him.

Victoria Alexander

Writer/Producer

San Diego, California

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"Colin Flaherty is one of the top media relations and marketing communications professionals in the United States. He’s not a talker. He’s a doer. That’s why he and his clients have appeared on the news and or opinion pages of every major publication in the country from the New York Times and Los Angeles Times to the Miami Herald and Washington Post and Boston Globe. His work has also showed up on just about every major electronic outlet from 60 Minutes to Bloomberg News to Sean Hannity and Gordon Liddy. He recently wrote a book that was just fantastic. You ought to ask him about it.""

Ian Ritchie

North Bridge Communications

Washington, D.C.

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"I have seen Colin Flaherty and Flaherty Communications under lots of difficult marketing conditions. they are simply the best at getting results for their clients by getting great stories about them in TV, newspapers and radio. Highest recommendation."

Thely Daust

Basic Infrared Services

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Want to get ahead of everyone else? Contact Flaherty Communications.

Lily Zong

Real Esate Developer

San Francisco, CaliforniaAs the former president of the California Building Industry Association, I’ve worked with Flaherty Communications on some of the most difficult public affairs problems in the country 20 years.