Public Relations
Amdur Spitz & Associates is a full service Chicago public relations firm. Our PR campaigns are multifaceted machines. Media relations, grassroots activities, special events, advertising, spokesperson training, stakeholder mobilization and social media. Diverse strategies that work together.
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When the law firm of Futterman Howard Ashley Watkins & Weltman filed a major civil rights suit alleging illegal discrimination in Illinois state transportation funding, Amdur Spitz & Associates worked to ensure the suit made the appropriate splash in the media.
ASA coordinated a press conference and relayed information to dozens of local and national media outlets, resulting in an avalanche of news coverage for the suit. Continue reading
Two suburban housing developers were in the process of building and approving subdivisions with over 1800 single family and duplex homes in rural DeKalb County. Work had been progressing well when a small, but very vocal community group began to organize and oppose all development. After the Village elected a new mayor with a no-growth platform, the developers teamed together and jointly hired ASA to reverse the tide. Continue reading
CMAP retained ASA to name, brand and develop a campaign to engage the public in developing a comprehensive plan for the 7-county region for the year 2040. ASA led a structured visioning and branding process with key stakeholders and launched GOTO2040 Imagine That… We designed a 5-part public engagement campaign to get everyone in the region thinking about the year 2040 through outreach, partnerships, social media and traditional media. Continue reading
ASA developed a multi-part cultural exchange program and publicity tour for three former political prisoners who were incarcerated with Nelson Mandela in South Africa’s notorious Apartheid-era prison, Robben Island. Continue reading