Why JWA
Drs. Chris Wood (left) and Vince Benigni (right) team up for a research presentation at the annual conference of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC).
JWA is a proven, professional public communications firm with industry experience, knowledge, and value that beat our competitors.
Experience
First, there’s our experience. Chris Wood has more than 20 years of industry experience in media and public relations management, having planned, written and executed a number of public communications campaigns to accomplish a wide array of goals and objectives for our clients.
Knowledge
Then, there’s our knowledge. Dr. Wood has a Ph.D. in mass communication, with an emphasis in public relations and advertising. He has taught public relations courses as instructor of record at a major research university, with a nationally ranked public relations and advertising program, while presenting his research findings at academic conferences and within peer-reviewed journals or text books. He also is trained as a practitioner in public relations, advertising, and marketing, with a skill set that includes all management and technical functions of the profession, from writer to advisor to project manager and more.
Value
Drs. Chris Wood (far right) and John Owens (second from left) studied under Dr. Jennings Bryant (second from right), with his wife Sara (far left), at the University of Alabama’s Institute for Communication and Information Research.
Finally, there is our competitive pricing. We don’t have to charge impractical, higher rates and fees to cover things such as escalating overhead or growing long-term debt. And we don’t tack on hidden expenses, nor do we make recommendations solely to pad our billable hours. Rather, we make recommendations on what’s best for our clients, even if that means less work for JWA. In doing so, we are able to build trust through an effective working relationship with all who choose to do business with JWA, because clients quickly find out that what we want first and foremost is for them to experience success in their public communications campaigns and programs. We offer unmatched value for our professional services, available for a fair billable rate or fee and with direct access to the JWA President and the unique expertise he and his team of sub-contractors offer to clients.
“Whenever asked about my fee structure, I always challenge potential clients to find a practitioner with my education, training, and work experience, at the billable rate I charge for PR counsel or project work,” says JWA President Chris Wood. “I think the value of JWA professional services is manifested in the satisfaction of our clients, some of whom have been with us for nearly a decade, and none of whom have ever put our business out for bid because of their dissatisfaction.”