Author and communications strategy consultant Ed Barks works with communications and government relations executives who counsel their C-suite leaders, and with businesses and associations that need their communications strategy and messaging to deliver bottom line results.

A NOTE FROM ED BARKS

After a quarter-century-plus as a communications strategy and training consultant, I’ve decided some changes are in order. In a nutshell, here are my priorities going forward:

• • • Strengthening ties with existing clients. Whether we worked together recently or decades ago, rest assured you remain a cherished member of my professional family.
    • Engagement in interesting projects. Let’s talk whenever you have a crucial media, presentation, or advocacy challenge. Maybe I’m interested, maybe not. It can’t hurt to have the conversation.
    • An emphasis on Reporter’s Roundup. Travel has become a chore, so remote options have taken on added attraction (crowded flights and airport lounges have lost their luster for me).
    • Concentrating on my books. With four already on the bookshelves, they are a source of personal and professional fulfillment.
    • A continued emphasis on my research and writing on critical communications issues.
    • Opening the door to all of my existing research reports and position papers. No email subscription signup. No barriers. I’m in a place in my career where I choose to give away these resources with no strings attached in hopes you will put them to good use and share them generously with your colleagues.
    • Pro bono projects. I’m pleased to offer services gratis to certain non-profit, educational, and charitable organizations that I view as effective advocates and with whose goals I agree. See the pro bono scholarship guidelines to determine if your organization might qualify.