Services
Communications Strategy
Telling Your Story Through Public Relations
In today’s media environment, you must have strong relationships with media of all types while telling your own story even when they don’t. As an award-winning journalist and PR/Marketing Professional, Cheryl Michelet can take you inside the newsrooms of today and share strategies to significantly raise the profile of your organization through:
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Building strong relationships with the media
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Preparing effective news releases
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Creating talking points and speeches
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Organizing news conferences
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Telling Your Own Story
Digital might be king, but you must also have a strong presence in traditional mediums. Learn how to create content that will reinforce your brand and energize your audiences through:
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Content Creation
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Developing a strong content strategy
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Creating collateral materials (brochures, infographics, one-sheets..etc.)
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Developing engaging social media, digital advertising and web strategies
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Leveraging video to create memorable messages on varied platforms
Brand Development
Brand Development/Strategic Planning
Taking time to evaluate your processes, procedures and impact will pay dividends and you will learn from the experience of a seasoned professional who has been through external and internal audits and lead the development of yearly strategic communications plans for nearly 13 years.
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Conducting Communications Audits
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Developing Strategic Communications Plans
Crisis Communications
Even the best organizations experience challenges and when those challenges become public you must be quick to respond in a thoughtful, honest and strategic way. Learn how you can turn crisis into a Gold Medal worthy response through:
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Developing crisis plans
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Creating crisis messaging
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Working with the media and leveraging social media during and after the crisis
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Managing the aftermath in a way that strengthens your brand and support
Creating Comprehensive Marketing Plans for any Budget
Whether you have $5,000 or $5,000,000 taking the time to craft a well thought out marketing plan is vital to the success of your efforts. Through the example of a complex plan that comprises 21 distinct marketing plans, each with a unique mission and budget, you will learn how to maximize your budget, define and reach your target audience and have the ability to respond to unexpected needs throughout the year through:
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Analyzing market trends
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Developing marketing plan
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Budgeting and allocating resources
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Measuring return on investment
Creating Award-Winning Campaigns
Every organization should have one universal campaign to educate a wide audience about its brand and mission and every word counts. Learn how to create award-winning campaigns that will elevate your brand and solidify your organization’s reputation in the community through:
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Implementing a collaborative process to create creative campaigns
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Engaging target audience(s)
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Measuring campaign success
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Celebrating success (and elevating your brand even more)
Building Strong Teams
Teaching Next Level Skills
Your team can benefit from the experience of an award-winning broadcast journalist and PR/Marketing professional who began her career in management and has lead large teams and small made up of talented staff members of all demographics. Cheryl Michelet and her team of partners have delivered informative and engaging presentations at the local, state, regional and national level and can help level up your team through:
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Presentations
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Coaching Sessions
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Staff Trainings
Not only can your team be developed as experts in effective communication, Michelet Strategic Communications offers the following career development trainings:
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Developing leadership skills
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Building effective teams
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Working collaboratively
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Motivating employees
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Leading change
Embracing Change
Encouraging Innovation in an AI World
As technology evolves at the speed of light and many teams are experiencing software fatigue and fear of change, your team will learn how to thrive and succeed in the new AI world by:
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Staying ahead of the curve in a fast-changing environment
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Developing resilient teams
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Creating AI policy and strategy
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Maintaining human element in communications