The Blake Agency

08/28/2026

Client Spotlight 🎙️Conflict is inevitable. How organizations manage it can shape everything from workplace culture to relationships and trust.

That's an important part of the work our client Lir Cultural Coaching does with schools, nonprofits and corporations.

Founder Ryan Virden recently joined Positive Talk Radio to discuss how organizations can effectively handle difficult conversations and shared practical insights for navigating disagreement.

We're excited to support Lir as they bring a fresh perspective on how we communicate and connect across differences to wider audiences.

https://www.youtube.com/live/H5MnaXGVNjo?si=6Y8bJ8WS1iZV1253

Ryan Virden on Handling Difficult Conversations and Conflict Resolu...

08/21/2026

Credibility is what turns attention into opportunity.

That's why effective PR isn't measured only by placements; it's measured by the trust those placements help build.

What story are you telling that helps your audience trust you?

08/19/2026

A good PR story isn't always about what's new. Sometimes, it's about recognizing what's changing.

For a recent project with BaumTech, we helped tell a bigger story around the growing complexity of ATM management and why more community banks are turning to outsourcing to improve operations, reliability, and the customer experience.

This is one of our favorite ways to approach media relations: connecting what a company does to the trends shaping its industry and, most importantly, the problems it's helping customers solve.

Read the full feature here: https://neworleanscitybusiness.com/blog/2026/08/03/baumtech-and-fidelity-bank-signal-shift-in-how-louisiana-community-banks-manage-atm-networks/

For community banks, managing a network of ATMs is more than just stocking them with cash and scheduling routine maintenance.

08/11/2026

Since 2004, the Gilder Lehrman Institute’s History Teacher of the Year program has recognized exceptional K–12 educators who bring American history to life in their classrooms.

We’re proud to help move stories like these forward, creating greater visibility for programs that make a meaningful impact in our communities and on the next generation.

State winners receive $1,000 and classroom resources before advancing to the national competition Great history

08/07/2026

You can have the strongest credentials, the best service, or the most innovative product. But if your audience doesn't understand why it matters to them, the message gets lost.

Clear communication connects what you offer to the problem you solve and the value you provide.

Because what matters isn't just, "What can it do?" It's, "What can it do for me?"

08/05/2026

Meaningful conversations deserve meaningful visibility, and we're thrilled to see BLACK ENTERPRISE's recap of The White Dress Project's Empowerment Experience. 🤍

Bringing events like this to cities such as Atlanta does more than raise awareness. It creates a space for Black women, who are disproportionately impacted by uterine fibroids, to connect, share their experiences, and access resources that too often feel out of reach.

https://www.blackenterprise.com/the-white-dress-project-fibroid-awareness-healing-atlanta/

The White Dress Project: We CAN Wear White

Black Enterprise

Women living with uterine fibroids and advocates gathered in Atlanta for The White Dress Project's 2026 Empowerment Experience.

08/03/2026

One of the most valuable parts of PR isn't just securing media coverage. It's building the right relationships and connecting clients with the people who genuinely want to tell their stories.

Earlier this year, we had the opportunity to connect Ashley, founder of INCLUO, with Tech Square ATL, a relationship that helped bring her story and mission to a broader audience.

Still thrilled to see this story continue to shine a light on her mission📢

Read the article here: https://www.techsquareatl.com/tech-square-news/2026/6/29/this-founder-is-making-inclusion-easier-to-find

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More than 70 percent of families with special needs children stay home rather than participate in everyday activities. Ashley Hanchett is building a platform to change that.

07/30/2026

Happy National Intern Day! 🎉

It’s Blake’s final week as an intern, and she absolutely aced her first internship! A high school junior, Blake impressed us with her creativity, dedication, and the valuable ideas she brought to the team.

A future PR pro in the making? We think so💖

07/28/2026

Positioning isn't what you say about your brand. It's what people remember when you're not in the room.

Your website. Your media coverage. Your social presence. Your customer experience.

Every interaction shapes perception 💡

What impression does your brand leave behind?

07/27/2026

More coverage of Lupita Nyong'o at A Night in White fundraising gala, featured in Harper's Bazaar.

Every story and every mention helps extend the conversation, raise awareness of uterine fibroids, and remind more women that they are not alone.

White Dress Project: We CAN Wear White

❤📢📸 Paras Griffin

She wore a dress the would launch a thousand ships