Executive Copywriting
Specialized Copywriting
What's in a word?
I frequently hear: "I don't need any of your strategic services now. But I do need to have an important tactic produced by an experienced professional. Can you take on a short-term tactical writing assignment?" Yes.
Here are some of the "à la carte" writing services I perform frequently:
- Write a speech or feature article for a senior executive.
- Write a critical or sensitive letter for a senior executive.
- Write a non-routine, mission critical news release.
- Write or re-write an annual report or other SEC-required document.
- Write an executive white paper or briefing on a communication subject.
- Write a Web site or portions of a Web site.
- Re-write a news release, article, speech or publication that has been prepared by more junior in-house staff or consultants.
- Develop a special-purpose PowerPoint presentation for a speech, trade show, sales or financial presentation.
- Critique and improve an existing corporate presentation.
- Critique a plan or other work product of in-house staff or external consultants ("Second Opinions").
- Develop a firm's response to a Request for Proposal (RFP).
- Work with a PR firm or ad agency to develop a competitive new business presentation.
Here are a few examples of my specialized copywriting work.
- Wrote, for a bank CEO, a one-hour equity analyst presentation for the annual analyst meeting. (This assignment, by the way, was given and completed in 5 days, including a weekend...)
- Ghosted a "career reminiscence" piece for the chief executive of a chemical products company for the 50th anniversary issue of Chemical Week magazine.
- Based on interviews with executives of a Bristol-Myers Squibb subsidiary wrote a profile piece for a leading trade magazine.
- Substantially re-wrote speeches, for publication, originally delivered by senior executives of Du Pont Merck and Glaxo.
- Wrote, for FMC, and am now licensing to other companies a full-color, illustrated 30-page manager's workbook, Managing Change: How to Plan and Implement an Effective Employee Communication Program.
- I have written countless feature articles, speeches, PowerPoint presentations, news releases, employee communication pieces such as Q&A documents, annual reports, brochures, direct mail pieces and Web sites.
If I may be of service to you, please contact me.
theWRITERguy is a service mark of thePRguy incorporated.
“Ever since I met David when he was one of my PRSA/Philadelphia Chapter mentors for the Examination for Accreditation in Public Relations, I've been impressed with the scope of his knowledge of effective communications, his understanding of interpersonal dynamics, and his ability to focus his clients on the core issues that really have an impact on business outcomes. He is the consummate professional communications counselor, he listens intently to his clients, and successfully synthesizes strategies that incorporate their concerns and his own expertise to create the win.”
Steve Lubetkin, APR, Fellow PRSA is a former member of the board of directors of the Public Relations Society of America and was David Kirk's colleague at HRN.
Steven Lubetkin, MBA, APR, Fellow PRSA recommends David Kirk
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