Grandone has more than 20 years of experience
working with local and national media. A
former congressional campaign press secretary and reporter with a daily
newspaper, Grandone understands how the media works and what it needs to do its
job. He also understands how news can
affect a company's reputation, earnings and stock price. More importantly, he works with clients to
identify opportunities that exist or create opportunities to generate positive
stories in the news.
In addition, Grandone has extensive
experience in dealing with local and national media during a crisis. From commercial airline disasters to a
hostile takeovers and bankruptcy, he knows how to keep a crisis from destroying
a reputation. He can help you assemble a
crisis team, develop a communication strategy, key messages, disseminate
information quickly to the media locally or nationally.
Prior to forming Grandone Public
Relations, he was president of Grandone Hauser, Inc., and General Manager of
Public Relations for a Clayton, Mo.-based public relations/advertising company.
He has worked in two of the top 10 privately held public relations firms in the
In addition to creating positive news stories and managing crisis situations, Grandone has an extensive background in communications supporting fundraising for not-for-profit organizations. He has developed campaigns, created support materials and generated publicity for campaigns that have raised millions of dollars for organizations.
Grandone is a graduate of the
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