PR & outreach — earned trust

Get talked about where buyers already trust.

Press features, interviews, awards and thought leadership — earned coverage that makes every other channel more believable. We find the stories inside your business and put them in front of the editors, judges and audiences that matter.

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“The quiet company everyone suddenly knows.”
By a staff reporter · Photography by the field team
Trade contractor crew installing ductwork and conduit on a commercial ceiling
The team on site — the story behind this year's fastest-growing name.

How a family-run firm became the name buyers bring up first — and what its founders did differently over the last eighteen months.

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What's included

Everything a PR engagement covers.

Press releases & media outreach

  • News that is actually news, written properly
  • Pitched to journalists who cover your world
  • Follow-up that gets answers, not silence

92% of consumers trust earned media more than any form of advertising · Nielsen

Feature & interview placement

  • Founder profiles and expert commentary
  • Project features in business and trade press
  • Placements buyers actually read

4× more credibility for earned coverage vs. the same claim made in your own ad · Nielsen

Awards submissions

  • Entries researched, written and submitted
  • Only the awards worth winning in your category
  • The credibility shortcut competitors skip

48% of buyers say industry awards influence which companies make their shortlist · HubSpot

Thought leadership

  • Bylined articles in trade publications
  • LinkedIn presence for your leadership
  • Your team becomes the voice of the category

75% of B2B buyers use thought leadership to decide who they can trust · LinkedIn research

Partnership announcements

  • Launches, hires and milestones turned into coverage
  • Co-announcements that borrow partner audiences
  • Never again a quiet LinkedIn post

2× the reach when announcements run through partner and media channels together · HubSpot

Coverage tracking & reporting

  • Every mention logged, linked and measured
  • Coverage reused on your site, decks and ads
  • Each placement wins the next, bigger one

10+ touches of reuse from a single strong placement across your marketing · HubSpot

The work itself

What earned coverage looks like.

The Business LedgerB4

“The quiet company everyone suddenly knows.”

How a family-run firm became the name buyers bring up first — and what its founders did differently this year.

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In the press — the feature buyers forward

TrueNorth Hardware · Insights
Why architects keep speccing matte black, and how to be the brand they name
BAWritten & published by your content desk·6 min read·August 2026
Interior designer presenting finish samples to a clientSpec'd: Arch series pulls, matte black

Walk any condo presentation centre in the GTA this year and you'll see the same finish on every door, drawer and closet: matte black. It isn't a trend anymore, it's a default. The question for hardware brands is no longer whether to stock it, but whether the architect writing the spec knows your name when they do.

"The brand that shows up with spec sheets, finishes and lead times wins the line item, before price is even discussed.", from this article

The pattern repeats across every category we track: door hardware, plumbing trim, lighting, railings. The spec is written months before the PO, and it's written by someone who has never met your sales team. Content is how you get into that room.

Close-up of a brushed brass door lever on a wood door

That's why every client program ships a monthly article like this one, written in the trade's vocabulary, built to rank, and built to be cited.

Thought leadership — the byline that builds authority

How it runs

From unknown to quoted.

Month 1

Find the stories

Audit what is genuinely newsworthy — projects, data, opinions, milestones — and build the target media list.

Monthly

Pitch & place

Releases, pitches and award entries out the door on a steady rhythm — with follow-up that gets answers.

Ongoing

Compound

Every placement reused: on the site, in decks, in ads — and used to win the next, bigger placement.

Straight answers

Every objection, answered straight.

Is PR worth it for a smaller company?

Often more than for big ones — a single trade feature or award can separate you from every same-sized competitor. Buyers cross-check reputations; earned coverage is the proof paid channels cannot fake.

What would journalists possibly write about us?

More than you think: unusual projects, hiring against the trend, data from your own operations, strong opinions on where your industry is going. Finding the story is our job — most companies are sitting on three.

How long does PR take to show results?

First placements typically land within one to three months depending on news cycles and how strong your stories are. Awards run on annual calendars. PR compounds: each placement makes the next pitch easier.

Do you guarantee coverage?

No honest PR person does — editors decide. What we guarantee is the work: real stories, professional pitches, steady follow-up and full transparency on who we contacted and what they said.

What does it cost?

Scoped inside engagements starting at $5,000/month, or per-project for a launch or award season. The story audit is free either way.

Ready when you are

Earn the coverage. Keep the credibility.

The first step costs nothing — a story audit that finds the three most pitchable stories sitting inside your business right now.

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