Over the past several years, AKCG – Public Relations Counselors has been in a positive and constant state of growth. To reflect our transition into the future, we refreshed our name and branding identity. We developed unique selling propositions for our media relations and thought leadership services, our crisis preparedness and response practice, as well as our spokesperson training offering and our specialized services geared to associations. We defined a mission statement and our core values. We’ve also added new members to our team.
When an organization or business seeks out public relations agencies, most prospective clients will look to see if the company’s mission and core values align with theirs, which is often an important part of the decision-making process. As our firm constantly looks toward the future, we recognized the need to formalize and cement the core values we put into action every day. Despite having worked with these values over the course of our history, we wanted to externally highlight what drives our work.
To refresh our mission statement and our set of core values, we held a firm-wide open-discussion to collectively discuss who we are, who we serve, and why we do the work we do. We felt it extremely important to include our entire team, as our entire team – from our executive administrator to our associates to our CEO – reflects our culture, our work and our clients.
Our mission statement explains our purpose, and our core values serve as a way to keep our team engaged and motivated, as well as help our clients and prospective clients understand what our employees respect and embody. Furthermore, our core values serve as a guidepost for our team’s work.
At AKCG, we believe in collaboration, and, as a team, we are proud to share our mission statement and values.
Our Mission Statement
At AKCG, we create thought leaders, influence attitudes and behaviors and navigate challenging waters with our clients every day. We help prepare for and respond to the crises that impact reputations and bottom lines. As partners, we tackle issues and celebrate wins together.
Our Five Core Values
Our five core values that we live by are:
- Integrity. We operate with integrity and are guided by high ethical standards.
- Quality. We deliver quality work and a superior experience for our clients.
- Inclusivity. We respect and value diverse cultures, perspectives and experiences of not only our employees, but also of our clients and their constituents.
- Partnership. We commit to partnership in collaboration with our clients – a mindset ingrained within our culture.
- Stewardship. We take pride in being good stewards of our clients’ resources, and we serve to drive bottom lines and behaviors through deliberate, thoughtful and strategically planned programs.
We are proud to highlight why we exist and why we do what we do. We do it with passion and with integrity. We live and work by our set of core values—which are rooted in ethics. Our mission statement and set of core values reflect who we are today – a public relations firm committed to being our clients’ partners and going the extra mile to helping achieve their bottom-line goals.
