KSA Testimonials

As PR professionals, we spend our days talking about our clients. Here’s what they have to say about us.

  It’s true that change is a constant in life; change and KSA. As ACCESS evolves and grows, KSA recommends strategic, flexible media outreach ideas that get us in front of the business community. - Linda Diamond Shapiro, vice president of strategy, planning and external affairs, Access Community Health Network (ACCESS)
 

 
  KSA helped us develop an exceptionally successful promotional campaign for one of our new products. KSA’s market research report provided valuable advice about how ATLA and our members could communicate value to development officers and administrators at our member schools. Margot J. Lyon, director, business development, American Theological Library Association
 

 
 CDM Logo   We have engaged KSA several times since 2008 for the public outreach components of our environmental engineering work for the Chicago Transit Authority. The KSA staff knows how to translate complex engineering concepts into simple language to help the public understand. The CDM and KSA teams collaborate well in strategizing and executing public outreach plans. We count on KSA to provide good client service and meaningful participation that exceeds government contract requirements to include partners, such as KSA, who are certified DBEs (Disadvantaged Business Enterprises).  Christopher M. Martel, P.E., BCEE, LEED AP Associate CDM
 

 
  We are greatly impressed with the work of the KSA team members, who became instant experts on all the Chicagoland Chamber’s departments – including the Foundation and the Chicago Entrepreneurial Center – and produced excellent results while filling in for our communications director. KSA is strategic, aggressive and excels in a variety of areas, including public policy strategy and media relations. Jerry Roper, president and CEO, Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce
 

 
  Kathy Schaeffer and Associates helped us shape our messages about East Bank Club and increase our coverage in the local print and broadcast media. Their strategic, creative thinking pushes beyond the boundaries of everyday expectations about fitness to highlight what is really newsworthy at the Club. Simon Meredith, club manager, East Bank Club
 

 
  KSA produced a high-quality media training program for us in very little time. This was the first time we attempted a live seminar along with a simultaneous webcast, and they pulled it off flawlessly. Our participants learned a lot about dealing with the media during turbulent times, and they gave the program high marks. Linda Koch, president and CEO, Illinois Bankers Association
 

 
  As the voice for business in Illinois, we move at a fast pace and often have many irons in the fire. I know Kathy Schaeffer and her team will be there when we need them, whether to put out a fire or add fuel. KSA is the best…supportive, creative and interesting – all the time! Douglas L. Whitley, president and CEO
Illinois State Chamber of Commerce
 

 
  It’s not easy to make a road building project “cool.” But KSA did it, by connecting with Lake County residents through Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn and creating compelling e-blasts that influenced key opinion leaders in Lake County. KSA truly understands the power of new media and demonstrated the techniques that made our project an unqualified success. We couldn’t have reached this level of success without KSA. Tim Penno, former executive vice president
Lake County Contractors Association and Build53Yes.com
 

 
Mainstreet Organization of REALTORS® hired Kathy Schaeffer and Associates a few years ago in response to negative media coverage regarding the housing industry. Our goal in hiring KSA was not only to increase the amount of positive housing industry articles, but to develop a relationship with local media. KSA has done an exceptional job on both fronts, with media contacting MORe on a regular basis for stats, quotes and interviews. MORe is now recognized as an industry leader because of the efforts of KSA. Pam Krieter, CEO
Mainstreet Organization of REALTORS®
 

 
  Kathy Schaeffer and Associates, Inc. has been an invaluable communications partner for Sherman Health since 2005, beginning with our Certificate of Need application for a replacement hospital in Elgin. The KSA team strategically helps us to build strong coalitions and grassroots support, and expertly connected with Chicago-area media on an award-winning hospital opening campaign. Rick Floyd, president and CEO, Sherman Health
 

 
    KSAPR has been instrumental in helping our organization be more strategic with media outreach and message development for the past several years. As we move more of our communications into the digital world, the innovative team at KSAPR has worked with us to consider all issues around our public relations including audience, electronic and social media, and strategic positioning. Most importantly, they have provided useful counsel around all of our communication needs. We couldn’t be happier with Kathy and her team of experts. Dan Billingsley, director of communications & marketing, Thresholds