There is a secret no college student wants to admit to themselves or their employers. COVID-19 has stunted our professional development and confidence in the workplace. You may share a college town or favorite dive bar with your company's new intern. You may exchange filtered stories of fun nights out and extraordinary (or nightmare) professors.…

Momentum is a finalist for the 2021 Big Apple Awards in the Reputation and Brand Management Group category! The agency’s “Educators in Crisis: Supporting a Nation of Teachers in a Pandemic Landscape” campaign has been recognized for its work with education nonprofit Teaching Matters. The communications campaign reached nearly 125 million people through press coverage…

Lisa Quirindongo, Momentum’s senior media strategist, shared pitching strategies with the team at a Lunch & Learn session on January 19. Drawing on her previous experience as a broadcast television reporter, Lisa offered four story elements necessary to capture a reporter’s interest.   First, the reporter needs to see a dramatic point of conflict. This…

What social issues are worth a status or post on social media? In 2012, Oreo was one of the first brands to cause controversy in showing support for a gay cause. They posted a rainbow-stuffed cookie on Facebook in support of the annual Pride events. While over 157,000 people liked it, the post also caused outcries of boycotting the famous cookie. With just one opinionated Facebook…

Every month, a point person from each client team at Momentum presents their monthly social media statistics for the accounts they manage on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.  These statistics, which include engagement, impressions, retweets, likes, etc. are discussed and goals are created to improve them each month. At this month’s meeting, we understood the following four points…

When the Instagram Story feature was first introduced, users were skeptical. Most claimed that the addition was simply copying the Snapchat Story. However, as Instagram Stories approaches its one year anniversary, it’s clear that it has changed the nature of the app. Instagram has grown to 250 million daily users, continuing to widen its lead…

In Public Relations, you are only as good as your pitch. Drafting, creating, and sending out content and ideas to the media is a process that becomes routine throughout your career.  But why is it a part of the job that public relations professionals continue to struggle with? Creating the “perfect pitch” is near impossible.…

Momentum is excited to announce two prominent education institutions as our newest clients: American University of Antigua College of Medicine (AUA) and Lavelle School for the Blind. AUA is an innovative, fully accredited international medical school located in the Caribbean. Founded in 2004, AUA is committed to leading the next generation of physicians and healthcare professionals to respond…