Strategic Communications
Positioning, announcements, media relations, leadership communications, thought leadership and communications around growth or change.
Technology · Research · Public affairs
Strategic communications for technology, research and public affairs.
I advise companies, research organizations and senior leaders on positioning, complex communications and credibility with employees, customers, partners, media, policymakers and the public.
My work includes corporate and executive communications, announcements and launches, media relations, thought leadership, crisis and issues preparedness and media training.
More than two decades across strategic and corporate communications, technology, research and public affairs
Crisis and issues preparedness risk assessment, response planning, simulations and leadership preparation for sensitive situations
Executive media preparation practical coaching for executives, founders, researchers and subject-matter experts facing consequential interviews
What I do
Senior communications strategy and execution.
I work from the strategic question through to the finished communications, whether the need is a company narrative, announcement, media campaign, executive message, crisis plan or interview preparation.
Issues & Crisis
Reputational risk assessment, crisis preparedness, sensitive announcements, stakeholder communications and support while events unfold.
Media Training
Practical preparation for executives, researchers, experts and spokespeople facing important interviews and difficult questions.
Senior counsel and execution
From positioning and messaging to announcements, media outreach, executive communications and implementation.
About Dov Smith
Experience across technology, research and public affairs.
For more than two decades, I have led and supported communications for technology companies, research institutions, public-interest organizations and senior leaders.
My experience includes six years leading international communications for a leading research university, building the public profile of emerging technology companies and founding a national public-affairs organization that grew to an audience of 20,000.
Organizations and work I have represented have received coverage in outlets including The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, 60 Minutes, Reuters, Bloomberg, CNN and the BBC.
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