FIGISM #14: The Power of Mac and Cheese

On November 15, FIG was on site as longtime client Whole Foods Market Rocky Mountain Region opened its new Denver store at Union Station to packed (and delighted) crowds. In the months leading up to opening day, FIG managed media relations for the store opening, securing nearly 100 local and national print, online and broadcast […]

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CASE STUDY: A summer of bison, slow food and artisan cheese

Caption: FIGs Emily and Maddie with National Bison Association Director (and bison rancher himself), Dave Carter, rocking goofy Bison Hump Day sunglasses at the International Bison Conference (IBC) in Big Sky Montana, July 2017.  How one nimble team engaged 125 media attendees at three events in one month to reach an audience of 417 million through […]

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FIGISM #9: Practice inclusion

Victoria Gonzalez, Regional Marketing & Community Relations for Whole Foods Market, is interviewed by NBC affiliate station KTSM in El Paso, Texas.  At FIG, we believe that practicing inclusion engenders successful PR. There’s nothing wrong with leveraging ‘tried and true’ event promotion strategies that have worked well in the past. In fact, having a well-tested campaign […]

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Faux Farmers Markets

This post was written by FIG’s owner and Chief Fresh Officer, Sylvia R. Tawse. Sylvia and her husband Lyle Davis own and operate Pastures of Plenty, a 35-acre organic vegetable, herb and cut flower farm in Boulder County, CO, complete with a thriving CSA and true farm-to-table catering. As both a farmer and a PR […]

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What We Learned at Expo West

With more than 70,000 attendees annually, Natural Products Expo West is the largest natural products tradeshow in the world. In many ways it feels more akin to a music festival than an industry event. In the triangle of buildings where the show is held, people crowd every spare surface, laptops (and often drinks) in hand. […]

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