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Seven Letter Expands Nationwide – New Offices and Experts in Los Angeles, New York City, and Huntsville   

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Firm’s growth provides clients coast-to-coast advantages and sector-specific strengths, bolsters strategic digital capacities   

  • Seven Letter launches three new offices in LA, NYC, and Huntsville, Alabama   

  • Brandon Shaw, former Comms VP for Disney and Hulu, entertainment industry expert, will be named Seven Letter partner based in LA  

  • Longtime Seven Letter team member Holly Jackson to open Huntsville office serving defense and aerospace sectors  

  • Marley Hambourger adds NYC office and strengthens digital advertising offering   

WASHINGTON, DC – (January 8, 2026) – Seven Letter, an expertise-powered bipartisan strategic communications firm, today announced a major geographic expansion involving the addition of three new offices – Los Angeles, New York, and Huntsville – to bolster its growing nationwide offerings and emerging specialized practices. This development includes the addition of senior-level counselors to open the new offices and support the expansion.   

“Seven Letter isn’t just growing geographically, but strategically,” said Erik Smith, CEO and Founder. “This expansion allows us to be closer to the industries that are driving our growth. We have always emphasized providing senior-level counsel at every step – and now we can do so across more sectors and in more geographies. I’m excited about what’s to come for our clients and our team.”   

Read the full announcement from Seven Letter.

LPA Introduces California Speaks: Insights to Drive California Policy, Politics & Communications

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We’re excited to share the results of California Speaks, a new statewide survey from LPA in partnership with Seven Letter. In the wake of catastrophic wildfires in Los Angeles and deepening affordability concerns, this poll of 1,000 likely voters reveals powerful insights into how Californians are thinking about today’s most pressing challenges — and the policy solutions they’re willing to support.

Partner Kelly Devers-Franklin Joins Seven Letter Corporate Communications Practice, Expansion Result of Rapid Growth

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Firm’s three additional hires increase the digital and strategic communications expertise

WASHINGTON, DC – Seven Letter today announced the addition of Kelly Devers-Franklin as a Partner to its growing team of communicators. The firm also announced three new hires in D.C. and Boston.

Devers-Franklin has served as a trusted advisor to public and private companies, top-tier academic institutions on corporate and crisis communications, media relations and executive positioning. She joins Seven Letter’s Boston office, located within the cradle of higher education, at a time when university leaders are under historic scrutiny from students, funders, and the public. She will play a significant role in the firm’s corporate communications practice.

“Seven Letter has seen exponential growth in our corporate communications practice, year over year. Adding Kelly to the team will allow us to continue to expand that offering,” said Founding Partner & CEO Erik Smith. “Kelly’s depth of experience in both corporate communications and higher education, paired with her roots in the public sector will make her a vital partner to all of our clients.”

Also joining the firm are Kayla Boswell as a Manager, and Danny Jackson and Jody Gallinger as Content Specialists.

Kayla Boswell is an accomplished marketing and communications professional with extensive experience in driving impactful results across the digital landscape.

Danny Jackson and Jody Gallinger both join the firm after having completed the Seven Letter Fellowship Program.

See the full press release from Seven Letter.

PRNews Names Forbes Tate Partners & Seven Letter to 2025 Agency Elite Top 120 List

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PPHC firms Forbes Tate and Seven Letter have both been named to PRNews’ Agency Elite Top 120 List for 2025. Each year, PRNews creates it’s Agency Elite Top 120 List as a comprehensive guide to the most innovative PR & communications firms in the industry.

This is the third year in a row that the two PPHC firms have been awarded this distinguished honor.

See the full 2025 Agency Elite Top 120 list from PRNews.

Seven Letter named one of PRWeek’s “Best Places to Work 2024”

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PRWeek has once again recognized PPHC firm Seven Letter for their professional-development offerings and collaborative atmosphere:

Collaboration, creativity and collegiality are at the core of Seven Letter. Employees describe the firm as “a diverse set of people from different industries with unique skill sets.” Those professionals work hard to ensure that junior staff receive the help they need to develop strong industry skills. 

See the full list of Best Places to Work 2024: Midsize Agencies from PRWeek.

Partner Casey Hernandez Joins Seven Letter’s Corporate Communications Practice

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Seven Letter, an expertise-powered bipartisan strategic communications firm with offices in Washington & Boston, today announced the addition of Casey Hernandez as a Partner to its growing team of communicators.

An accomplished communications executive with two decades of corporate and political communications experience, Casey was most recently senior vice president for global corporate communications at Herbalife, a publicly traded nutrition and wellness company headquartered in Los Angeles, where she managed the company’s overall communications strategy, including CEO positioning and communications, media relations, internal communications, creative content development, ESG communications and social media engagement.

Also joining the firm are Anthony Nerantzis as a Director; Abbey Fitzpatrick, Georgia Shanker and Radeeyah Khan as Content Specialists; Annie Phifer as a Manager for Seven Letter Insight; and Hedi Haleem as Director of Administration.

Erik Smith, CEO of Seven Letter commented:

“We’re incredibly proud of the team we’ve built at Seven Letter, and it just keeps getting stronger. In their short time with us, Anthony, Abbey, Georgia, Radeeyah, Annie and Hedi have all already deployed their diverse perspectives to make insightful contributions to everything from crisis engagements to message research to office administration.”

Read the full press release from Seven Letter.

AI Impact on Society – Research from Seven Letter

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This week, Seven Letter published new public polling data revealing Americans’ attitudes towards artificial intelligence.

Some key takeaways from the responses include:

  • AI is good for businesses, younger Americans and respondents personally
  • AI is bad for the middle and working classes, older Americans and society in general
  • Largest drivers of concern are related to information security, potential job loss and possible discrimination from AI models
  • Strong bipartisan appetite for government regulation of AI

Read the full article and presentation on Seven Letter’s blog.

Forbes Tate Partners and Seven Letter Named to PRNEWS’ 2024 Agency Elite Top 100

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WASHINGTON — PPHC firms Forbes Tate Partners (FTP) and Seven Letter have both been named to PRNEWS’ Agency Elite Top 100 for 2024. The comprehensive list recognizes the most innovative PR and communications firms in the business. This is the second year in a row that the two PPHC firms have received this honor.

“We are proud to have two of our agencies recognized in this prestigious list which follows our sustained leading performance within the Lobbying Disclosure Act rankings, where PPHC recently retained the number one spot with $17.1m of disclosed LDA revenue for the third quarter of 2023.

“Our operating companies, their commitment and work accomplished for clients is world-class and we look forward to supporting them in the years ahead as demand for services continues to increase.”

-Stewart Hall, CEO of PPHC

See the full 2024 Agency Elite Top 100 list here.

Seven Letter Adds Two New Senior-level Positions for Public Affairs Veterans Blair Taylor & Maura Hogan

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WASHINGTON – Seven Letter announced today that two new senior-level positions have been added to the strategic communications firm for new hires Blair Taylor and Maura Hogan. Taylor will be operating out of Seven Letter’s DC office as Managing Director, while Hogan will be working in Seven Letter’s Boston office as Senior Director.

Taylor joins the firm after almost a decade of work in the public sector as a senior communications advisor on Capitol Hill. Her most recent role as Communications Director for Senator Richard Shelby (R-AL) and the Senate Appropriations Committee involved the navigation of many high-intensity, crisis situations including those related to the COVID-19 pandemic, the war in Ukraine, the withdrawal from Afghanistan, and the fight for border wall resources. Blair not only brings this experience with her to Seven Letter, but also a deep expertise in appropriations, defense, energy, health care, and financial services policy.

Hogan brings over a decade of both public and private sector experience to Seven Letter and her most recently held position was Senior Vice President at Direct Impact-Burson, Cohn, & Wolf (BCW). Hogan’s addition enhances the firm’s corporate communications offering with her specialization in corporate reputation, executive visibility, public affairs, and ESG/sustainability. Prior to joining the private sector, Hogan worked at the US Department of State where she served as digital communications advisor to Secretary of State John F. Kerry and chief liaison to the White House Office of Digital Strategy.

Read more about the newest additions to the Seven Letter team here.

Seven Letter Adds Mike Ricci as Partner, Kobina Yankah as Creative Director of Seven Letter Labs

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WASHINGTON – Mike Ricci is the newest Partner to be added to Seven Letter. Ricci joins the public affairs firm after working as Communications Director for Maryland Governor Larry Hogan. Bringing more than a decade of prior experience as top spokesperson for Republican House Speakers Paul Ryan and John Boehner, and given the current political climate, Ricci is a welcome addition to Seven Letter’s team.

Seven Letter also added the new position of Creative Director of Seven Letter Labs. Kobina Yankah joins the firm to take on this new role after working throughout the midterms as Creative Director for the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee. Yankah has previously created content for New Line Cinema, the MLB, and the NBA, for which he earned a National Emmy Award.

Visit Seven Letter’s blog for more details.