Stimpson Communications

Henry Stimpson - PR Sage

Henry has been a public relations professional since 1980. Before founding Stimpson Communications, he was an account executive with Schneider Parker Jakuc Public Relations in Boston, where he specialized in high-tech PR. Previously, he was a spokesman, writer and editor with Commercial Union Insurance Companies.

A widely published writer, he has written for Public Relations Tactics, Direct Marketing, PR Week, Boston Business Journal, The National Underwriter, Financial Planning, Mass High Tech, Fidelity Focus, Fidelity Stages, Insurance Review, Independent Agent, Human Resource Executive, Risk & Insurance, The Boston Globe, Philadelphia Inquirer, Rolling Stone, Yankee, Bostonia and Poets & Writers.

He received his master's degree from Simmons College and his bachelor's degree from Boston University, where he also completed graduate courses in public relations and communications.

Henry holds the Public Relations Society of America's APR designation, granted after passing rigorous written and oral examinations. He has served as a director and treasurer of the Boston Chapter of the PRSA.

Henry calls on a team of skilled designers, writers, PR specialists and marketing professionals. This flexibility lets us handle clients and projects of any size, whether large or small.

Harry J. Lew - Content Guru

Harry is a marketing communications consultant and business writer with broad experience in insurance, financial services, management consulting and trade associations. He specializes in devising plans that catalyze new business and in creating content that accelerates revenue and enhances employee and sales-force performance.

Harry began his career as an editor with LIMRA International, a leading financial services marketing research and management consulting organization. He then established his own financial marketing communications firm, helping financial planning/investment advisory firms to enhance their practice promotion and publishing efforts. He also developed marketing and corporate communications tools and copy for financial institutions such as MassMutual, The Hartford and CNA Financial.

An MBA, Harry later joined Eastbridge Consulting Group, Inc., where he developed sales and product-training programs for large financial institutions. Since leaving Eastbridge, Harry has been a marketing communications consultant, writer and editor, serving firms such as Conning and Company, CAST Consultants and International Expansion Associates. He also has been a senior managing editor with Business and Legal Reports, Inc.

Tom Valovic - Social Media Guru

Tom Valovic is an expert in web marketing with more than 25 years' experience in writing, editing, content development, and Web and Internet functionality. He is a former research director with IDC, where he did groundbreaking work on usability and design factors in communications environments.

He's the author of two books about the Internet, including Digital Mythologies. He offers clients extensive experience in market research, marketing communications, and publishing with companies such as IDG, Horizon House, Motorola, and Booz-Allen. Tom was a member of the adjunct faculty at Northeastern University for over ten years lecturing in state-of-the-art writing and content development.

Diane Ripstein - Presentation Coach

With over 20 years experience in the media industry, from cold-calling retail clients as a rookie radio sales rep to overseeing national accounts as the national advertising manager at the Boston Herald, Diane has a highly successful sales career that's the foundation of her business presentation skills.

Add to that her background as a performing arts teacher, professional actress and dancer (ask her about dancing live on national TV!) and her theatrical flair is unmistakable.

Diane's credentials include theatre degree, McGill University and Emerson College; master's degree in education, Antioch University; past officer, Advertising Club of Greater Boston; past officer and active professional member, National Speakers Association.

Honored with Women in Communications' Matrix Award, named one of Adweek's "Six New England Women to Watch," quoted in The Boston Globe, and published in "Chocolate for a Woman's Soul," Diane knows communications. Her style is upbeat and effusive, grounded in the expertise of a solid business track record.

If you need to communicate well before a live audience or on television or radio, you can do it with Diane's help.

Lindsy Parker – Broadcast PR Guru

A 19-year career as a talk radio writer, producer, host and manager informs Parker's PR skills, as well as her extensive media contacts. That, and her background as a psychotherapist, which fueled a unique ability to connect and communicate with clients and producers alike. Her last radio show, "PM Magazine: Your Business and Finance Show," which ran for six years, cemented relationships with regional and national business and finance experts.

Lindsy has an A.B. from Vassar College in English and Psychology, and a Master's Degree in English from Simmons College.

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Some clients we've served since 1984

Aetna
insurance

Allenbrook
insurance software

allMass Group
insurance agency network

Allmerica Financial
insurance, financial services

Aon Management Institute
management consulting

Applied Insurance Research
insurance software

AscendantOne
insurance software

Atlantic Capital Management
financial advisor

The Berkshire Group
valuations, mergers/acquisitions

Boston Software
insurance agency software

Brinton Eaton Wealth Management
financial advisors

Cambridge Leadership Associates
leadership consultants

Clear Technology
insurance software

Frank Congemi
financial advisor

Cognistar
lawyer education online

E.G. Bowman Company
insurance broker

Emerson Consulting Group
publishing consultants

Farmers Financial Solutions
broker-dealer

Farmers Insurance
multiline insurer

Fidelity Investments
financial services

Financial Advantage
wealth managers

Finnegan, Underwood, Ryan & Tierney
law firm

Fire Restoration Services of New England
fire-restoration specialists

The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America
life and health insurance

The Hanover Insurance Company
property-casualty insurance

Healthcare First
managed-care provider

Insurity
insurance software

InSystems
insurance software

Intertech Engineering Associates
medical device engineering

John Hancock Financial Services
mutual funds & insurance

Law Firm Development Group
sales training

Lawyers Service Center
estate planning service

Lotus Development Corp.
software

The LTC Coach
sales training

The Market Planning Group
software and consulting

Mutual Fund News Service
news service

National Association of Credit Managers
professional association

National Homestead
title clearing

Nationwide Financial
financial services

New England School of Law
law school

Nonprofits' Mutual
insurance

North Bridge Advisors
banks-in-insurance consultant

OPTIS Partners
insurance agency consultants

Palisades Hudson Financial Group
financial advisor

Plymouth Rock Assurance Corp.
insurance

The Putnam Companies
financial services

Rodenhiser Companies
plumbing and HVAC contractor

Roxbury-Highland Bank
community bank

Scene Genesis
claims technology

Senior Care Associates
financial advisor

Stoneham Savings Bank
community bank

Sherwood International
insurance software

Special Agent
agency management systems

Thomson Management Solutions
insurance consultant

USA Risk Group
captive insurance management

Wayside Youth & Family Support Network
social services provider

West Suburban Imaging Center
MRI center

Winer and Jones, LLC
financial advisor

Wolf, Greenfield & Sacks, P.C.
law firm

Wyde
insurance software

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software architecture consultants