101 Howard St., 2nd Floor
San Francisco, CA 94105 United States
(T) 415-904-7070
(F) 415-904-7055
19 Union Square West, 4th Floor
New York, NY 10003 United States
(T) 917-522-3500
(F) 917-522-3510
About Access Communications Access Communications was founded in 1991 by Susan G. Butenhoff. An
accomplished consumer product marketer, she recognized early on that high
technology was about to enter the mainstream consumer market. Pioneering an
approach that has been imitated but never equaled, she brought the sizzle and
discipline of consumer marketing to technology-based products and services.
Now serving a diverse client base that runs the gamut from consumer products
to enterprise software and wireless clients, Access has grown into a bi-coastal
agency with 75 professionals serving clients from offices in San Francisco and
New York. Access Communications today is considered a “power boutique,” an
agency large and knowledgeable enough to serve national accounts but small and
nimble enough to provide hands-on service.
Known as a results-based media relations agency, Access also breaks all
records when it comes to staff tenure, with the majority of the staff averaging
more than five years with the agency. This is one of the reasons why Access
recently won the Best Place to Work award for companies with less than 100
employees.
Access provides all traditional public relations
services including:
• OnTarget™ (message architecture training)
• OnMessage™ (proprietary media and presentation training)
• OnTrack™ (proprietary branding philosophy training)
• M3™ (Media Measurement Matrix, a proprietary measurement and analytical
service)
• NEWS FLASH™ Media Monitoring
• Blog Rollers™ (blog monitoring, engagement)
• Digital Design – (flash and web design)
• Industry and Financial Analyst Relations and Audits
• Executive Speech Writing
• Event Management/Production
• Speaker Bureau/Speaker Placement
• Research/Writing
• Investor Relations
• Issues Management
• Video Production
• Employee Communications
• Public Affairs
Our Operating Principles
Hands-on Senior Management Access senior managers play an active role in every account in their
portfolio. They provide advice and counsel to their counterparts on the client
side, supervise day-to-day account managers, coach junior staff members, and
maintain vigilant quality control over all aspects of the agency-client
relationship.
Influencer Knowledge and Contacts Our staff knows your industry, and they know the reporters and analysts who
cover it. Continually trained in media relations, Access staff members have an
enviable track record for generating quality business media coverage.
Business as a Constant Challenge We challenge ourselves and our clients every day to be the very best we can
be in our respective fields. We demand passion and commitment from our staff,
challenging them to provide the creativity and strategic thinking needed to
elevate our clients’ messages above the din of the marketplace. We challenge our
clients to break the rules to redefine their markets and establish themselves as
category leaders. And we challenge ourselves to deliver real value for every
action we take on behalf of our clients.
