
It’s often said that conversations in or about official Washington can be so obtuse it appears those speaking have their own language. Many Washingtonians use terms that aren’t always commonplace “beyond the Beltway” [...]

As the American Energy Innovation Council (AEIC) prepared to launch its second report and boost engagement in social media and editorial board outreach this summer, the Bipartisan Policy Center (BPC) turned to Widmeyer for strategic counsel and support. Widmeyer helped launch AEIC in June 2010. The Council, a group of seven CEOs, including Bill Gates [...]

The Western Environmental Law Center needed assistance developing a message platform for the ARC International Wildlife Crossing Infrastructure Design Competition. Widmeyer designed a tiered message platform to guide ARC spokespeople in discussing the competition and provided strategic counsel leading up the announcement of the ARC competition winner.

Widmeyer Communications secured an exclusive story for ARC: International Wildlife Crossing Competition in the New York Times announcing the winner. An additional story with pictures and video of the design competition was posted on the New York Times’ Green Blog. In the lead up to the announcement, Widmeyer also helped secure an in-depth piece in [...]

The ARC International Wildlife Crossing Infrastructure Design Competition recently unveiled its finalist designs for a next generation wildlife crossing at Colorado’s West Vail Pass. Widmeyer Communications was engaged to develop a targeted and focused messaging platform and press release to help position and discuss the contest with the media. Using the messaging and press release [...]

The seven members of the American Energy Innovation Council (AEIC) – Microsoft Co-founder Bill Gates, Bank of America Chairman Chad Holliday, GE CEO Jeff Immelt, Cummins CEO Tim Solso, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers Partner John Doerr, Xerox CEO Ursula Burns, and former chairman of Lockheed Martin, Norm Augustine – were featured in the Washington [...]
How do you define power in this increasingly polarized world? As with many things in and around “official” Washington, the answer depends on whom you ask. And in the days and weeks to come, the definition will likely change as various factions jockey for position and recognition…

Former Lockheed Martin CEO Norm Augustine, a member of the American Energy Innovation Council, was interviewed on Platts Energy Week on Sunday, October 10th. In a discussion with Bill Loveless, Augustine warned that the United States is falling behind other countries when it comes to energy innovation and technology.
Scott Widmeyer, chairman and CEO of Widmeyer Communications, was recently featured in PRWeek. His interview with Jaimy Lee covered a range of topics about the industry. Given the new economy, Widmeyer discussed the importance of government contracts and also discussed growth in the firm’s Public Affairs work in the energy, environment and economy sectors.
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Widmeyer Communications partnered with AEIC as the group was formally organizing, and in a matter of four months, helped the organization develop a name, logo, and brand identity, created an iconic video introducing the organization and its members, designed a website, produced a print and online report, built a social media presence and managed a Washington, DC press conference.