Take charge today
 
 
Communicate first with your people: your leaders, employees, board and stakeholders. Sync your branding and marketing with your message and mission.
 
Now reach out to your industry peers, community, and the multi-layered modern media. Be ready when they show up.     

From internal and external communications to a CEO op-ed column or speech, we help you deliver your message and make an impact. 
 
Embrace a new dynamic in your business or organization.
Tell your stories. Take the lead in a crisis. Inspire and motivate with your mission.  
 

Reviews are in. 

       

"Ellen is everything you want in a communications consultant: responsive and smart, with a great ear and a terrific sense of strategy."

 

John L. Bissell
Executive Vice President

Greylock Federal Credit Union  


"Ellen Lahr is a great communications resource for a very busy CEO. She's making a big impact on RTR's strategic communications in the mass transit and rail industry."


Rosalie Berger, President
RTR Technologies
Stockbridge, MA

"I recommend Ellen Lahr to any company looking for public relations, writing, and marketing expertise. Ellen is professional, articulate, organized, and knowledgeable. She efficiently managed all aspects of our project with high level of integrity."

 

Robert Winter, President

Trinity Training and Development

Houston, TX  

  
"Great presentation today [on crisis communication], very informative and very professional. You are offering very important solutions to the business continuation risks facing many businesses."

 

John Toole, President

Toole Insurance

Lee, MA 

 

"As a result of Ellen's efforts, surveys of the College's organizational health reflected significant and sustained improvement of staff morale in regard to both horizontal and vertical communications."

 

John Ebersole, President

Excelsior College

Albany, NY 

 

Get engaged !

 

Through March 15, 2013 
call to schedule a 1-hour
complimentary, confidential
 consultation to identify your communication needs  
and PR opportunities.

 

413.329.3256

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EGLahr Communications 
Serving the Berkshires
and Capital Region
413.329.3256 


 
Strategic Communications |PR & Media Relations 
Crisis Communication | Internal Communication 
Web Content | Writing in Your Voice 
 
Ellen G. Lahr was an award-winning journalist during two decades at The Berkshire Eagle. Since 2008, she has worked in the story-rich PR world, and in 2012 she opened EGLahr Communications to fill a niche in the Berkshire business community. 

Ellen is a strategizer, a crackerjack writer and deadliner with storytelling and strategic planning skills for today. From your annual report to your website re-do or a crisis communications plan, EGLahr Communications is your best resource.
  
She is committed to the highest quality of service, integrity and confidentiality.

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CONSULTING SERVICES 
for 
BERKSHIRE BUSINESS 

Finance. Manufacturing. Higher education. K-12 school districts. Technology. General business. EGLahr is working across the Berkshire business economy and beyond to raise profiles, strengthen communication and achieve business goals.
  
Consider this:
  • Studies show that business productivity  
    and morale improve with compelling internal communications. Do you have an internal PR plan for your organization? 
  • No business or organization is immune from interruption or potentially damaging events. Prepare with an effective, proactive plan for crisis communication.
  • The media landscape has changed, so it's time to tell your own story. Reach audiences with direct messaging and social media, and use media outreach strategically.
  • You are a busy CEO who wants to join your industry's conversation with op-ed columns, letters to the editor or a blog, time is short.
    can help make it happen.
Is your story here? Are you prepared?
One college's tuition debt declines  Developer nabbed in bidding scam  Tech firm manufacturing locally Dogs search high school  K--12 graduation rates up  Annual report shows strong earnings  Embezzlement rocks hospital  Guidance counselor caught fixing grades  Paper mill burns; 90 out of work  Philanthropy, scholarships up among area banks
Website
WHAT'S UP WITH YOUR WEBSITE?

Considering a website update, or a brand new site? It takes just a few quick years for your site's content and technology to fall behind the times. For instance, does your site work well on mobile devices? Does your site reflect your growth and style?

Remember this: your website is your 24/7 calling card, and it says volumes about your credibility. Make sure your site's editorial content is as terrific as the design and functionality. Graphic designers love it when you bring excellent editorial content to your project.

EGLahr Communications blends editorial excellence with great graphic design, so that you can present your best business face on the Web.
 
 
Here's an example of a successful EGLahr website redesign for