You have a story.
Let us help you tell it.
Better. Louder. And in the right places.

Everyone has a story. What makes yours different, better, smarter?

The Hodges Partnership, is a PR agency based in Richmond, Virginia, that helps clients turn the volume up on their stories so they reach the right people at the right time and with the right messages, messages that make audiences want to know more. Through public relations, content marketing and social media, our own story of success is built on helping clients tell theirs.

What We Do

Public Relations

Public relations today means more than media relations. It includes a landscape of strategies and tactics that can influence opinions and drive strategic outcomes. From community engagement and event planning to internal communications and crisis management, we have a depth and breadth of experience that can be applied to a range of communications challenges and needs.

Media Relations

A great deal has changed over the years in public relations, but even today, nothing enhances reputations more effectively than media relations. That’s why, for more than 20 years, we’ve focused on media relations campaigns that raise our clients’ visibility and give them that third-party credibility. Let us tell you more about our media relations experience and capabilities.

Content Marketing

Digital platforms let you control your own message, and we help you develop those messages and ensure they are seen by the right eyeballs. Through content marketing, you can showcase your expertise and provide important industry insights. Content campaigns are some of the most cost-effective – and just plain effective – strategies available to marketers today.

Social Media

Let’s face it, social media platforms are where clients (and prospective clients) live and work, and these platforms – LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter and more – demand a serious strategy and commitment. Integrated with content programs, social engagement strategies are an effective way to deepen relationships and broaden awareness. Let us show you how.

Crisis Communications

Crises are inevitable. Despite best-laid plans, how you respond to unpredictable events will either compound or ease a situation. This is where our experience comes in. We help manage communications strategy and messaging at a critical time. We’re also skilled at creating crisis plans that help you prepare for a crisis ahead of time.

Research and Insights

Even the most experienced marketers need some external assistance to assess their strategies, measure their effectiveness against best practices and evaluate whether or not they are maximizing their potential against communications objectives. Call it a communications audit (or what we call Hodges Insights), we deliver a comprehensive analysis of where you are against where you should be.

Creative Services

By incorporating Creative Services into your public relations strategies, you can add a visual storytelling layer to your work that helps to bring to life your key messages, values and storylines. Our Creative Services team supports social media, content marketing and media relations work by maintaining brand identity while making your organization stand out.

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Our Clients

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Focus Areas

Education

From pre-K to doctorate programs, our education client experience has been rewarding at every level, helping nonprofits and universities alike tell stories on how they are making a difference in students’ lives. Now that feels good.

Nonprofit

We love all of our accounts, but there’s something about our nonprofit clients that holds a special place in our hearts. Maybe it’s knowing we are helping raise their profile and creating awareness that leads to more donations. Either way, we’re making our community better.

Economic Development & Retail

We firmly believe that generating interest in local businesses and communities drives economic impact and supports quality of life. For more than eight years, we’ve helped Richmond Region Tourism communicate the value of tourism locally. We have a lot to share: The region continues to win national accolades and break visitation records.

Tourism & Hospitality

We help small and mid-size destinations, hospitality brands and craft industries make headlines, capture attention and welcome new visitors. Our experience is broad, from creating and managing marketing campaigns for Virginia Spirits (80+ distilleries across the state) to promoting the mission of the largest living history museum in the country in top-tier national media outlets.

B2B & Logistics

Most businesses need not shout about their products from the rooftops but have customer targets that are more precisely defined. Developing B2B campaigns that leverage trade media, trade shows and content strategies is one of our specialties.

Advocacy

We may not be able to change the world, but we love working with clients who are out to change a little part of it. Our advocacy clients have a passion and fire that’s contagious. Just call us the match to their flame.

Client Results

The Gong Blog

The Power of Influence

Ahead of the presidential election, celebrities and influencers have made (quite possibly) a bigger political splash than ever before. Whether it includes joining the #NationalVoterRegistrationDay movement or explicitly endorsing a candidate – which, for Taylor Swift, means racking up more than 400,000 users to vote.gov from a singular Instagram post, we’re…

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Episode 32: The Art of Political Reporting with Ryan Nobles

In this exciting episode of Teaming Up, Sean Ryan connects with Ryan Nobles, who shares his journey through the world of journalism — detailing his career from local news in Utica, NY, to covering major political events for CNN and NBC. He reflects on the evolution of political reporting, the challenges posed by misinformation and the importance of building relationships in journalism. Nobles also recounts memorable interviews and experiences that shaped his career, emphasizing the significance of ambition and adaptability in the fast-paced media landscape….

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RVA Industry Events Calendar: October 2024 

Each month, we curate networking and educational events happening across the Richmond region. October is filled with coffee chats and happy hour events to quench your thirst for networking! Plus, AMA Richmond will host a session on political marketing and LMR launches a series.    We hope to see you at an event in October soon!  DEI Power Hour: Networking with Virginia Hispanic Chamber & Latinos in Virginia Empowerment Center   Hosted by ChamberRVA   Thursday, Oct. 3, 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. at Latinos in Virginia Empowerment Center …

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Creative isn’t an add-on, it’s a must have for content marketing

If you’ve been writing or perusing jobs lately, you’ve probably seen that when it comes to content creation and social media positions, most requirements include bullets for writing skills and creative capabilities. To get one single person to do both of those things well, you’re asking for a unicorn. But lucky for you, we’re a collective of people which means by bringing our content marketing and creative services teams together, we can be your unicorn. Creative and content go hand and hand, and you really…

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About Us

The Hodges Partnership, Richmond, VA

For over two decades, we’ve been helping clients tell their stories and enhance their reputations, and along the way, we’ve developed a reputation of our own. We’re an agency that gets results. An agency where there are no surprises. A place that cares as much about your success as you do. Our counsel is honest, transparent and insightful, at least we like to think so. It’s one of the reasons our client relationships last so long.

Our core values are built on being Collaborative, Inclusive, Bright, Driven and Genuine. It makes for a workplace where regular “pizzastorms” spawn new ideas (from everyone) and a giant gong celebrates success. Where Slack conversations keep us informed about PR news or a new recipe. And where we have fun together.

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