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BNA welcomes Jason Everitt as newest team member

Becky Karp — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 05:00:00 GMT

BNA Communications is pleased to announce that Jason Everitt has joined our team as a Senior Account Executive. Jason has worked with a broad cross-section of San Diego’s non-profit community, including the Center on Policy Initiatives, San Diego Coastkeeper and the Sierra Club. He holds masters degrees from the University of Southern California in Public Administration and International Relations. At BNA, Jason will be focusing primarily on campaign planning, public relations, and new media.

BNA Communication's Obama PSA Featured on Meet the Press

Becky Karp — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 05:00:00 GMT

San Diego, CA – July 29, 2010 - Please check out Meet the Press on NBC 7 Sunday, August 8th at 8 a.m. Pacific Daylight Time. They are showcasing a PSA featuring President Obama discussing the 20th Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act. BNA Communications was part of the pro-bono creative team that developed the commercial with the Ad Council. To view the commercial visit www.disability.gov. For more information, please download the full press advisory. Ensuring that Americans with disabilities have equal access to jobs, education, transportation and technology is important to the BNA team. Please join with us in helping make the world more accessible for all who want to participate fully in the American Dream.

BNA Communications is officially certified as a woman-owned business

Becky Karp — Fri, 17 Sep 2010 18:36:53 GMT

San Diego, CA – December 31, 2009 - BNA Communications is officially certified as a woman-owned business by the Supplier Clearinghouse for the Utility Supplier Diversity Program of the California Public Utilities Commission.
"We are proud to receive this recognition from the Utility Supplier Diversity Program of the California Public Utilities Commission," said Kelly Murphy Lamkin, managing director.

Labor Council Shakes Up Chula Vista City Government

Becky Karp — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 01:00:14 GMT

An independent expenditure campaign by the San Diego - Imperial Counties Labor Council helped reelect Chula Vista City Councilman Steve Castaneda and elect political newcomer Pamela Bensoussan.

The election results will tip control of the Council away from Republican Cheryl Cox to a new majority more friendly to workers and residents, including Castaneda, Bensoussan and incumbent Councilman Rudy Ramirez.

"The Labor Council funded three mailers to highly targeted voters," said Bob Nelson chief of the firm hired by local unions to help in their campaign. "Beyond just money, the Labor Council also contributed strategic and tactical advice that really helped us hone our product. The big winners are the people of Chula Vista, thanks to the union-funded campaign," Nelson said.

Teacher Ad Campaign Produces Dramatic Results

Becky Karp — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 00:58:39 GMT

"Evans' victory marks a rare occasion: the unseating of an incumbent school board member - a feat Evans said has not been accomplished since 1979. It also marks a power shift on the San Diego Unified board that was deeply desired and lobbied for by the teachers union." - Voiceofsandiego.org

Television and radio ads created for the San Diego Education Association by BNA Communications (BNA) are widely credited with creating San Diego´s first teacher-friendly school board in decades.

"Our challenge was to defeat one incumbent while reelecting another - no easy task. Fortunately, we had a great client in the local teachers union and terrific candidates to support," ad strategist Bob Nelson said.

The advertising was part of a multi-media "independent expenditure" campaign produced by BNA that also included direct mail and email to tens of thousands of households.