Experience

The professionals of GMG Public Relations have more than 70 years of experience in public relations and marketing. That experience includes marketing and public relations plan writing, developing and writing feature stories, press releases, speeches, corporate brochures, newsletters and video scripts, and placing stories with print and broadcast media nationwide.

Who We Serve

Our diverse client base draws from a variety of industries including consumer products, health care, real estate, travel, retail and the non-profit sector.

What We Do

Our mission is to develop and implement a public relations and marketing campaign that furthers the client's overall business objectives. To do this effectively, we need to fully understand the client's goals, perform research and gather information about the client and their industry to produce a program that is in line with their overall philosophy and objectives.

We work closely with management to ensure the program remains on target and accommodates changes in direction or planning.

Why We're Effective

When our clients speak, we listen. Service based on this simple philosophy and our sincere desire to implement a public relations program that accomplishes our clients' objectives, enables us to provide quality, responsive and effective service.

Recognition

GMG Public Relations has received numerous awards for our innovative approach to publicity including Gold awards from the prestigious Public Relations Society of America and Gold awards from the North American Summit Creative Awards. We are also the only PR or advertising agency to be awarded the coveted "Best of Show" award twice from the Advertising Club of Westchester beating over 650 other entries.

Risa Hoag receives the Best of Show Award from Gannett Vice President John Green for the second time. GMG Public Relations, Inc. is the only agency to ever receive the coveted award twice.

Risa B. Hoag – President

Risa has over 20 years experience in public relations and marketing. Prior to founding GMG Public Relations in 1991, she was Director of Public Relations with Ernst & Young in White Plains, New York where she had overall responsibility for media placement, writing feature articles and press releases, developing and coordinating special events, market research, and the design and placement of advertising.

Risa has been active with several not-for-profit organizations including the Westchester Association of Women Business Owners, where she held numerous board positions over a fifteen year period (president 1993 – 1995) and twice received the organization’s President’s Award (1990 and 1996). She has also served as Vice President for the WAWBO Education Fund and for the Partnership For A Better Westchester, an organization she helped found in 1997. She is a past Public Relations Chairperson for the Advertising Club of Westchester as well as a past Vice President of the Nanuet Chamber of Commerce and the Tappan Zee International Trade Association in Rockland County.

As a teacher certified by the State of New York and a seminar leader, Risa has presented public relations and marketing seminars and workshops to business organizations and area colleges. An accomplished business writer and source, Risa has appeared on several radio and television programs and has been quoted and featured in numerous national and local publications.

GMG Public Relations, Inc. was founded in November 1991 by Risa B. Hoag.