Industry | Public Relations |
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Genre | Technology, healthcare and professional services |
Founder | Tracy Olmstead Williams |
Headquarters | Los Angeles, CA |
Number of locations | Offices in Los Angeles and Seattle |
Website | olmsteadwilliams |
Olmstead Williams Communications is a Los Angeles-based public relations agency.
Olmstead Williams Communications was founded in 2008 by Tracy Williams. [1]
Founder Tracy Olmstead Williams was named to the Los Angeles Business Journal's "Who's Who in Los Angeles Business" on January 6, 2014, [2] January 5, 2015, [3] and again on January 4, 2016. [4]
In November 2013, Olmstead Williams Communications won in 2 out of 63 categories of the 2013 PRism Award from PRSA-Los Angeles: for a pro bono campaign for the Western Los Angeles County Council of the Boy Scouts, "Inclusion Now for All Gay Boy Scouts and Leaders: Western LA County Council Sends Clear Message", and for a non-profit campaign "POPP’s Path to Middle Class Pay: Arresting Interest in Police Work for Inner City Kids". [5]
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