Staff POV

When an old friend of the Hive reached out and asked us to share how AI was impacting earned media and press release approaches, the whole team started geeking out. It turned into a classic Beekeeper Brainswarm where everyone shared insights we’d gathered across clients, across industries, across the weird […]

At the beginning of the year, I set out to fix something that kept bugging me. As I reflected on the past year’s work, the same pattern showed up in almost every advocacy team I saw struggling. Smart teams, working hard, moving fast across different states and channels and issues, […]

Every spring, Beekeeper Group sets aside time to invest in our own learning. This year’s Spring Training spanned two full days and covered everything from client service best practices to AI-centered earned media strategies. Here are four key takeaways we’re still buzzing about. 1. The best advocacy communicators write for […]

If you missed my recent Ask ‘Bee’ Anything session on high-performance advocacy ads, don’t worry. I’ve got you covered. In the world of advocacy, cutting through digital noise isn’t just a goal; it’s a necessity. Here are the top takeaways I shared on how to turn ads into impact. If […]

We recently redesigned beekeepergroup.com from the ground up. In an agency where that’s one of our core services, it’s a double-edged sword: either a great opportunity to practice what we preach, or a very public place to fall short. We’re proud to say it was the former. In our recent […]

At the heart of everything we achieve is a team of unique individuals who bring much more to the office than just their professional expertise. While we love to create great work and tackle new challenges, it’s the personal passions, quirks, and talents of our colleagues that make Beekeeper Group […]

Advocacy has never been easier to execute, but never harder to make effective. Think about it: the tools are better than ever. You have precision targeting, scalable automation, and dynamic creative at your fingertips, yet despite that, the outcomes feel less certain than ever.  This contradiction is the new reality, […]

Welcome back to one of Beekeeper Group’s newest yet most entertaining traditions: Ask Bee Anything! In our second iteration of ABA, we’ve compiled an expert panel of public affairs and communications practitioners from right here inside the Hive to help answer your innermost advocacy questions.  If you’re unable to join […]

In 2021, Beekeeper Group conducted an advocacy infrastructure audit for the Infectious Diseases Society of America to help them re-engage their advocacy audience and build a stronger grassroots advocacy program. In this video, Cat Proulx goes into some of the insights that we discovered through that audit process, and how […]

Last month, I was thrilled to join members of the nonprofit and tech community at Cool/Scary AI Sh*t DC. Ben Childers, the organizer of the event, wanted to bring together those with questions and curiosities about AI with those who can help guide and provide insight about AI tools. My […]