GCAi Increases Its Corporate Reputation Management Expertise

SPRINGFIELD, MA [OCTOBER 24, 2017] – John J. Garvey, President of the Springfield-based digital marketing and public relations firm Garvey Communication Associates Inc. (GCAi), recently completed a certificate program in corporate reputation management offered by the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA).

The eight-week program was taught by communications experts from global brands including Weber Shandwick, The Hershey Company, MasterCard, Revlon Inc., and Burson-Marsteller. The program included modules on Reputation and the CEO, Key Performance Indicators, Digital Reputation, and Reputational Risks. The program is designed to help communications professionals navigate the space between marketing, public relations and digital, as well as to recognize the importance of reputation, and the CEO’s impact on brand value.

Mr. Garvey was also a keynote presenter at the 2017 Massachusetts Bankers Association Executive Officers Conference where he presented on “Managing the Media and Your Reputation in a Crisis.”  He has close to four decades of public relations and reputation management experience having worked as a consultant to a variety of corporations and non-profits, as well as a political campaign consultant.

A graduate of Marquette University, Mr. Garvey earned a Bachelor of Arts degree and has served as a guest lecturer at the University’s Diederich College of Communications, and American International College where he earned a Master of Science Degree in Organizational Development. He is also a judge and mentor for the Boston-based global startup accelerator MassChallenge where he has worked with cohorts from Spain, Columbia, Morocco, France, and Mexico.

About GCAi:

GCAi is an innovative digital marketing agency and Google Partner.  Founded in 1991, the GCAi team uses Digital Public Relations, targeted Online Advertising, and Social Media Marketing to generate measurable results for their clients.