# zcomm

> Zcomm is a Washington, DC communications agency founded by former ABC Network News correspondent Risë Birnbaum. It began as a radio PR shop in 1989 and expanded into integrated audio, video, digital, social and out-of-home campaigns, with particular strength in turning a concentrated production session into many pieces of English- and Spanish-language content for national or niche audiences.

- **Founded:** 1989
- **Headquarters:** Washington, United States
- **Founders:** Risë Birnbaum (Founder & CEO)
- **Team size:** 14 employees in the supplied data and LinkedIn company profile
- **Products:** Broadcast PR, Audio and video production, Integrated digital campaigns, Multilingual outreach, Strategic communications
- **Notable:** Certified Women's Business Enterprise and Women-Owned Small Business, PRSA Silver Anvil recipient, Platinum MarCom Award for social media

## Products & services

- **Broadcast PR** — Radio and satellite media tours, radio and online news releases, public-service announcements, interviews and promotions.
- **Audio and video production** — Production and editing of content designed for radio, television, web and out-of-home use.
- **Integrated digital campaigns** — Online video, podcasts, social media, blogger outreach, contests, mobile tactics and content distribution.
- **Multilingual outreach** — English- and Spanish-language production, translation and campaigns for Hispanic and other targeted audiences.
- **Strategic communications** — Planning, media relations, content development, crisis communications and audience-specific campaign design.

## Achievements

- Certified Women's Business Enterprise and Women-Owned Small Business
- PRSA Silver Anvil recipient
- Platinum MarCom Award for social media
- Ranked among Washington, DC's top 15 PR firms in company and association materials
- Created Amtrak's first onboard magazine, Arrive, and published it for its first three years
- Founder Risë Birnbaum received Washington Business Journal's Women Who Mean Business recognition in 2010
- Founder Risë Birnbaum received a SmartCEO Brava Award in 2010

## Latest updates

- **2016** — The Washington Center listed Zcomm as a communications and PR internship host, describing more than 27 years of work across written, broadcast, digital and social media.
- **2015-12** — Zcomm developed a Unisys security microsite, accompanying animated video assets and a technology thought-leadership platform called Communitrends.
- **2014-07** — A Washington Women in Public Relations sponsor profile described the agency's mix of audio, video, broadcast, digital and social work for clients ranging from Fortune 100 companies to small businesses.

## Links

- Website: https://zpr.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/zcomm
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/zcommunications
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/zcommunications

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