GDK Associates LLC is full-service grassroots community and public relations firm specializing in creating an impact for our clients with the audiences that matter most. We thoughtfully create communications programs that help our clients resonate with consumers, the community, elected officials, key opinion leaders and business partners.    We offer four practice areas: Community Relations Public Relations  Advocacy Marketing  Our strategic communications outreach always includes our values at its core. We respect diverse cultures and are committed to improving the economic and social conditions of underserved populations. We meet client goals by executing innovative initiatives that also strengthen the vitality of the communities in which they do work.   At GDK Associates, we are solution-oriented advisors, strategists and communicators offering practical, effective approaches to improving a company or organization’s reputation among its audiences. Whether it’s building alliances with corporate partners, developing rapport with the community, educating decision makers on critical issues or building brand loyalty with consumers, it all comes down to relationships. We know the right people to talk to and the best way to approach them. By creating strategic alliances we increase our clients’ influence and profitability.    Furthermore, we develop and execute tactical plans that communicate our clients’ messages and reinforce their brands. Whether media outreach, a direct mail campaign, web site content or marketing collateral, our work speaks to our clients’ audiences in a way that is fresh, relevant and meaningful.     GDK Associates utilizes the most seasoned and experienced professionals nationwide and in key media markets to oversee and execute our client’s projects from creation to implementation. Our professional associates are hands-on, in the communities, working closely with consumers, community leaders, policymakers, business leaders and the media.

Our Mission

Our mission at GDK Associates is to assist our clients in reaching their immediate and long-term partnership, programming and organization branding goals by strategically linking them to consumers, communities, businesses and opinion leaders to increase their competitive position.  We do this through grassroots education, empowerment and advocacy as well as innovative public relations tactical plans.

Our work makes a difference by: 

• Facilitating growth and change through evidence-based practices to achieve measurable, long-term outcomes
• Encouraging the revitalization of communities by increasing awareness of individual personal power and ability through education campaigns and empowerment initiatives
• Helping individuals, families, neighborhoods and institutions within the community realize their potential for change by identifying and removing barriers that stifle independence, economic growth and healthy living
• Serving as the liaison between our clients and their community partners to ensure continuity and consistency throughout program creation, execution, oversight and follow up
• Strengthening existing client relationships and identifying opportunities to foster new ones
• Providing counsel on proven approaches to gaining consumer and community alliances that support our clients' business and corporate responsibility goals
• Creating and implementing programs that support the idea that an educated consumer is a brand-loyal consumer
• Ensuring that consumers not only know and trust a company's product or service but are aware of and support that company's connection to its community