Agency

An agency isn’t a building. A philosophy. Or a business plan. It’s people. Their passion, ideas and breathtaking talent. Meet ours. They’re one of a kind.

Meet The Groups
That Make Up CTP

These groups are stocked with talented and passionate people. Rooted in a culture of shared ideas, creativity, openness and accountability. And fueled by a sincere desire to take our clients' needs much more seriously than ourselves. They don’t just make the needle move. They rattle it, rip it from its moorings and fling it into the Charles.

Public Relations

We believe that meaningful PR results require solid strategy, creative thinking and a commitment to the art of storytelling. Whether it's through traditional media, social media or experiential approaches, our award-winning team of strategists, writers, publicists and former journalists builds and executes plans that use a variety of vehicles to connect with a target audience.

Our People

Latest Work

  • January 09, 2012

    InfoWorld, written for IT leaders trying to understand emerging technologies to gain a competitive edge for their business, published a detailed article on the launch of Red Bend's mobile virtualization solution, vLogix Mobile, and what it means for the emerging Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) trend in enterprise.

  • January 01, 2012

    After a steady stream of high-profile coverage of the restoration of Pinehurst No. 2, GOLF Magazine keeps the momentum going by naming Pinehurst No. 2 Renovation of the Year.

  • January 01, 2012

    Sports Illustrated Kids featured an online photo gallery and highlight reel from the 55th annual Pop Warner Super Bowl. 8,000 youth football players and cheerleaders from across the country traveled to the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex at Disney to compete in the pinnacle of their athletic careers.

  • January 01, 2012

    Our State, North Carolina's most influential lifestyle magazine, featured Pinehurst Resort in an 8 1/2 page spread in its "Prettiest Places" feature. Next to the luxury audience, the in-state market is the most important market for Pinehurst, with the majority of bookings coming directly from North Carolina.

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We Specialize In

  • Media relations
  • Social media
  • Experiential marketing
  • Crisis communications
  • Event management
  • Sports marketing
  • Public affairs

Shop Talk

Are you pinning?

Feb 14

Pinterest jumped from 1.68M users in September 2011 to 7.21M users in December 2011. That’s a 429% increase, during the season you’d think most people are too busy holiday shopping and traveling to discover a new social platform. Last week, Pinterest crossed the 10 million unique monthly U.S. visitors threshold faster than any other standalone site in history.

PR Lessons from the Pink Ribbon

Feb 13

“Public Relations Disaster” is not necessarily the type of headline you expect to follow a funding announcement. But when you are the largest, most visible breast cancer organization, and you pull annual funding for breast cancer screenings from the largest provider of reproductive health services, a political, religious and ethical firestorm is inevitable.

Tasteless Marketing Stunt Backfires in Boston

Feb 10

This is a story about a crass publicity stunt that blew up in the face of its perpetrators, and about how easy it is for bad advice to damage a brand.

Embrace the cutting room floor

Feb 9

Billy Bob Thornton, Martin Sheen and Gary Oldman were three of the many famous actors who suffered the same fate in director Terrence Malick's 1998 movie, "The Thin Red Line." They were completely edited out of the movie, despite months of filming.